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ANCA CONDEMNS ANTI-ARMENIAN PROTESTS IN TURKEY
Armenian Weekly Staff
February 27, 2012 11:56AM EST
Calls on U.S. Ambassador to Denounce Government-Sanctioned Rallies
Aimed at Inciting Violence
Calls on U.S. Ambassador Ricciardone to Denounce Government-Sanctioned
Rallies Aimed at Inciting Violence
Placards read "You are all Armenians. You are all bastards."
WASHINGTON-The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), sharply
criticizing the government-sanctioned anti-Armenian demonstrations
held throughout Turkey on Feb. 26, called on U.S.
Ambassador to Turkey Francis Ricciardone to forcefully condemn
this latest attempt by Ankara to foment hatred and violence against
Armenians.
"Today's anti-Armenian demonstrations in the streets of Istanbul-
with the interior minister and prominent political parties at the
helm-were clearly aimed at inciting increased racism and renewed
violence against Turkey's own Armenian citizens and neighboring
Armenia," stated ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. "These are
not simply the violent echoes of a post-genocidal state, but the
determined actions of a pre-genocidal Turkish society that is angrily
lashing out at its imagined enemies and seeking out its next target.
We urge U.S. Ambassador Ricciardone to immediately, forcefully and
publicly condemn this government-sanctioned incitement to violence."
International news agencies have reported that 20,000 to 50,000 people
participated in the anti-Armenian protests, with professionally printed
signs that read, "You are all Armenians, You are All bastards," and
"Today, Taksim, Tomorrow, Yerevan: We will descend upon you suddenly
in the night."
Among the speakers at the demonstration in Turkey's famous Taksim
Square was Turkish Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin, among other
leaders of Erdogan's AK Party.
According to statements issued by the protest organizers, similar
demonstrations have been planned in over 50 cities in Turkey.
For updates and extensive photos, visit the Armenian Weekly Facebook
page at http://www.facebook.com/ArmenianWeekly.
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2012/02/26/anca-condemns-anti-armenian-protest
s-in-turkey/
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Armenian Weekly Staff
February 27, 2012 11:56AM EST
Calls on U.S. Ambassador to Denounce Government-Sanctioned Rallies
Aimed at Inciting Violence
Calls on U.S. Ambassador Ricciardone to Denounce Government-Sanctioned
Rallies Aimed at Inciting Violence
Placards read "You are all Armenians. You are all bastards."
WASHINGTON-The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), sharply
criticizing the government-sanctioned anti-Armenian demonstrations
held throughout Turkey on Feb. 26, called on U.S.
Ambassador to Turkey Francis Ricciardone to forcefully condemn
this latest attempt by Ankara to foment hatred and violence against
Armenians.
"Today's anti-Armenian demonstrations in the streets of Istanbul-
with the interior minister and prominent political parties at the
helm-were clearly aimed at inciting increased racism and renewed
violence against Turkey's own Armenian citizens and neighboring
Armenia," stated ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. "These are
not simply the violent echoes of a post-genocidal state, but the
determined actions of a pre-genocidal Turkish society that is angrily
lashing out at its imagined enemies and seeking out its next target.
We urge U.S. Ambassador Ricciardone to immediately, forcefully and
publicly condemn this government-sanctioned incitement to violence."
International news agencies have reported that 20,000 to 50,000 people
participated in the anti-Armenian protests, with professionally printed
signs that read, "You are all Armenians, You are All bastards," and
"Today, Taksim, Tomorrow, Yerevan: We will descend upon you suddenly
in the night."
Among the speakers at the demonstration in Turkey's famous Taksim
Square was Turkish Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin, among other
leaders of Erdogan's AK Party.
According to statements issued by the protest organizers, similar
demonstrations have been planned in over 50 cities in Turkey.
For updates and extensive photos, visit the Armenian Weekly Facebook
page at http://www.facebook.com/ArmenianWeekly.
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2012/02/26/anca-condemns-anti-armenian-protest
s-in-turkey/
Other USA Links
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/152799/index.php
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2012/02/251722.php
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/02/27/18708255.php
http://chicago.indymedia.org/node/240
http://boston.indymedia.org/newswire/display/214498/index.php