Bill Criminalizing Genocide Denial Passes French Parliament [Update]

PARIS—The French Parliament approved a bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide, and rendering it punishable with a year in jail and a fine of 45,000 euros ($58,000). “I will vote thinking...

‘If I Were an Armenian, I would Support My Candidacy,’ Says Bryza

admin // Dec 24th, 2011

BAKU—US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza, in what sounds like an appeal for his job,...

Karabakh Army Reaffirms 2012 Buildup

admin // Dec 24th, 2011

STEPANAKERT (RFE/RL)—The commander-in-chief of Nagorno-Karabakh armed forces said on Thursday...

Israel Cancels Defense Deal with Turkey

admin // Dec 24th, 2011

Jerusalem calls off $141 milliion deal with Ankara over fears that Turkey could hand over...

Another Wave of Arrests Targets Journalists in Turkey

admin // Dec 24th, 2011

ISTANBUL–Turkish police on Tuesday arrested dozens of journalists it accused of being in...

Armenia

Aznavour Says Armenia Facing ‘Domestic Genocide’

admin // Dec 16th, 2011

YEREVAN (Yerkir Media)—World-renowned singer Charles Aznavour, who is also Armenia’s Ambassador to Switzerland and UNESCO made an unusual comment following a performance at the Kremlin Monday,...

‘If I Were an Armenian, I would Support My Candidacy,’ Says Bryza

admin // Dec 24th, 2011

BAKU—US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza, in what sounds like an appeal for his job, said “If I were an Armenian, I would support my candidacy [to the post],” claiming that he has...

Bill Criminalizing Genocide Denial Passes French Parliament [Update]

admin // Dec 24th, 2011

PARIS—The French Parliament approved a bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide, and rendering it punishable with a year in jail and a fine of 45,000 euros ($58,000). “I will...

Washington Post Blinded by Love Affair with Bryza

admin // Dec 24th, 2011

BY ARA KHACHATOURIAN The Washington Post’s editorial page editor, Fred Hiatt, has taken a page out of the Aliyev propaganda manual in his Sunday piece about US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew...

FOX-TV Airs Two Interviews On the Armenian Genocide

admin // May 3rd, 2011

By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier FOX-TV (Los Angeles) invited this writer for a live in-studio interview on the Armenian Genocide for two consecutive days. The first, lasting...

Prince Andrew on ‘Secret’ Visit to Azerbaijan

admin // Dec 3rd, 2011

Writing for the London-based Daily Mail, Rebecca English writes about an unexplained “secret” visit to Azerbaijan by Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, on the taxpayers’ dime after stepping...