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The Malta-Azerbaijan connection, Malta demands justice for slain reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia

October 22, 2017 By administrator

In a national outpouring of grief of shock, thousands took to the streets to commemorate anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Galizia was killed in a car bombing and the perpetrators remain unknown.

Thousands of people packed the streets of Malta’s capital Valletta on Sunday to demand action over the murder of journalist and anti-corruption blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Carrying banners reading “Journalists will not be reduced to silence” and “We are not afraid,” protesters converged on City Gate to commemorate the 53-year-old, who has been described as a “one-woman Wikileaks” for her dogged reporting on political dirty dealing, including alleged financial corruption by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s inner circle, using evidence in the Panama Papers.

While Muscat has described Galizia as his “biggest adversary,” he has noted that she went after his opposition rivals as well.

Galizia was killed in a car bombing last Monday, prompting shock and outrage across the island nation.

While a government statement on Saturday promised that “justice must be done, whatever the cost,” for many demonstrators, it is the government who was at fault for the tragedy.

“The authorities have blood on their hands. We can’t keep on living in a country like this,” one protester told French news agency AFP. Another accused politicians of shedding “crocodile tears” over her death.

Maltese politics are a notoriously tangled affair – with the ruling Labour Party and the center-right Nationalists locked in a long-standing stalemate. Party allegiance is often a matter of family ties, and internal one-upmanship is said to be more important than respecting political institutions.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: demands, Justice, Malta, slain reporter

Amnesty: Truth, justice ‘total strangers’ in Turkey

July 18, 2017 By administrator

Amnesty International slams Ankara for keeping six rights activists, including the director of its Turkey branch, in pre-trial custody on terror-related charges, saying the move shows “truth and justice have become total strangers” in the country.

Idil Eser, Amnesty International Turkey’s director, was among the group of human rights activists remanded in custody, the Hurriyet Daily News said on Tuesday.

Eser and 9 other activists, including a German and a Swedish national, had been detained on July 5 while attending a workshop on digital security and information management at a hotel near Istanbul.

Eight of those detained were Turkish rights activists, including Ilknur Ustun of the Women’s Coalition and Veli Acu of the Human Rights Agenda Association.

The two foreigners, who were leading the digital information workshop, remain in pre-trial detention.

Turkey’s state prosecutor had asked the court on Monday to remand all of them in custody pending trial for membership at a terrorist organization. The court, however, ordered four of the activists to be released, Hurriyet added.

Reacting to the development, Amnesty’s Secretary General Salil Shetty said, “Today we have learnt that standing up for human rights has become a crime in Turkey. Today’s decision shows that truth and justice have become total strangers in Turkey.”

The rights group further urged the international community not to remain tight-lipped against Turkey’s jailing of the activists.

“Leaders around the world must stop biting their tongues and acting as if they can continue business as usual. They must bring pressure to bear on Turkish authorities to drop these spurious charges and to immediately and unconditionally release the rights defenders,” Shetty added.

Meanwhile, Amnesty International’s Turkey researcher Andrew Gardner told media that the Turkish court order is a “shocking travesty of justice …. It is politically motivated targeting not just of these six human rights defenders who have been remanded in pre-trial prison custody but it is taking aim at Turkey’s entire human rights movement.”

Gardner earlier said the activists’ gathering had been a “routine” workshop and there was nothing suspicious about it.

Last month, Amnesty International’s Turkey chair Taner Kilic was also arrested over suspicion of links to an anti-Ankara movement led by US-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen blamed by Ankara for the 2016 failed coup.

The arrests are part a huge police crackdown following last July’s coup attempt. More than 50,000 people have been jailed and over 150,000 including judges, teachers, police and other state servants have been dismissed or suspended in the purge.

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)’s Istanbul lawmaker Sezgin Tanrikulu questioned the motive behind the arrests.

“They are all members of associations that were founded within the law and their activities are open to public. The reasons behind their detentions are unknown due to the confidentiality order,” he said.

