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PRESS RELEASE
ARMENIAN YOUTH FEDERATION OF CANADA
ARMEN KARO STUDENT ASSOCIATION
50 HALLCROWN PLACE
TORONTO, ON
M2J 1P6
MARCH 3, 2012
E-MAIL: [email protected]
CANADIAN-ARMENIAN ORGANIZATIONS LAUNCH `FREE ZARAKOLU' CAMPAIGN
The Armenian Youth Federation of Canada and Armen Karo Student Association
have launched a joint campaign to call for the release of Turkish
journalist, publisher, writer and human rights advocate Ragıp Zarakolu.
Several months ago, 40 intellectuals were arrested in Turkey on trumped-up
charges of terrorism. Among them was Ragıp Zarakolu who runs of one of the
few publishing houses in the country which prints books on the Armenian
Genocide and other topics deemed taboo.
Zarakolu is also a recipient of the National Library Award of the Republic
of Armenia and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
The `Free Zarakolu' letter-writing campaign kicks off March 8, 2012, at the
Armenian Youth Federation Room - Armenian Community Centre, 45 Hallcrown
Place, Toronto.
For further information, please e-mail [email protected].
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Founded in 1934, the Armenian Youth Federation of Canada is the largest
and most influential Armenian-Canadian youth organization in Canada working
to advance the social, political, educational, and cultural awareness of
Armenian-Canadian youth.
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Founded in 2005, Armen Karo Student Association's mission is to assist
existing Armenian Student Associations in Canadian universities and provide
a platform for the study and promotion of all things Armenian on campus.
Moreover, Armen Karo Student Association strives to mobilize the community
at large in furthering the Armenian Cause through political, academic and
intellectual means.
ARMENIAN YOUTH FEDERATION OF CANADA
ARMEN KARO STUDENT ASSOCIATION
50 HALLCROWN PLACE
TORONTO, ON
M2J 1P6
MARCH 3, 2012
E-MAIL: [email protected]
CANADIAN-ARMENIAN ORGANIZATIONS LAUNCH `FREE ZARAKOLU' CAMPAIGN
The Armenian Youth Federation of Canada and Armen Karo Student Association
have launched a joint campaign to call for the release of Turkish
journalist, publisher, writer and human rights advocate Ragıp Zarakolu.
Several months ago, 40 intellectuals were arrested in Turkey on trumped-up
charges of terrorism. Among them was Ragıp Zarakolu who runs of one of the
few publishing houses in the country which prints books on the Armenian
Genocide and other topics deemed taboo.
Zarakolu is also a recipient of the National Library Award of the Republic
of Armenia and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
The `Free Zarakolu' letter-writing campaign kicks off March 8, 2012, at the
Armenian Youth Federation Room - Armenian Community Centre, 45 Hallcrown
Place, Toronto.
For further information, please e-mail [email protected].
##
Founded in 1934, the Armenian Youth Federation of Canada is the largest
and most influential Armenian-Canadian youth organization in Canada working
to advance the social, political, educational, and cultural awareness of
Armenian-Canadian youth.
--
Founded in 2005, Armen Karo Student Association's mission is to assist
existing Armenian Student Associations in Canadian universities and provide
a platform for the study and promotion of all things Armenian on campus.
Moreover, Armen Karo Student Association strives to mobilize the community
at large in furthering the Armenian Cause through political, academic and
intellectual means.