The 65th anniversary of the October 17, 1961 massacres was marked across Algeria as the National Emigration Day. Following the directive of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, a minute of silence was observed nationwide and at diplomatic missions to honor those killed during the colonial police crackdown in Paris. In his official message, President Tebboune emphasized that the Algerian community's resistance against live ammunition and brutal repression demonstrated an unwavering commitment to their identity and struggle for liberation. The President of the Council of the Nation, Salah Goudjil, underscored that these sacrifices remain an indelible mark of Algeria's victorious history. Official commemorations were hosted in the Boumerdès province. In France, anti-colonial activists and a coalition of about thirty mayors are calling for full official recognition of the event as a state crime, arguing that the French authorities of the time were responsible for the violence. Historian Jean-Luc Einaudi’s research, based on archives and eyewitness accounts, has debunked the official 1961 narrative that sought to cover up the scale of the massacre, revealing the systematic repression and mass arrests that took place in Paris.