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L.A. Times editorial: France considers Armenian genocide bill
The killing of more than a million Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915 was an act of genocide. The Holocaust was a fact. Yet Americans are free to deny the reality of either — or make outlandish assertions of all kinds — without facing...Tags: Hate Crimes, Politics, U.S. Congress, Parliament, Massacres
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France takes step to criminalize denial of the Armenian genocide
Despite threats by Turkey and vocal opposition at home, French lawmakers approved a bill Thursday making it illegal to publicly deny that the Armenian genocide occurred.
In retaliation, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan recalled his country's...Tags: Hate Crimes, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Massacres, Turkey, France
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Rep. Schiff talks health care, world politics with CV students
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) is used to asking tough questions as a member of the House Appropriations and Intelligence committees, but at Crescenta Valley High School on Monday, he was the one on the spot. Roughly 70 students from the school’s...
Tags: Hate Crimes, Students, Massacres, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Controlling wolves: War on wildlife or basic necessity? [Most commented]
Opinion L.A.Wolves in Montana and Idaho are no longer protected by the Endangered Species Act. And as soon as federal protection ended, writes J. William Gibson in an Op-Ed that appeared in Thursday's pages, the slaughter began. Right now, people are...... -
Tension over Israeli proposal to commemorate Armenian genocide
World NowIsraeli lawmakers plan to discuss the possibility of setting a day to commemorate the Armenian genocide of 1915. But the initiative is causing tension ahead of the discussion, scheduled for Monday, because of concerns over the reaction by Turkey, which... -
French officials downplay credit rating downgrade
World NowFrench officials tried to calm financial markets Friday evening, declaring that the reported downgrading of France's AAA credit rating is "not good news ... but not a catastrophe."... -
Former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt may face genocide trial
World NowFormer Guatemalan dictator Gen. Efrain Rios Montt will appear in a civilian court Thursday to face possible prosecution on genocide charges stemming from the army's "scorched earth" civil war campaign of the 1980s.... -
Another military official replaces civilian in El Salvador
World NowEl Salvador’s president, Mauricio Funes, has named a newly retired military man to head the National Civilian Police, stoking protests from opponents who say such an appointment violates the spirit of peace accords that ended the nation’s... -
Former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt faces genocide charges
World NowEfrain Rios Montt, the former dictator of Guatemala who oversaw one of the nation's bloodiest periods, will stand trial on genocide charges and other crimes stemming from a 36-year civil war, a judge rules.... -
Notorious police figure from Mexico's 'dirty war' dies
World NowMexico "Dirty War" police: The arrest in 2004 of former police commander Miguel Nazar Haro stirred hopes that a top official would finally be held accountable for the killings and disappearances of leftist dissidents during Mexico's so-called Dirty War.... -
Suicide bombing at Baghdad funeral kills 32 people
World NowA suicide car bomb detonated Friday at a busy Baghdad intersection as a funeral procession was passing by, killing 32 people and injuring 65, authorities said.... -
Writers from around the world offer support to Mexican journalists
World NowREPORTING FROM MEXICO CITY -- He survived. Television journalist Hector Gordoa was on assignment, covering a prison riot, when he was kidnapped by a drug gang in 2010. Police eventually rescued him, and he is one of the rare Mexican journalists to live to...
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