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Seasia, Music Group, and Arn Chorn-Pond, Cambodian Genocide Survivor and Activist, with Monks
Arn Chorn-Pond, Cambodian genocide survivor and activist, stands with members of his music group, Seasia, as they speak with Buddhist monks at the Wat Bo Temple. Cambodia, 2001.
Shadow of a Train
The shadow of a train that runs from Adana to Istanbul, Turkey, is seen projected on land between the cities of Konya and Adana, Turkey. A German company won concessions to build part of the railway (then called the Baghdad Railway) in the early 1900s, and in 1915 the Turkish government began to use it to deport thousands of Armenians to Syria.
Skeleton
A skeleton is seen next to traditional Maya clothing in a mass grave where 12 people were buried after being massacred by the Guatemalan army in 1982 in the village of El Adelanto. The photograph was taken on August 31, 2007.
Soccer Team
This war amputees' football (soccer) team was established in February 2001 and is made up of 22 players, all residents of Murray Town camp for amputees in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Most of the players were amputated by roaming rebels with machetes and handsaws. Their powerful football skills have transformed them into true athletes. This photograph shows a player kicking the ball during a game in 2002. Photograph by Pep Bonet.
Students at Fort Simpson Residential School
Students at the Fort Simpson School in the Northwest Territories in 1922 hold up letters that spell “Goodbye.” For most students, entering a residential school meant saying goodbye to their families, language, and culture.
Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen arriving at railway station.
Survivors of the Nanjing Atrocities
Survivors of the 1937 Nanjing massacre pose for a photo during a ceremony in Nanjing on July 6, 2013.
Taiping Rebellion
Scene from the Taiping Rebellion 1850 to 1864. The Taiping Rebellion was a civil war in southern China waged against the ruling Manchu Qing dynasty.Led by Hong Xiuquan, it is estimated that at least 20 million people died, mainly civilians, in one of the deadliest military conflicts in history.
Tamba Ngaujah
Tamba Ngaujah was the first amputee of the war in Sierra Leone, which featured brutal amputations of civilians by all three fighting forces. Rebels from the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) captured Ngaujah on November 21, 1992, and cut off both of his hands. He has chosen to forgive the perpetrators because he believes that taking revenge would lead to generational conflict. Photograph by Sara Terry.
The Artist and His Mother by Arshile Gorky
This image, which is on the cover of Facing History's publication Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization: The Genocide of the Armenians was painted by the artist Arshile Gorky. It is based on a photograph of Gorky and his mother, Sushan der Marderosian, taken in 1912. Although Gorky is generally identified as an American artist, he was born Vosdanig Adoian near the city of Van in what was then the Ottoman Empire.
The Eight Nations Alliance
Troops of the Eight Nations Alliance, left to right: Britain, United States, Australian Colonial, British India, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Italy, Japan.
The Nanjing Atrocities | Map: Japanese Empire Building (1870-1942)
While China dealt with internal economic and political upheaval after the formation of the First Chinese Republic in 1911, Japan was emerging as a formidable imperial power. Following their victories in the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Japanese leaders sought for more territories in the region. Gradually, Japan grew a vast empire.
