Auschwitz survivors have warned of the rising antisemitism and hatred in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation.

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on 27 January, people remember the six million Jews and millions of other victims of Nazi persecution during WWII. View on euronews

Pope Francis has warned of the “scourge of anti-semitism” in his prayer on the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, noting it marks 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

WGN's Shannon Halligan reports on ceremonies held around on the world on Holocaust Remembrance Day, and how world leaders are honoring those who so bravely risked their lives during one of the darkest times in modern human history.

The Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) joined the global community in observing Holocaust Remembrance Day, a day to reflect on the millions of lives lost during the Holocaust, while also drawing attention to the ongoing oppression of the Uyghur people.