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ANCA CONDEMNS ANTI-ARMENIAN PROTESTS IN TURKEY
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2012/02/251722.php
February 27, 2012 11:56AM EST
Calls on U.S. Ambassador to Denounce Government-Sanctioned Rallies
Aimed at Inciting Violence
By Armenian Weekly Staff 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.
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February 27, 2012 11:56AM EST
Calls on U.S. Ambassador to Denounce Government-Sanctioned Rallies
Aimed at Inciting Violence
By Armenian Weekly Staff 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.
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