Etiket: commemorated
Victims of COVID-19 commemorated three years after the start of the pandemic
It was exactly three years ago this Saturday that the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was notably highlighted by the federal Minister of Health, Jean-Yves…
Polytechnic massacre | The tragedy commemorated on Tuesday, 33 years later
(Montreal) Commemoration ceremonies are taking place in most major cities in Canada on Tuesday, in memory of the massacre that occurred 33 years ago, on December 6, 1989, at the…
The abolition of slavery in the British Empire was commemorated in Canada on Monday
Politicians and dignitaries gathered in Halifax on Monday to commemorate Emancipation Day, the anniversary of the British Parliament’s decision to abolish slavery throughout its empire in 1834. According to some…
Tiananmen anniversary stealthily commemorated in Hong Kong
Police were deployed in large numbers across Hong Kong on Saturday to prevent any public gatherings for the 33e anniversary of the crackdown in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, forcing those who…
A revolution of smiles commemorated in fear and disillusion in Algeria
It is a very dark turn that has just taken the Hirak, the revolution of the smile in Algeria which calls for the democratic refoundation of the country. Approaching its…