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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Hürriyet - Panic in the Armenian diaspora over Turkish pressure on France

"Panic in the Armenian diaspora over Turkish pressure on France

Sources are reporting that the Armenian diaspora in France is reacting negatively to the general reaction from both business and civilian organizations in Turkey in the run-up to the debates tomorrow in the French Parliament on a bill which, if approved, would mandate prison sentences for those denying Armenian claims against Turkey of a genocide. Fearful that the law may not pass tomorrow, organized members of the Armenian diaspora in France put a full page ad in yesterday's French newspaper 'Liberation' in support of passage of the bill. The ad noted that 'denial is a crime' and that 'a law is necessary' to deal with the denial. "

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