[Melbourne Anglican] The Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, Australia, has joined calls for the 1915–1923 Armenian, Assyrian and Greek genocides to be recognized by the Victoria government.
More than 3 million Armenian, Assyrian/Syriac and Greek Orthodox Christians suffered from the systematic mass murder, expulsion and forced conversion beginning on April, 24, 1915.
In a letter to the Victorian government, Archbishop Philip Freier recalled the historical commitment Victoria showed those affected by the genocides. When the atrocities occurred 110 years ago, the Melbourne diocese was on the forefront of raising funds and providing relief.
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