SOCHI ARMENIANS WANT TO CRIMINALIZE DENIAL OF GENOCIDE IN RUSSIA
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January 19, 2012 | 17:32
SOCHI. – Signature collection action calling Russian State Duma
and Russian citizens to pass a bill criminalizing crimes of Nazism
and Armenian Genocide in Turkey in 1915-22 is supported not only by
Armenian NGOs but also by Circassians, Kazaks and the community of
Greeks in Sochi, Armenian Yerkramas newspaper based in Russia reports.
To note, the action is held by the initiative of the Armenians of
Sochi, who called on members of Russian State Duma to follow their
French colleagues and adopt a bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide
denial.
Newly established Union of Armenians of Sochi also decided to launch
a campaign among the citizens urging to sign two petitions to State
Duma and City Council of Sochi.
In their address to the City Council, the Union called to condemn
the Armenian Genocide and declare April 24 a Remembrance Day
As for Tuesday, the initiative was supported by 26 NGOs, 5 printing
houses and 13 information resources on the Internet.
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