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The $1 million #AuroraPrize for Awakening Humanity is a global humanitarian award.

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Aurora Prize
8 months
We are delighted to announce the three Aurora Humanitarians who have been shortlisted for the 2024 #AuroraPrize at the @ClintonGlobal #CGI2023 in New York City: The 2024 Aurora Humanitarians are։ Dr. @DenisMukwege , a gynecologist and #humanrights
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. @Malala is a Pakistani education advocate who, at the age of 17 became the youngest person to win the @NobelPrize after surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban. In 2017, Malala was appointed as @UN Messenger of Peace to promote girls education. #ModernDayHeroes
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Nasrin Sotoudeh is a #lawyer and a #humanrights defender from #Iran who has been defending opposition activists and political prisoners in the country for twenty years, oftentimes putting her own freedom and well-being at risk.
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Dr. @DenisMukwege is a gynecologist & women’s rights advocate from #DRC who has dedicated his life to helping the survivors of sexualized violence in his war-torn country & worldwide. @PanziFoundation @PanziHospital
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The recent arrest by the government of #Azerbaijan of philanthropist, businessman, Armenian citizen and co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, @RubenVardanyan_ , is both outrageous and politically motivated. As members of the global #humanitarian and #humanrights
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On the 15th anniversary of the death of 22 humanitarian aid workers in a bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, we come together to insist that civilians are never again made a target. #NotATarget #WHD2018 #AuroraPrize
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Congratulations to Fartuun Adan & @IlwadElman , #Somali #humanrights activists, on becoming the 2020 #AuroraPrize Laureates. #GratitudeInAction
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The Azerbaijani forces have detained Aurora Co-Founder @RubenVardanyan_ . Below please find Ruben Vardanyan’s wife Veronika Zonabend’s message: My husband, Ruben Vardanyan, the philanthropist, businessman and former minister of state of #Artsakh , has been arrested and held…
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Today, the 2022 #AuroraPrize was awarded to @JamilaAfghani , an educator and human rights defender from #Afghanistan . Watch the emotional moment as the Laureate is announced to the world from San Lazzaro Island. #AuroraInVenice
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Today's the International Day of Zero tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. @JosephineKulea has helped women fleeing #FGM #endFGM
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. @HenrikhMkh joins #AuroraPrize ! Today he is in #Yerevan to honor modern day heroes. LIVE:
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"International humanitarian airlift should be organized in #Artsakh immediately, delivering food & other essentials to the local population & evacuating those whose life is endangered to safety." Read the full message of global humanitarian leaders here․
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2024 Aurora Humanitarian Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja is a Danish-Bahraini political #activist who has given decades of his life to defending #humanrights and promoting democracy. #AuroraPrize #GratitudeInAction
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On #ArmenianGenocide Rememberance Day, April 24, two of the #AuroraPrize Co-Founders, @NoubarAfeyan and Ruben Vardanyan, along with supporters of Aurora, visited the #Tsitsernakaberd memorial and laid flowers to commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide. #GratitudeInAction
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We are thrilled to announce that the Humanitarians (finalists) shortlisted for the 2024 #AuroraPrize will be revealed at the @ClintonGlobal Initiative (CGI) 2023 Meeting in #NYC . Make sure to save the date, tune in, and join us at #CGI2023 .
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After a long trip, 2019 #AuroraPrize Humantiarian Huda Al-Sarari is finally in Yerevan, Armenia to attend the @ForumAurora and Aurora Prize events.
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4 years
. @NickKristof , recipient of inaugural Gwen Ifill & Judy Woodruff Humanitarian Journalism Award & op-ed columnist for the @nytimes : "I’m a huge admirer of the #AuroraPrize Laureates of the past & I truly hope that efforts like this can remind us of our shared humanity."
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The 2021 #AuroraPrize was awarded today to Julienne Lusenge @LusengeJ , a #humanrights defender, co-founder of @sofepadi & Fund for Congolese Women (FFC), who has been helping the victims of wartime sexual violence for years.
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The 6th annual #AuroraPrize for Awakening Humanity was awarded today to @LusengeJ . Watch this special moment as little Aurora announces the name of the 2021 Laureate. #RevivingTogether #AuroraInVenice
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The 7th annual #AuroraPrize for Awakening Humanity is awarded to @JamilaAfghani , an educator and human rights defender who has dedicated over 25 years of her life to giving women of #Afghanistan access to education. #AuroraInVenice #GratitudeInAction
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"We hope & pray for #peace as quickly & as soon as possible. It is foremost on all of our minds." George Clooney, Honorary Co-Chair of the Aurora Prize Selection Committee, during the #GratitudeInAction event commemorating Aurora’s fifth anniversary.
