Athens, Greece. 19th May, 2015. A wreath is being laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Greeks from the Pontus region (Black Sea) hold a commemoration ceremony for the anniversary of the Pontic genocide by the Ottoman Empire. The Pontic genocide is the ethnic cleansing of the Christian Greek population from the Pontus area in Turkey during World War I and its aftermath. © Michael Debets/Pacific Press/Alamy Live News

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