“On which grounds were they detained?” he asked.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: amnesty, Justice, Turkey, ‘total strangers

Armenian Genocide Committee Announces April 24 March for Justice in LA

March 4, 2017 By administrator

LOS ANGELES—The Armenian Genocide Committee calls upon all segments of our community to join together in a MARCH FOR JUSTICE on Monday, April 24, 2017 at 12pm from the Pan Pacific Park to the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles as we continue to fight for justice and against the denial of the Armenian Genocide. Organizational leaders in Southern California call upon the Armenian-American community to remain vigilant and active as we continue to voice our collective demands for justice.

It is our belief that our voices are most loudly and effectively heard when they are unified, and to that end, we proudly announce the continued cooperation of community organizations to organize and execute the commemorative activities and demands for justice for this year under the banner of the Armenian Genocide Committee (“AGC”) consisting of the organizations and entities listed below.

Armenian Genocide Committee:

Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America

Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church

Armenian Catholic Church of North America

Armenian Evangelical Union of North America

Armenian Revolutionary Federation

Armenian Democratic Liberal Party

Social Democrat Hunchak Party

Armenian General Benevolent Union – Western District

Armenian Relief Society – Western USA

Homenetmen Western U.S. Region

Armenian Youth Federation

Armenian Assembly of America

Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region

Armenian Council of America

Armenian Bar Association

Organization of Istanbul Armenians

United Armenian Council of Los Angeles

Committee for Armenian Students in Public Schools (CASPS)

Filed Under: Articles, Genocide Tagged With: April 24 March, armenian genocide, Justice, Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Video) Over 60,000 Rally for Justice for the Armenian Genocide 101 at LA Turkish Consulate

April 25, 2016 By administrator

A overhead shot of the more than 60,000-strong crowd at Sunday’s Rally for Justice at the Turkish Consulate in LA

A overhead shot of the more than 60,000-strong crowd at Sunday’s Rally for Justice at the Turkish Consulate in LA

LOS ANGELES—More than 60,000 people gathered at the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles to protest Ankara’s continued denial of the Armenian Genocide and to commemorate the 101st anniversary of that crime

Citing the Los Angeles Police Department numbers, the Los Angeles Times  also reported what organizers of the Rally for Justice, the Armenian Genocide Committee, estimated at the close of the event, which brought together the Los Angeles Armenian community.

 

Filed Under: Genocide, News Tagged With: 60 thousand, armenian genocide, Justice, rally

EDITORIAL: At 101, Our Demands for Justice Are More Urgent

April 23, 2016 By administrator

ASBAREZ-APRIL-24-2016-english-1a

Asbarez 2016 April 24 Special Issue

(Asbarez) What has become known as the “four day war,” which erupted on April 1 as Azerbaijani forces brutally attacked all the Karabakh-Azerbaijan borders, brought to fore the urgency for justice and hammered in the realization the our demands will only be met by a collective national effort, which must heretofore guide all Armenian Cause-related steps.

The savagery with which Azerbaijan attacked Armenian military units and civilian targets and the brutal force displayed at the command of Baku was not only reminiscent of the vindictive nature of Azerbaijani attacks in Sumgait, Kirovabad, Baku and Shahumian in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but also of the guidelines put forth by Talaat and Enver pashas as they orchestrated the Armenian Genocide 101 years ago.

Last year, the entire world rose up to commemorate and recognize the Armenian Genocide, as thousands upon thousands of Armenians came together in every continent to demand justice for the Genocide and remember the 1.5 million martyrs of that tragedy.

Perhaps, most important, was that we, as Armenians, were emboldened by one another. We saw in each other, the same level of commitment and determination to pursue the just aspirations of the Armenian Nation and a drive to advance our demands, be that on the streets of Los Angeles, where 166,000 people rallied around to call for justice, or in the streets of Istanbul, where a new generation of Armenians is shaping its own future by reclaiming an identity that was long oppressed and continues to be a cause for acute persecution.

The international community’s posturing amid this groundswell was notably positive. The Pope’s reiteration of the Vatican’s long-held recognition of the Armenian Genocide triggered vociferous chain of action, with nations that had already recognized the Genocide vocalized their positions and sent leaders to Armenia to attend the events at Dzidzernagapert. Some countries, like Austria, that had not recognized did. The international media’s call for Turkey to end this cycle of denial and finally come to terms with its past also reached a crescendo not seen before, with some newspaper, such as the New York Times, even going as far as to report on the reparations issue that is part and parcel of the Armenian Cause.