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"The feeling I get when I return bodies to their families helps me continue this work." 2022 Aurora Humanitarian @HadiGumaan & his team of trained volunteers have retrieved the bodies of over 1,800 fighters from the frontlines and negotiated the release of 300 prisoners of war.
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. @HelenaMaleno is a journalist and researcher who has been living in Morocco for more than 14 years. She has saved thousands of lives by alerting maritime authorities to the locations of migrant boats in distress. #ModernDayHeroes #AuroraPrize
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#Armenia Has Spent Over A Century Re-Building, And Its Future Looks Hopeful via @HuffPostUK #ArmenianGenocide
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Dr. Paul Farmer (1959-2022) was an #American medical anthropologist & physician. He co-founded @PIH , an international non-profit organization that brings the benefits of modern medical science to those who need it the most. #AuroraPrize #GratitudeInAction
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Marguerite Barankitse has been awarded inaugural #AuroraPrize presented by George Clooney & Ruben Vardanyan
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2018 #AuroraPrize Laureate is announcedi in #Armenia ! Kyaw Hla Aung, Lawyer and #Rohingya Leader in #Myanmar , fights for equality, improvements in education and #humanrights for 35 years.
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Aurora Prize
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#AuroraPrize finalist Muhammad Darwish: When the war came, I realized I had to be a doctor #Syria #doctor @msf
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⚡️ “5 exceptional #humanitarians frm Sudan, Somalia, Afghanistan, Syria, DRC chosen as #AuroraPrize finalists”
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Aurora Prize
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This #Thanksgiving , support Aurora's mission to create a brighter future for all. Put your gratitude into action by donating here: #AuroraPrize #GratitudeInAction
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Aurora Prize
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As #humanity observes the #WorldHumanitarianDay , Aurora is glad to announce that its new office has been opened in Stepanakert, #Artsakh to streamline Aurora’s local #humanitarian activities & support Artsakh’s international standing. #WHD2022
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Aurora Co-Founder @NoubarAfeyan & Afeyan Foundation Co-Chair Anna Afeyan announce a commitment of $2 MM to serve over 100,000 displaced people from #Artsakh who were uprooted from their homes following the deadly attacks by #Azerbaijan in September.
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Aurora Prize
4 years
. @wyntonmarsalis , jazz musician: "My father went out the way he lived – with soul & with feeling, calm, cool, accepting of the cycle of life & I’m glad for an opportunity to honor his legacy by performing for you." Fragment from the #GratitudeInAction event. #AuroraPrize
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Aurora Prize
9 years
Official statistics say there are 33 Genocide survivors living in Armenia today. Here are ten: http://t.co/RXN1Ufp8Hn http://t.co/XiAnRCyQg2
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2021 Aurora Humanitarian @ashwagmaharm is risking her life every day to support the people in #Hodeida , #Yemen , facing a #humanitarian crisis in the aftermath of conflict and blockade. Nominate heroes for the 2022 #AuroraPrize :
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Kataro wine is made from Khndoghni grape & is produced by Grigory Avetisyan at his family-owned winery in the village of Togh, situated in the Hadrut region of #Artsakh , where no Armenian can go now. Read about Giro & his unbreakable dream of the future.
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7 years
An American doctor from #Sudan , Tom Catena becomes the 2017 #AuroraPrize Laureate. @CMMBTweets
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“Most European countries—incl. France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands & Sweden—have recognized the #ArmenianGenocide , but the UK has not.” Speech of Lord @Ara_Darzi , Chair of #AuroraPrize Selection Committee, at Second Reading of Genocide Determination Bill.
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Aurora Prize
8 years
Tune in. #AuroraDialogues livestream is live now and will feature leading humanitarians in discussion:
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Aurora Prize
3 years
The #AuroraPrize announces the main principles of its work on projects to support the people of Artsakh, both in #Artsakh & in #Armenia . These humanitarian projects are carried out under the auspices of the #AraratChallenge crowdfunding initiative.
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Aurora Prize
3 years
For 2 years, pediatrician @AmaniBallour was the administrator of the Cave, an underground hospital in Ghouta, #Syria , helping hundreds of patients under constant bombings. #ModernDayHeroes
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"We shouldn't surrender to any injustice all over world. I believe humans are great creatures & they deserve to live a happier life." 2021 Aurora Humanitarian @MahienourE faced persecution from consecutive authoritarian regimes in Egypt being repeatedly detained & imprisoned.
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Aurora Prize
9 years
Contributions by Armenians over the past 100 range far and wide. Here are just a few of them: http://t.co/53mgDSzPa7
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Aurora Prize
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@HenrikhMkh . @HenrikhMkh , thank you! It is our please to see you as a part of #AuroraPrize and its global humanitarian movement.
