December 2011
GENERAL NEWS
January 24, 2012
SOCHI (RFE/RL)-The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan pledged to intensify their efforts to agree on the basic principles of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict after fresh talks hosted by their Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Monday.In a joint statement with Medvedev…
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Aliyev, Sarkisian Pledge to Intensify Peace Process
SOCHI (RFE/RL)-The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan pledged to intensify their efforts to agree on the basic principles of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict after fresh talks hosted by their Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Monday.In a joint statement with Medvedev…» more »
January 24, 2012
PARIS, France (A.W.)-The French Senate on Jan. 23 passed a bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide, despite threats and bullying from the Turkish state. The bill passed with 127 votes for, 86 against.
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French Senate Passes Bill Criminalizing Armenian Genocide Denial
PARIS, France (A.W.)-The French Senate on Jan. 23 passed a bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide, despite threats and bullying from the Turkish state. The bill passed with 127 votes for, 86 against.
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January 23, 2012
PARIS-French President Nicolas Sarkozy this week sent a letter to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urging reason and restraint in regards to a bill that would criminalize the denial of the Genocide and is to be considered by the…
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Sarkozy Urges Reason in Letter to Erdogan
PARIS-French President Nicolas Sarkozy this week sent a letter to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urging reason and restraint in regards to a bill that would criminalize the denial of the Genocide and is to be considered by the…» more »
January 20, 2012
ISTANBUL-A Turkish court's verdict on January 17, that there was no state involvement or organized plot behind the 2007 shooting of the Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink is a travesty of justice, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday."The Istanbul court's denial…
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Human Rights Watch Says Turkish Court Protects Dink’s Killers
ISTANBUL-A Turkish court's verdict on January 17, that there was no state involvement or organized plot behind the 2007 shooting of the Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink is a travesty of justice, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday."The Istanbul court's denial…» more »
January 20, 2012
ISTANBUL (Combined Sources)-An estimated 20,000 people flooded the streets of Istanbul on Thursday to mark the fifth anniversary of the murder of editor of Agos newspaper, Hrant Dink, and to protest a recent court ruling that set free many of…
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Thousands Rally on Dink Murder Anniversary
ISTANBUL (Combined Sources)-An estimated 20,000 people flooded the streets of Istanbul on Thursday to mark the fifth anniversary of the murder of editor of Agos newspaper, Hrant Dink, and to protest a recent court ruling that set free many of…» more »
January 19, 2012
PARIS (AFP)-A French Senate committee on Wednesday rejected a bill to outlaw denial of the Armenian genocide, but the move was unlikely to stop the bill passing at a final vote on Monday.The French lower house approved the law last…
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Despite Roadblock, French Genocide Bill Set for Vote
PARIS (AFP)-A French Senate committee on Wednesday rejected a bill to outlaw denial of the Armenian genocide, but the move was unlikely to stop the bill passing at a final vote on Monday.The French lower house approved the law last…» more »
January 18, 2012
PARIS-The Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations in France issued a statement calling on citizens to assemble in front of the French Senate on Jan. 23, in support of the bill criminalizing genocide denial. The French Senate is scheduled to convene…
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Armenian Groups Call for Rally in Front of French Senate
PARIS-The Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations in France issued a statement calling on citizens to assemble in front of the French Senate on Jan. 23, in support of the bill criminalizing genocide denial. The French Senate is scheduled to convene…» more »
January 18, 2012
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Combined Sources)-Texas governor and GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry said during a Fox News debate Monday that it might be time to kick Turkey out of NATO, calling the country's leaders "Islamic terrorists," reported the Associated…
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Perry Says Turkey Should be Kicked Out of NATO
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Combined Sources)-Texas governor and GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry said during a Fox News debate Monday that it might be time to kick Turkey out of NATO, calling the country's leaders "Islamic terrorists," reported the Associated…» more »
January 18, 2012
ISTANBUL (Associated Press)-A Turkish court sentenced a man to life in prison Tuesday for his role in the killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink in 2007. A panel of judges found Yasin Hayal guilty of instigating Dink's killing outside of…
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Dink Suspect Sentenced to Life in Prison
ISTANBUL (Associated Press)-A Turkish court sentenced a man to life in prison Tuesday for his role in the killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink in 2007. A panel of judges found Yasin Hayal guilty of instigating Dink's killing outside of…» more »
January 17, 2012
STANBUL-Five years after the assassination of journalist Hrant Dink, evidence related to the real perpetrators of the crime is still being covered up, the Dink family's lawyer, Fethiye Cetin, who has been the chief attorney in the case, said."Long ago,…
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Dink Lawyer Says Evidence Being Withheld
STANBUL-Five years after the assassination of journalist Hrant Dink, evidence related to the real perpetrators of the crime is still being covered up, the Dink family's lawyer, Fethiye Cetin, who has been the chief attorney in the case, said."Long ago,…» more »