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Guest Post: Addressing the Denial

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Observer | 15 Comments

Most news reports and commentary on the adoption by the French Senate of the Bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian genocide in Turkey in 1915 seem to miss the main aim the French legislators intended for it to achieve. I will argue in this Article that France’s decision should be seen as a giant step forward in the protection human rights, international law and order, historical and scientific integrity. Continue reading →

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Posted in Armenia, Legal, Region, Society

Tagged Armenian Genocide denial, Armenian people, France, Genocide denial, Nicolas Sarkozy, Parliament of France, Senate of France, Turkey

Denial and Freedom of Speech

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Observer | 22 Comments

General Assembly resolution 260 (III) of 9 December 1948 (Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide) states, that (a) Genocide, (b) Conspiracy to commit genocide, (c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide, (d) Attempt to commit genocide and (e) Complicity in genocide are all acts, which shall be punishable. Continue reading →

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Posted in Armenia, Politics, Region

Tagged Armenian Genocide, Denial, France, Freedom of Speech, Genocide, Genocide Watch, Gregory Stanton, National Assembly of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, Turkey

Turkish guy makes a fool of Turkey as France steps closer to criminalizing Genocide denial

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Observer | 3 Comments

As the French parliament passed a bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide, a Turkish guy’s hillariously failed attempt to post pro-Turkey messages in an Armenian group in Facebook have grabbed the attention of Armenian social networks and blogs. Continue reading →

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Posted in Armenia, Region

Tagged Armenia, Armenian Genocide denial, Facebook, Google, Google Translate, Nicolas Sarkozy, Parliament of France, Turkey