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Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:21:40 +0000
How Will the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Represent Genocide?The following is a formal statement by the IIGHRS-Zoryan on the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. TORONTO, Canada—In April 2003, the International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (a division of the Zoryan Institute; IIGHRS-Zoryan) was invited to a public gathering in Winnipeg by...
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Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:35:06 +0000
HEWSEN TO DISCUSS MEKHITARIST CONTRIBUTIONS IN LECTURE AT ARARAT-ESKIJIAN MUSEUMProfessor Robert Hewsen will speak on Sunday, March 4, 2012, at 4:00 p.m., at the Hasmig Mgrdichian Hall of the Ararat-Eskijian Museum, 15105 Mission Hills, CA. The lecture, entitled “The Mekhitarist Contribution to the Armenian Renaissance,” will be cosponsored by the Museum, the Armenian Cultural...
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Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:32:02 +0000
U.S. Armenian Militaries To Hold First Joint DrillsEmil Danielyan armenialiberty.org The United States and Armenia have finalized plans to hold in April first-ever joint military exercises that will be primarily aimed at improving the interoperability of their forces deployed in Afghanistan, the Defense Ministry in Yerevan announced on Wednesday. The announcement followed...
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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:41:26 +0000
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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:16:02 +0000
Turkey denies claims intelligence officers captured in SyriaTODAYSZAMAN.COM The Turkish Foreign Ministry denied on Sunday a report that claimed dozens of Turkish intelligence officers have been captured in neighboring Syria. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Selçuk Ünal told Today’s Zaman that similar allegations surfaced earlier as well, adding that they did not reflect the truth. Israeli...
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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:54:09 +0000
French Senate Passes Bill Criminalizing Armenian Genocide DenialThe 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. Drafted by French General Assembly member Valerie Boyer, the bill renders denial...
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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:27:39 +0000
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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:16:59 +0000
Overseas Press Club Assails Turkey’s Crackdown on Mediawww.opcofamerica.org Below is a letter from the Overseas Press Club of America to the Turkish Government. One of our readers, Greg Martayan wrote in his forwarding email: “It hasn’t received much attention in the press, however it came across my desk today. The letter, coming...
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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:13:11 +0000
20 Steps Turkey Could Take to Worsen Relations with France After Genocide VoteBy Harut Sassounian Publisher California Courier Turkey’s leaders have been threatening France for months with various reprisals should the French government pass a law making it illegal to deny the Armenian Genocide. Ignoring Turkish threats and blackmail, the French Parliament adopted a bill on December...
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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:09:28 +0000
GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR AND ARMENIAN AMERICANS EXPLORE AVENUES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF JAVAKHETIWASHINGTON, DC - An ongoing dialogue between the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) and the Georgian government – both in Tbilisi and via Georgia’s Ambassador in Washington, DC – is exploring ways to expand the Georgian-Armenian partnership to include broader direct Georgian and Armenian investments...
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