However, after the Centennial, it became clear that the politics of the region will continue to dictate world response to events and issues such as the Armenian Genocide or the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. With proverbial battle lines being draw around the Syrian conflict by the West and Russia with the Islamic State at as its focal point, once again Armenia and Armenians are at the center of a larger reality with higher and more regionally-centric focus.

How else can we explain the Obama administrations declaration a few weeks back when Secretary of State John Kerry called the atrocities committed against Christians, Yezidis and other minorities by Da’esh (ISIS or ISIL) genocide, yet the same administration, headed by President Obama, is refusing, for the eighth time, to call the events of 1915 genocide.

By the same token, despite the egregious aggression by Azerbaijan toward the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the world powers, in this instance including Russia, are refusing to call out Baku’s inhumane policies and are maintaining a false parity, that is not only empowering Azerbaijan to act with impunity, but is also enabling other forces to destabilize the region at the expense of Armenian lives.

This post-Centennial world order has seen world leaders turn a blind eye on human rights violations by Turkey and Azerbaijan and has created a climate whereby Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can praise Hitler and then collect $3 billion in aid from Europe, while waging an indiscriminate war on its own Kurdish population.

This only means one thing: Armenians can only advance the just aspirations of the Armenian people and relying on outside forces only delays our abilities to transform ourselves into a strong and resilient nation by putting forth all our individual and collective capabilities in the pursuit of the Armenian Cause.

To successfully achieve this, we must all work together to strengthen the republics of Armenia and Artsakh. This means that this new order must compel the government of Armenia to end the corruption that has become a noose around the Armenian people, and for the Diaspora to focus its resources on enabling the positive and tangible efforts all for the advancement of our collective Nation.

Together we must be the guarantors of our own fate. Together we must advance the Armenian Cause. Together we must fight for and attain justice for the Armenian Nation.

As we remember 1.5 million martyrs of the Armenian Genocide, we must keep in mind that Turkey failed, as did and will Azerbaijan. The events in this month in Karabakh showed that our nation can come together and will come together around a common cause.

Let us RALLY FOR JUSTICE on April 24.

Filed Under: Articles, Genocide Tagged With: Are, Justice, more, Our Demands, Urgent

Demand Truth + Justice for the Armenian Genocide

March 25, 2016 By administrator

genocide_justice_actionUrge Passage of Senate and House Armenian Genocide Resolutions

Ask your Senators and U.S. Representative to work for a truthful and just resolution of the Armenian Genocide by supporting the adoption of S.Res.140 and H.Res.154

This is the right time to act, during the Armenian Genocide Centennial year and in the wake of the vast global awareness raised around April 24th by Pope Francis and so many others.

H.Res.154, a bipartisan measure spearheaded by Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairman Robert

http://cqrcengage.com/anca/app/write-a-letter?0&engagementId=103633#action

Filed Under: Articles, Genocide Tagged With: armenian genocide, demand, Justice, truth

Los Angeles Rally for Justice at April 24 2016 #ArmenianGenocide

February 25, 2016 By administrator

IMG_0231LOS ANGELES—Community organizations have come together once again to call for justice for Armenian Genocide. On Sunday, April 24, at 1 p.m., a community-wide RALLY FOR JUSTICE will be held in front of the Turkish Consulate at 6300 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles to commemorate the 100+1 anniversary of the Armenian Genocide as we continue to fight for a just resolution and against denial of this still unpunished crime against humanity.

All leading religious, political, youth, and advocacy organizations of our community have come together once again after last year’s unprecedented Centennial March for Justice to organize the 2016 Rally for Justice. Strengthened by our unity, we call upon all segments of our community to join the Armenian Genocide Committee in making our collective voice heard as one Nation for one Cause.

Although traffic will be lighter this year on Sunday, bus transportation will be provided from churches, schools and community centers throughout Southern California. Pick up/Drop off locations will be announced soon.

