Month: January 2012

  • French Senate Votes Genocide Denial Criminilization Law

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    PARIS, France — The French Senate on Jan. 23 passed a bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide, despite threats and bullying from the Turkish state. The bill passed with 127 votes for, 86 against. Drafted by French General Assembly member Valerie Boyer, the bill renders denial punishable with a year in jail and…