January, 2012

• 27 January

  

  Turkey’s First Lady Snubs French Ambassador’s Wife

  In reaction to the French Senate’s approval of a bill that criminalizes denying genocide (including the Armenian Genocide), Turkey's first lady Hayrünnisa Gül...
• 27 January

  

  Diasporan Armenian who Purchased Home in Yerevan ‘Cheated’ Out of 30 Million Drams

  Diasporan Armenian Georges Tovmasian, who claims that a company by the name of Dershin embezzled 30 million drams (approx. $77.6 thousand USD) from...
• 27 January

  

  Prosecutor Points to Contradictions in Witness’ Testimonies in Embezzlement Case

  There were discrepancies between Yerevan Traffic Police Department battalion commander Yeghishe Yengibaryan's testimony given in court and...
• 27 January

  

  Those Participating in Elections Cannot Call Themselves Opposition: Sefilian

  The Sardarapat civic movement hasn't changed its position — it won't be participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections, said Jirair Sefilian.
• 27 January

  

  Absurd to Speak of Armenian Army’s Combat Readiness: War Veteran

  It's absurd to speak of the combat readiness of today's Armenian army, said commander of the Shushi battalion during the Nagorno-Karabakh War and...
• 27 January

  

  Turkey Must Face Ghosts of the Past: US Ambassador to Turkey on Genocide Bill

  “Turks have greater confidence now to look into the past and to a painful chapter and decide what it means. There is more contact between Turks and...
• 27 January

  

  Reporters Without Borders ‘Disturbed’ by 4 Key Aspects of Law Criminalizing Genocide Denial

  Reporters Without Borders on Thursday published an open letter to French parliamentarians expressing its concern about the proposed law...
• 27 January

  

  Several Homeowners who Lost Their Homes were Called in for Questioning

  Homeowners promised apartments in new buildings on Aram, Yekmalyan, Buzand and Saryan streets in Yerevan continued their protests...
• 27 January

  

  To Penalize Genocide Denial is to ‘Fall into the Mistake of Political Correctness’: Zizek

  Prominent Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Žižek advised Turkey to “apologize for the horrible things happened in 1915” in an...
• 27 January

  

  Armenian President had No Right to Determine Punishment: Human Rights Lawyers (updated)

  A decree by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan that granted 38 prisoners amnesty by having their death penalty sentence changed to life imprisonment violated...