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Armenian genocide denial law [France NA]
Reconnaissance du genocide armenien de 1915, French National Assembly, October 12, 2006 . Read the full text of the bill. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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French assembly passes controversial Armenian genocide law opposed by Turkey
The French lower house of parliament, the National Assembly , approved an internationally-controversial bill Thursday that imposes monetary penalties and jail time on anyone who denies that there was an Armenian genocide early in the twentieth cen (More) |
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Turkish novelist subject of state slander case wins Nobel Prize
Turkey's most prominent writer, Orhan Pamuk , won the Nobel Prize in Literature [recorded audio; press release] Thursday for his work examining the role of Islam in society. Pamuk, a visiting professor at Columbia University, said he was honore (More) |
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No Armenian 'genocide' in 1915
His Excellency Nabi Sensoy, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey [Turkish Embassy, Washington DC]: "During the First World War the Ottoman government was fighting for survival against the Entente powers. A situation of extreme danger existed as (More) |
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Turkish lawmakers debate retaliatory French Algerian genocide bill
Lawmakers in the Turkish parliament Wednesday discussed a bill that would label the killings of Algerians by France during the colonial period as genocide and make it illegal to deny that the French were responsible for the killings. The parliamen (More) |
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Turkey urges EU to oppose French bill on Armenian genocide
Turkey asked the European Union Monday to express opposition to a proposed French law which would imposes fines and jail terms on anyone who denies that there was an Armenian genocide . France currently has approximately 400,000 citizens of Armen (More) |
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Turkey threatens legislative retaliation if France passes Armenian genocide law
The head of the justice committee that reviews draft legislation in Turkey's parliament warned in an interview published in a Turkish newspaper Saturday that if France attempts to make it a crime to deny that the Ottoman Empire's treatment (More) |
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Another Turkish author tried for insulting national identity
Another Turkish author went on trial Thursday on charges that he "insulted the Turkish identity" in violation of Article 301 of the country's penal code. Ipek Calislar wrote that the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, o (More) |
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Turkish court acquits novelist on state slander charges
A judge in Turkey Thursday acquitted Turkish novelist Elif Shafak on charges that she "insulted the Turkish identity" in violation of Article 301 of the country's penal code, for comments referring to an Armenian genocide contained (More) |
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Turkish parliament meeting early to work on EU reforms
The Turkish parliament, the Grand National Assembly , is scheduled to meet Tuesday, two weeks earlier than usual, to work on passing reform measures aimed at gaining membership to the European Union . The EU has cautioned Turkey that its EU bid w (More) |
Watergate burglary trial began
On January 8, 1973, seven men went on trial in Washington DC in connection with a June 17, 1972 break-in to Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate Hotel.
Read more about the Watergate burglary and cover-up.