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Aurora Prize
9 years
Follow events in Armenia live on our dedicated news feed site here: http://t.co/zilnXXRTxu #Armenia #BeArmenian http://t.co/U6qxcU0xMz
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On September 27, 2020, Azerbaijan, supported by Turkey, launched a war against Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) which forced 90,000 people to flee their homes and affected thousands more. When the war broke out, Aurora immediately launched the #Aurora4Artsakh humanitarian aid program.
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Aurora Prize
3 years
A scholar, a university leader & a believer in libraries, he almost single-handedly rescued a grand but broken one in a time of municipal austerity. @nytimes about the remarkable life and legacy of Vartan Gregorian.
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Aurora Prize
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#AuroraPrize recognizes 3 extraordinary humanitarians for their noble commitment to liberating women from ISIS captivity, challenging a network of secret prisons in #Yemen & negotiating the release of kidnapped schoolgirls in #Nigeria #GratitudeInAction
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In a region where there are virtually no doctors left, 2021 Aurora Humanitarian Ashwaq Moharram remains the local population’s last hope, providing them with medical treatment, food baskets & essential supplies. #AuroraPrize #GratitudeInAction
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9 years
Proud to have George Clooney join us on our common mission to combat genocide and advance human rights. #BeArmenian http://t.co/QnklJnjl2L
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Aurora Prize
7 years
Tom Catena from Nuba Mountains of #Sudan becomes the 2017 #AuroraPrize Laureate. More
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Aurora Prize
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Guests of the #AuroraPrize arrived to the Armenian Genocide Museum & Institute today.
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2020 #AuroraPrize Humanitarians Fartuun Adan & @IlwadElman : “We want to invest in long-term solutions: in development, behavioral change, challenging social norms. It’s a long-term commitment.” #GratitudeInAction #Humanity
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Aurora Prize
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Congratulations to Marguerite Barankitse - the inaugural 2016 #AuroraPrize Laureate for Awakening Humanity!
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. @HelenaMaleno is a journalist & researcher who has been living in #Morocco for more than 14 years. She has saved thousands of lives by alerting maritime authorities to the locations of migrant boats in distress. #ModernDayHeroes
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"Save others, be around & accompany in difficult circumstances. This kind of work is the right thing to do." – Paul Farmer (1959-2022), 2021 Aurora Humanitarian The 2022 #AuroraPrize Ceremony & special events will be held in Venice, Italy, October 14-16. #AuroraInVenice @PIH
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2 years
Today, on the #ArmenianGenocide Remembrance Day, Aurora announced the names of 2022 #AuroraPrize Humanitarians. They are @JamilaAfghani (Afghanistan), @HadiGumaan (Yemen), and @MahienourE El-Massry (Egypt).
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"Humanitarian prize for woman who saved lives of 30,000 children" via @guardian #AuroraPrize #MargueriteBarankitse
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5 years ago, during the inaugural #AuroraPrize ceremony, George Clooney, Honorary Co-Chair of the #AuroraPrize Selection Committee, urged the world to acknowledge the #ArmenianGenocide .
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We are happy to welcome Yazidi activist, 2019 #AuroraPrize Laureate @MDinnayi in Yerevan. Mr. Dinnayi plans to attend several events before travelling to #Artsakh & will remain in #Armenia until December 11, 2020.
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The 2022 Aurora Humanitarians are @JamilaAfghani (Afghanistan), @HadiGumaan (Yemen) & @MahienourE El-Massry (Egypt). One of the Humanitarians will later be named the 2022 #AuroraPrize Laureate & will be honored with a $1,000,000 award. #GratitudeInAction
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Fartuun Adan & @IlwadElman were awarded the 5th annual #AuroraPrize in 2020. Due to the global outbreak of #COVID19 & the imposed restrictions, the 2020 Aurora Laureates were announced online & today Fartuun was honored with #AuroraPrize statuette at #AuroraDialogues in #Venice .
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During her first ever visit to #Armenia , former U.S. Ambassador to @UN , #AuroraPrize Selection Committee member @SamanthaJPower paid tribute to the #ArmenianGenocide victims and visited the Memorial Museum.
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Only two weeks left to nominate unsung heroes for the 2019 #AuroraPrize . Find out more on how to nominate them for the $1 million Aurora Prize here: #Nominate4Aurora
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“I believe in God & I believe in #humanity . This is my goal in life – to help humans.” Pediatrician @AmaniBallour not only put her own life at risk, but also challenged the conservative norms of the patriarchal society she was raised in. #ModernDayHeroes
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8 years
#100LIVES announces the launch of a scholarship established in partnership w/ Amal Clooney:
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. @SamanthaJPower , #AuroraPrize Selection Committee Member: "I believe that bringing attention to the actions of all those who are part of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative will offer encouragement to those who are deciding whether their own struggles are worth enduring."
