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Cultural genocide
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Cultural genocide or culturicide is a concept first described by Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin in 1944, in the same book that coined the term genocide. The destruction of culture was a central componen
Looting of Polish artwork at the Zachęta building by German forces during the Occupation of Poland, 1944
Looting of Polish artwork at the Zachęta building by German forces during the Occupation of Poland, 1944
Before and after photographs of the destruction of one of the Buddhas of Bamiyan that were destroyed by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan in 2001.
Before and after photographs of the destruction of one of the Buddhas of Bamiyan that were destroyed by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan in 2001.
Ethnic cleansing
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Ethnic cleansing is the systematic forced removal of ethnic, racial, or religious groups from a given area, with the intent of making the society ethnically homogeneous. Along with direct removal such
Cultural genocide
…potential reasons, cultural genocide may be committed for religious motives (e.g., iconoclasm which is based on aniconism); as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing in an attempt to remove the evidence of a people from a specific locale or history; as part of an effort to implement a Year Zero, in which the past…
1893 painting by George Craig, depicting the deportation of the Acadians from Grand-Pré in 1755
1893 painting by George Craig, depicting the deportation of the Acadians from Grand-Pré in 1755
Refugees at Taurus Pass during the Armenian genocide. The Young Turk triumvirate aimed to reduce the number of Armenians to below 5–10% of the populat
Refugees at Taurus Pass during the Armenian genocide. The Young Turk triumvirate aimed to reduce the number of Armenians to below 5–10% of the population in any part of the Ottoman Empire, which resulted in the elimination of a million Armenians.
Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia following the end of World War II
Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia following the end of World War II
Since 1947, in an event called the Nakba, at least 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes or forced to flee from what is now Israel.
Since 1947, in an event called the Nakba, at least 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes or forced to flee from what is now Israel.