Rally for Justice t-shirts are on sale at Jons Marketplace locations in Glendale, Hollywood and Valley Village and are also available online at Amazon.com and Ebay.com. Proceeds from all sales will go entirely toward funding the Rally for Justice. Please purchase and start wearing your t-shirts now and help us spread the word.

Mark your calendars. Further details will be forthcoming.

Armenian Genocide Committee
Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America
Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Catholic Church of North America
Armenian Evangelical Union of North America
Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Armenian Democratic Liberal Party
Social Democrat Hunchak Party
Armenian General Benevolent Union – Western District
Armenian Relief Society – Western USA
Armenian Youth Federation
Armenian Assembly of America
Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region
Armenian Council of America
Armenian Rights Council
Armenian Bar Association
Organization of Istanbul Armenians

Filed Under: Genocide, News Tagged With: AGBU Europe is invited to commemorate the Armenian Genocide in Istanbul, armenian genocide, Justice, loas Angeles, rally

Armenian Genocide Committee Plans Rally for Justice on April 24

January 29, 2016 By administrator

12524207_10153336407013201_8207091778319964090_nWe call upon all segments of our community to join together in a RALLY FOR JUSTICE on Sunday, April 24, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Crescent Heights in Los Angeles in front of the Turkish Consulate as we continue to fight for a just resolution and against denial of the Armenian Genocide.

As we enter the second century of denial of the Armenian Genocide, and following the worldwide uprising of the Armenian People on the occasion of last year’s Centennial, including the 166,000 thousand who marched through the streets of Los Angeles, organizational leaders in Southern California call upon the Armenian-American community to remain vigilant and active as we continue to voice our collective demands for justice.

It is our belief that our voices are most loudly and effectively heard when they are unified, and to that end, we proudly announce the continued cooperation of community organizations to organize and execute the commemorative activities for this year under the banner of the newly formed Armenian Genocide Committee (“AGC”) consisting of the organizations and entities listed below.
Further details will be forthcoming in the coming weeks.

ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMITTEE

Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America
Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Catholic Church of North America
Armenian Evangelical Union of North America
Armenian Democratic Liberal Party
Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Social Democratic Hunchakian Party
Armenian General Benevolent Union – Western District
Armenian Relief Society – Western USA
Armenian Youth Federation
Armenian Assembly of America
Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region
Armenian Council of America
Armenian Rights Council
Armenian Bar Association
Organization of Istanbul Armenians

Filed Under: Genocide, News Tagged With: April 24, Armenian, Genocide, Justice, rally

LOS ANGELES: City Officials Raise Number of Armenian Genocide March for Justice Participants to 160,000

May 8, 2015 By administrator

City officials upped the number of March For Justice participants to 160,000 (Graphic by Steve Artinian)

City officials upped the number of March For Justice participants to 160,000 (Graphic by Steve Artinian)

LOS ANGELES—The city police and fire officials, as well as department of transportation representatives confirmed Wednesday that the actual number of participants in the April 24 March For Justice to commemorate the Armenian Genocide Centennial eclipsed the initial 130,000 reported by the Los Angeles Times. The agencies place the official total at more than 160,000.

Following the march, which was one of the largest in Los Angeles history, the Los Angeles police, fire and transportation departments reviewed the footage captured by the city helicopters and based on a commonly-used equation, which is used to tabulate crowd numbers, concluded that the actual number of participants exceeded 160,000.

Aram Sahakian, Senior Transportation Engineer In Charge of Special Traffic Operations and Emergency Response at the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, confirmed the new tally to officials of the Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee of Western US, which organized the March For Justice as the sole commemorative event in Los Angeles on April 24.

The police, fire and transportation agencies also commended and praised the March For Justice organizing committee for their diligence in securing volunteer monitors, who were for the most part members of the Armenian Youth Federation, and who, along the route of the march, worked with law enforcement and transportation officials to ensure the smooth progression of the event.

Captain Dave Storaker of the Los Angeles Police Department, who was in charge of the overall march on April 27 tweeted to the AYF saying: “My compliments to the Monitors. You all did a wonderful job on what the news reports the largest event of its kind.”

