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‘Victory’ Diplomacy has Destroyed Western Armenia, Ter-Petrossian Warns
"On Jan. 23, the French Senate voted in favor of a bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide. For obvious reasons,...Read More »
Turkey’s Bribes and Sarkozy’s Risk: Manoyan Convinced French Court Ruling Not End of the World
This February generally hasn't been a good month for Armenia's issues, said Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun, or ARF-D)...Read More »
France Will Adopt Law Criminalizing Armenian Genocide Denial: Opinion from Yerevan
"Let this be a lesson for Armenia's authorities not to get ahead of themselves and not appear in such a foolish situation. We, as citizens of the Republic of... Read More »
Sarkozy to Re-Draft Genocide Bill if Rejected, French Ministers Say
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will immediately submit a new draft of a law punishing denial of the Armenian Genocide if France's top judicial body rejects it...Read More »
France’s Genocide Denial Bill Put on Hold
France's new law punishing denial of genocide (including the Armenian Genocide) was put on hold Tuesday after politicians opposed to the legislation...Read More »
France Urges Turkey Not to Overreact
France urged Turkey not to overreact on Tuesday after the French parliament adopted a bill making it illegal to deny the Armenian Genocide.Read More »
French Senate Passes Genocide Bill: Hundreds Demonstrated Outside
After a lengthy debate, the French Senate voted 127-86 late Monday to criminalize any public denial of the Armenian Genocide, while hundreds of...Read More »
French Senate Committee Dismisses Genocide Denial Bill, But Senate Still Set to Vote on Jan. 23
The committee, which reviews bills before they are voted on, said the legislation would be unconstitutional. This does not mean that the genocide bill will not go to...Read More »
French Senate Rejects Armenian Genocide Bill
The upper house of France’s parliament effectively rejected late Wednesday a bill that would make it a crime to publicly state that the...Read More »