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French Senate approves law on genocide denial
Senators voted on January 23 to approve legislation that criminalizes denial of genocides that are officially recognized by France, including the Armenian Genocide; President Nicolas Sarkozy was expected to sign the measure into law pending a review by the Constitutional Council.
ANCA, Georgian embassy discuss Javakheti development
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 and also increased U.S. assistance to promote job-creation in the Armenian-populated Samtskhe-Javakheti (Javakheti) region of Georgia.
Many thousands rally in Istanbul to remember Hrant Dink
Five years since the Turkish Armenian journalist's murder was marked by public solidarity and little progress in the official investigation of the assassination plot.
U.S. urged to investigate deadly Turkish airstrike
Kurdish American, Hellenic American, and Armenian American leaders joined together today in calling upon key Congressional leaders to demand that the Obama Administration investigate whether Turkey violated U.S. arms export laws by using American-supplied weaponry in a December 28, 2011, airstrike that killed 35 Kurdish boys and young men along the Turkey-Iraq border.
In Memoriam: Gevork Vartanian, 87, Soviet spy who foiled Hitler's plot against Roosevelt and Churchill
Published: Wednesday January 11, 2012
Vartanian, who passed away January 10, is credited with saving the leaders of the Soviet Union, UK and U.S. during their 1943 summit and, years later, convincing Levon Ter-Petrossian not to disband Armenia’s intelligence service.
Archbishop Aykazian: Turkey will apologize for Genocide
Published: Friday December 30, 2011
In an interview with The Armenian Reporter, Archbishop Vicken Aykazian comments on Turkey's recent rhetoric on Dersim massacres, return of minority foundations' properties and the recent re-consecration of the Diyarbakir cathedral.
French National Assembly adopts Genocide denial legislation
Published: Friday December 30, 2011
The December 22 vote came with the backing of French President Nicolas Sarkozy who previously opposed a Senate vote on the law.
Appeals court rehears Armenian Genocide insurance case
Published: Friday December 30, 2011
Lawyers for a German insurance company and successors of the company's insurance policy holders presented their arguments in a San Francisco court room.
House of Representatives calls for return of churches confiscated by Turkey
Published: Tuesday December 20, 2011
Reps. Royce and Berman led bipartisan drive for adoption of the House resolution and Majority Leader Cantor brought the religious freedom measure to a vote late on December 13 in spite of opposition from the Turkish government and lobby groups.
Congressmen urge State Dept. to support Armenia
Published: Monday December 19, 2011
Reps. Frank Pallone and Adam Schiff met with Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon to address Armenian issues; UPDATE: Congress passes budget legislation, including aid provisions for Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh
Russian elections: ethnic Armenian representation reduced in Duma
Armenia scientist recognized by American Physics Society
European Federation of Immunogenetics meets in Armenia
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