The iran one is ww1 and 2. The british invaded iran and cofiscated grain. In the 19th century irans population was equivalent to the otoman empire. That is turkey +iraq +the levant +some of the balkans. Now iys about half. Similar to what hapoen to irland (the ratio of its populayion to nearby countries halved). So somewhete between 6 and 13 million people died(half of iranians). But because there is less data i jave argued with genocide denialists even on hexbear.

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Scotland

Maybe they are talking about the Highland Clearance?

[–] Orcocracy@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

Forced migration counts as a crime against humanity, which I guess covers enclosure and the Highland clearances. I'm not sure if that's genocide though. Maybe cultural genocide against Scots and Gaelic and so on? I don't think the Harrying of the North went into Scotland, but that was definitely genocide.

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

India: Bengal Famine was orchestrated by Britain knowing the consequences would be mass death, there is a good argument that this was therefore genocide. Not historical consensus but very much possibly so.

Well since the EU and US are now firm on the Holodomor being a genocide, by that same definition (that plays very fast and loose with genocidal intent) most Indian famines and the Irish potato famine are almost certainly genocides.