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The 2020 #AuroraPrize Humanitarians are known: Fartuun Adan and @IlwadElman , Angélique Namaika, Sophie Beau and Klaus Vogel, @SakenaYacoobi .
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The global Aurora Humanitarian Initiative’s direct assistance project for the people of #Artsakh started today, on November 18, 2020. #AuroraPrize #GratitudeInAction
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Congratulations to @rcallimachi of @nytimes for @icfj Integrity in Journalism Award in partnership w/ #AuroraPrize
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4 years
This adventurism of Azerbaijan carried out with support of Turkey is a gross violation of international humanitarian law. #ArtsakhStrong #ArmeniaStrong
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3 years
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Vartan Gregorian – an outstanding Armenian-American humanitarian, scholar, author, educator, and mentor. His contribution to the creation and development of Aurora is invaluable.
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The #ArmenianGenocide Memorial is seeing visitors from all over the world today #BeArmenian http://t.co/mH90dAgiCU
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. @CNN : Aurora Co-Founder @NoubarAfeyan in conversation with @amanpour : discussing the issues around #NagornoKarabakh , the detainment of @RubenVardanyan_ , and the vital mission of #AuroraPrize in preventing future atrocities.
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A mother to 30,000 children affected by #CivilWar , Maggy Barankitse is in #Artsakh to spread the message of #Humanity . #AuroraPrize
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Kataro wine is made from Khndoghni grape & is produced by Grigory Avetisyan at his family-owned winery in the village of Togh, situated in the Hadrut region of #Artsakh , where no Armenian can go now. Read about Giro & his unbreakable dream of the future.
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Four exceptional humanitarians are finalists for $1million #AuroraPrize . Read their stories:
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The Aurora #Humanitarian Initiative honors the esteemed lawyer for his personal sacrifice fighting #injustice and advocating for the #Rohingya people in Myanmar. Kyaw Hla Awung is the 2018 #AuroraPrize Laureate. #Refugees #RohingyaCrisis : Learn more:
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Today, the @AUAtweets hosted 2019 #AuroraPrize Humanitarians. In conversation with the moderator @salpighazarian they talked about their work, what motivates them & the support they need to bring tangible change. #AuroraDialogues
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100 years on, meet Armenians who have gone on to change the world. #BeArmenian http://t.co/KajNZFNpgU http://t.co/4P8UVpYQhV
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The fourth annual #AuroraPrize for Awakening Humanity was awarded today to @MDinnayi , Co-Founder and Director of Luftbrücke Irak (Air Bridge Iraq). #GratitudeInAction
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Paris to shut off Eiffel Tower lights tomorrow to commemorate #armeniangenocide http://t.co/XMBBCI9Tau http://t.co/KcLDRnycJ6
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Learn the story of perseverance behind Aurora, the woman who inspired our Prize. http://t.co/cCz3Tfg19f #BeArmenian http://t.co/07xJ8r6MCG
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Anna Hedwig Bühl helped to save thousands of Armenian children during the #ArmenianGenocide . April is #GenocideAwarenessMonth , time to remember victims & act to #preventgenocide & other atrocities:
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The @ForumAurora has announced that 111 influencers from around the world have joined the #AuroraForum as Goodwill Ambassadors, showing their dedication to tackling some of our time’s and future generation’s most pressing global challenges.
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We feel compelled to offer financial support to bring Syrian-Armenian #refugees to Armenia: statement by @IDeArmenia
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As Yemen continues to experience crisis caused by the civil war, 2022 Aurora Humanitarian @HadiGumaan cooperates with both sides of the conflict to facilitate exchange of #POWs & recover human remains from the frontlines. Jumaan has 1,300 missing people in his file. #AuroraPrize
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"I remember we had a long debate about where the world is going, what we can do to keep the memory of the #ArmenianGenocide , but. at the same time, to give hope & to show the future of the world." @RubenVardanyan_ , Aurora Co-Founder 2021 Venice, Italy
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Aurora Prize
9 years
Diaspora communities around the world mark the #ArmenianGenocide Images here from Valence, France and Fresno, USA http://t.co/uM7ckdMLhn
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The illegal blockade of #Artsakh ( #NagornoKarabakh ) must be broken by all means necessary. The connection of Artsakh to #Armenia and the rest of the world must be restored. #UnblockArtsakh #ArtsakhBlockade #RoadOfLife #AirLiftForArtsakh
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The inaugural #AuroraPrize Ceremony will be streamed on tonight starting at 9pm (GMT+4)
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