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    KNOW GENOCIDE PARTICIPATES IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
    RALLY TO END DARFUR GENOCIDE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Harout H. Semerdjian
    May 4, 2006 617-489-1597
    Web: www.knowgenocide.org E-mail: [email protected]

    BOSTON, MA - On April 30, 2006 members and supporters of the newly
    formed KNOW GENOCIDE coalition joined thousands of activists in our
    nation's capital in condemning the ongoing genocide in Darfur and
    bringing the tragedy to the attention of the White House. The event
    was sponsored by the Save Darfur coalition.

    Since 2003, the western Sudanese region of Darfur has been subject
    to a systematic campaign of massacres, starvation and dislocation
    initiated by the Sudanese government and its Janjaweed militia, in
    total defiance of international law. This ongoing catastrophe has
    claimed the lives of 400,000 people while displacing another 2.5
    million. Over 3 million people are currently suffering from hunger
    while atrocities and starvation continues to claim countless lives.

    "I hope that this weekend will have a strong impact on our politicians,
    to act and act now," said Mr. Jean Nganji of Rwanda Outlook, a member
    group of KNOW GENOCIDE. Mr. Nganji, who lost much of his family and
    friends in the Rwandan Genocide, has devoted much of his recent years
    in raising public awareness about genocide. The issue of genocide
    denial is very personal to Rwanda, as there is a current movement of
    denial, negation and revision of what happened during the 1994 Rwandan
    Genocide. "There are also sympathizers and professors who advised
    the genocide regime and now continue to be part of this movement,"
    continued Mr. Nganji. "We owe it to ourselves and humanity, in making
    sure that history is not distorted to the benefit of those who want
    to justify their crimes."

    Speakers at the Darfur rally included renowned Harvard scholar
    Dr. Samantha Power, author of A Problem from Hell: America and the
    Age of Genocide, and Mr. John Prendergast, Senior Adviser at the
    International Crisis Group and author of seven books on Africa. Both
    scholars were briefed on the efforts of KNOW GENOCIDE, who, in turn,
    voiced their support of the coalition's efforts.

    Other coalition groups represented at the Darfur rally include members
    of the Armenian Assembly of America, Jewish Community Relations
    Council, Armenian National Committees of Massachusetts as well as
    students from Georgetown and George Washington universities.

    KNOW GENOCIDE urges its members and supporters to send an electronic
    postcard to President Bush urging him to stop the genocide in Darfur
    by visiting www.MillionVoicesForDarfur.org

    KNOW GENOCIDE is a multi-ethnic, non-partisan coalition founded
    to counter the ongoing denial of known cases of genocide, such
    as the Darfur, Bosnian, Cambodian, Jewish, Rwandan, and Armenian
    genocides. For more information please visit our website at
    www.knowgenocide.org

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