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The main objective of the initiative was to inform
the Dutch about the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
It was decided to put up the posters at night, in
order to take the Dutch by surprise in the morning.
The most dangerous and impressive poster was
put up in the middle of the Turkish district. The
next morning, all the posters in Turkish had
already been taken down. Perhaps this initiative
also had a role to play in the fact that the Dutch
parliament passed a resolution on the Armenian
Genocide a few years later, on December 21,
2004. The website armeniangenocideposters.
org developed further in the following years,
hosting informative material on the need for the
international recognition and condemnation of

the Armenian Genocide, and the Armenian cause
in general. The website received great acclaim in
Armenia and designers could upload their designs
directly, allowing them to display their work to the
public. An exhibition of the posters was organized
in Armenia as well. A renowned Jewish scholar of
genocide displayed some of the posters in his book
on the Armenian Genocide. They appear from
time to time during demonstrations and protests,
although many people are not aware of the name
of the designer or the existence of the website. The
site is in a relatively passive state today, although
some work is still ongoing. The organizers are full
of new ideas in the run up to the 100 th anniversary
of the Genocide.