The March For Justice started at the intersection of Western Avenue and Sunset Boulevard, where an opening program featuring remarks by LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, California Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de Leon and Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell kicked off the march.

Marchers headed west on Sunset Boulevard, then south on La Brea Avenue and then west on Wilshire Boulevard, where the crowd gathered in front of the Turkish Consulate building for a rally that included remarks by Representative Adam Schiff and Los Angeles City Councilmembers Paul Krekorian and Paul Koretz, whose passionate speeches elevated the event’s importance and highlighted the need for justice for the Armenian Genocide.

“This further shows the strength of our community,” said Garo Ghazarian, co-chair of the AGCC Western US. “It also highlights the resolve of the Armenian-American community to fight for our national aspirations and demands in the name of justice for the Armenian Genocide.”

“We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the city and county officials and agencies who came together on that day and were part of the March for Justice,” said Talin Yacoubian, the co-chair of the AGCC Western US. “We especially thank the Los Angeles Police, Fire and Transportation departments for their support and utmost professionalism, which made the march a tremendous success.”

Filed Under: Genocide, News Tagged With: Armenian, for, Genocide, Justice, Los Angeles, march

Armenian Genocide Centennial March for Justice

March 25, 2015 By administrator

April 24 @ 10:00 am

March-for-24thThe 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide signifies a global demand for justice by Armenians worldwide and all people of good will. The March for Justice is the largest in the series of AGCC-WUSA hosted events. #marchforjustice

Participants will gather at 10AM in Little Armenia.  The March will begin at the corner of Western and Sunset Boulevard.  Participants will march in solidarity for 6 miles to the Turkish Consulate in the Wilshire District to protest the Turkish government’s continued denial of the Armenian Genocide. The March will conclude with a protest at the Turkish Consulate.  This Pan-Armenian March will unite, without exception, the Armenian community in its quest for justice while demonstrating collective strength and spirit. Protesters will thank those who have helped to spread awareness of the Armenian Genocide, and those who work tirelessly to prevent genocide elsewhere in the world.

Visit the website for more information http://www.march4justice.org/event/armenian-genocide-centennial-march-for-justice/

Parking & Roundtrip Transportation

Participants who are planning to drive can park at three designated parking lots. Please plan ahead and arrive early.

Dolby Theatre

6801 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028

Los Angeles Convention Center

1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015

North Hollywood Metro Station

5273 Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601

 Bus Pick Up & Return Locations

Bus transportation will be available for limited participants. Buses will leave from the designated pick up locations and drop off participants at the start of the March in Little Armenia. After the conclusion of the march, the buses will pick up participants near the Turkish Consulate and return them to the original pick up locations. Bus pick up times and more details will be announced soon.

Burbank

St. Leon’s Cathedral
3325 North Glenoaks Boulevard
Burbank, CA 91504

Arbat Banquet Hall
711 South San Fernando Road
Burbank, CA 91502

Canoga Park

AGBU Marie Manoogian Armenian School
6844 Oakdale Avenue
Canoga Park, CA 91306

Encino

Holy Martyrs Armenian Church
5300 White Oak Avenue
Encino, CA 91316

Glendale

St. Mary’s Armenian Church
500 South Central Avenue
Glendale, CA 91204

St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Church
1510 East Mountain Avenue
Glendale, CA 91208

Montebello

Holy Cross Cathedral
900 West Lincoln Avenue
Montebello, CA 90640

North Hills

Holy Martyrs Elementary School
16617 Parthenia Street
North Hills, CA 91343

Pasadena

St. Gregory Armenian Church
2215 East Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91107

AGBU Manoukian School
2495 East Mountain Street
Pasadena, CA 91104

Santa Ana

Forty Martyrs Armenian Church
5315 West McFadden Avenue
Santa Ana, CA 92704

Tujunga

The Great Caesar Banquet Hall
6723 Foothill Boulevard
Tujunga, CA 91042

Van Nuys

St. Peter’s Armenian Church
17231 Sherman Way
Van Nuys, CA 91406

Montebello

Holy Cross Cathedral
900 West Lincoln Avenue
Montebello, CA 90640

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