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WEDNESDAY MARCH 15TH 2006 AT 6.30 PM : DEMONSTRATIONS IN PARIS, MARSEILLES AND THE FRENCH CITY OF VALENCE IN FRONT OF THE GERMAN EMBASSY AND CONSULATES AGAINST THE COMMEMORATIONS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN BERLIN FROM MARCH 15TH TO MARCH 19TH 2006 AND PAY TRIBUTE TO TALAAT ***** GERMANY MUST PREVENT THESE SHAMEFUL COMMEMORATIONS !!! http://www.armenews.com/article.php3?id_article=21211 DO THE SAME IN YEREVAN, WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, CHICAGO, MIAMI, LONDON, MANCHESTER, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, ATHENS, MOSCOW, BEIRUT, NICOSIA, DAMAS, TEHRAN, JERUSALEM, KIEV, MINSK, VILNIUS, SOFIA, VIENNA, PRAGUE, CAIRO, AMMAN, WARSAW, BUDAPEST, STOCKHOLM, MONTREAL, TORONTO, VANCOUVER...etc !!!

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Send a Free ANCA WebFax urging the Secretary of State to call on Azerbaijan to stop its destruction of the Djulfa Armenian cemetery - a unique and irreplaceable treasure of the world's cultural heritage. Just scroll down and fill out your name, address, email, signature and click "Send Message" http://capwiz.com/anca/issues/alert/?alertid=8329211&type=AN GIVE THIS INFORMATION TO ALL YOUR ARMENIAN AND NON-ARMENIAN FRIENDS !!!!!!!!!

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Aus: International Council of Monuments and Sites http://www.international.icomos.org/risk/2...rbaijan2002.htm Destruction of the Armenian Cemetery at Djulfa For a long time there have been complaints about the destruction of Armenian monuments and sites in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, three of the neighbouring countries of Armenia. A particularly sad example is the destruction of the Armenian cemetery in the former town of Djulfa, situated in the south of Nachitchevan, a region under the sovereignty of Azerbaijan. This cemetery, which had been in use from the early Middle Ages to the destruction of the town in 1605, was an outstanding testimony of Armenian culture because of thousands of tombstones mostly from the 15th and 16th centuries in the shape of so-called Khatchkars. The destruction process, which began in 1998 when 800 Khatchkars were removed, was temporarily halted following protests from UNESCO, but in November 2002 it was taken up again. When ICOMOS was informed and given photos of this barbaric act in a remote frontier area by RAA (Research on Armenian Architecture) in January 2003 and by ICOMOS Armenia in February 2003, the destruction, which cannot have been carried through without the consent of the Azerbaijan government, was already completed: "On January 10th Mr Haghnazarian [author of the following report] was called by the very distressed Armenian Bishop of Tabriz (Iran) who informed him that he went to the Iranian side of the river Araxes opposite the cemetery of Djulfa some days ago to see with his own eyes what had seemed incredible to him: The 1500-year-old cemetery had completely been flattened in the meantime." There only remains the hope that under the guidance of UNESCO it will be possible to investigate the situation on the spot and to take care of the remains of the tombstones, transported away by Azerbaijan railways probably to be used as material for building measures. Hopefully, strong protest will at least prevent the demolition of more Armenian heritage sites in Azerbaijan in the future. The intentional destruction of the cemetery of Djulfa should be considered as a crime against the common heritage of humanity. Apart from that all that remains is deep sorrow for the irreplaceable loss. Here is the report of RAA: Khatchkars are cross-stones about one metre wide and up to 2.50 metres high, richly decorated with Christian symbols, flowers and arabesque climbing plants as well as with subjects from daily life. These delicately engraved stones represent a 1500-year-old tradition of Armenian stone masons. Khatchkars are unique and were used as free-standing steles but also as ornaments in the masonry of Armenian churches and cloisters. Since the early Middle Ages they have been used as tombstones on cemeteries. One of the outstanding cemeteries because of the unusually great number of Khatchkars is the one in the former town of Djulfa (old name Djugha) in the south of Nachitchevan right on the bank of the river Araxes which forms the border to Iran. Alexander Rotes mentions this cemetery in his description of journeys in 1648 and reports of 10.000 fully decorated cross stones. In 1605 the Armenian people of Djulfa were forced by Shah Abbas to settle in Persia in order to have trade and commerce developed by them in his country. He destroyed the town to prevent their return, however left the cemetery untouched. At the beginning of the 20th century 6000 reclining and standing Khatchkars were still counted. After Armenia was incorporated into the Soviet Union Nachitchevan in the south of Armenia was declared a part of Azerbaijan at Stalin's and Lenin's behest in 1922. Nachitchevan is still under Azerbaijan's political sovereignty. During the Soviet reign this historically and culturally unique cemetery of Djulfa was not at all under the protection of historical monuments of Azerbaijan. On the contrary. After 1922 a large number of Khatchkars disappeared. Considering the close watch of the border of the prohibited military zone this could not have happened without the government's knowledge. And more destruction was yet to come. In November 1998 eye witnesses from the Iranian border zone observed tombstones being excavated by a crane and loaded onto railroad wagons on the cemetery grounds across the river Araxes. The ripped-up ground was then made even again by bulldozers. This destruction lasted for three weeks and about 800 Khatchkars were taken away. There is reason to believe that these cross-stones - if not destroyed right away - were used as building material for foundations of new houses to hide their removal. The transportation by the State Railway is clear evidence of the planned action by the Government of Azerbaijan. Protests on behalf of UNESCO and affiliated organisations finally put a stop to these barbarous activities. To our great regret the cultural outrage is going on. Reliable sources informed us that the destruction not only of the tombstones but also of the still existing, though greatly reduced churches and cloister grounds in the area was resumed on 9 November 2002. A great number of workmen are again dismantling valuable relics of Middle Age Christian culture partly by demolishing them and partly by taking them away on trucks to an unknown destination. And yet again this cannot be done without the permission of the government. One cannot avoid drawing a parallel to the fundamentally motivated destruction of the Buddha statues by the Taliban in Afghanistan, which was accompanied by world-wide protest. Similar to that case we are here confronted with the systematic obliteration of religious monuments of a foreign culture, the only difference being that the destruction in Nachitchevan concerns the European history of civilisation. Azerbaijan signed the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in 1993 and is represented in the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe. Azerbaijan consequently committed itself to the aims of this institution and should be asked to account for its action in Nachitchevan. Dr. Armen Haghnazarian Dr. Dieter Wickmann http://groong.usc.edu/news/msg132288.html Look at these pictures : http://www.cathcil.org/v04/doc/Photos/Pictures109.htm WE CAN'T ACCEPT THAT. WE MUST LOBBY THE UNESCO, THE UNO, THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND OUR DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTS TO STOP THIS CRIME AND PUNISH AZERBAIJAN. WE MUST INFORM THE MEDIAS OF THAT.

LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENT RECOGNIZES AND CONDEMNS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN OTTOMAN TURKEY YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15. ARMINFO. By 48 votes "pro" and 3 abstained the Lithuanian Parliament adopted today a resolution recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey. The resolution urges TUrkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide. The Lithuanian MPs stressed during the discussion that there is no sense in denying historical truth. A draft resolution to recognize the Armenian Genocide is also on the agenda of the Latvian Parliament. http://groong.usc.edu/news/msg132263.html

In France, every year voluntaries phone you to ask you how much you want to donate to the French Armenian Fund. (They find your family name in the White Pages). Then, they send you a form that you fill in with your check and you send it back to the French Armenian Fund. It entitles you to benefit from an income-tax cut. I think it should be applied in the Usa but also in Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela, Italy, Spain, Greece, UK, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Moldova, Australia, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait........etc Because Armenians live everywhere and like this they would feel involved. French Armenians have donated much more this year. Moreover, we should explain the aim of this action to our non-Armenian friends to incite them to participate in it .

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STATUE OF ATATURK IN ROME? AZG Armenian Daily #210 18/11/2005 Italians have decided to erect the statue of Ataturk. We should revolt about this tragic decision and write to the Mayor of Rome. The e-mail address of the Mayor of Rome Walter VELTRONI is: w.veltroni@comune.roma.it Please send the letter below to this address and don't forget to send a CC to the Armenian Community representatives at: email@comunitaarmena.it Mr Walter VELTRONI Lord Mayor of Rome It is with astonishment and indignation that we read in the newspaper that for the 67th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk death the City of Rome is going to erect a monument sacred to the memory of the founding father of the Turkish Republic in order to think about peace. We are do convinced that a City like Rome which is distinguished by a multiethnic and multicultural vocation should give anyone the possibility of expressing oneself but this without violating and trampling on the right to remembrance of others. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk has to his credit the fact of having modelled the today lay Turkish state but in achieving this target he has covered up for those who were responsible for the extermination of 1.5 million innocent Armenians, the first Genocide of the XX century. It is well known your great effort in favour of the right to remembrance of the Jewish Holocaust but we do wish the same effort to be spent in favour not just of us Armenians but of all those who have suffered and still suffer injustices. During the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, when the E.U. is confirming the recognition of the Genocide as essential for Turkey to be a member of Europe it is frustrating and immoral to see our right to remembrance trampled on. The Consiglio della Comunita Armena di Roma appeal to you aware that the way to peace and brotherhood can only be traced within the respect of sorrow, grief and remembrance. Awaiting your kind reply we ask for a meeting with our delegation. Yours faithfully. http://groong.usc.edu/news/msg129388.html Don't forget to sign this letter and send this information to all your friends. Thank you.

Our fight MUST go on !!!

I remind you that on November 17th the Edinburgh (Scotland) City Council's members could adopt a motion recognizing the Armenian Genocide. Turkish negationnists have been trying to prevent this motion's adoption for several weeks. During the international symposium that took place in Marseille on October 29th - 30th, it was told that it could be a very important step towards the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the United Kingdom. That's why it is necessary for us to act in order to achieve this aim. I've just sent a message to all the members of the Edinburgh City Council. Here it is : Dear Councillor, I strongly support Edinburgh City Council Leadership's decision to introduce a motion recognizing the Armenian genocide on November 17th 2005. During the Armenian genocide, more than 1.5 million of Armenian civilians were massacred, beheaded, tortured, raped and ripped up by Turkish soldiers. 90 years after, Turkey still denies the Armenian genocide, occupies the greater part of ancient Armenia, maintains a negationnist policy and spreads it throughout the world. The Armenian genocide has officially been recognized by the United Nations, the European parliament and many states like France, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Armenia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Poland, Lebanon, Russia, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, Uruguay and the Vatican City. Moreover, 38 states of the USA, the Australian state of New South Wales and the greatest historians in the world have recognized it too. I hope that the Edinburgh City Council will do the same on November 17th 2005 as well as the parliaments of Scotland and Britain very soon. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully. Benjamin Kasparian, France. We MUST help our brothers and sisters who live in the United Kingdom because they're not many and their influence is restricted. I give you the email adresses of all the members of the Edinburgh City Council. It is necessary to lobby them to adopt this motion. Here they are : ian.murray@edinburgh.gov.uk;trevor.davies@edinburgh.gov.uk;paul.edie@edinburgh.g ov.uk;jack.odonnell@edinburgh.gov.uk;kingsley.thomas@edinburgh.gov.uk;iain.whyte@ edinburgh.gov.uk;elaine.aitken@edinburgh.gov.uk;ken.harrold@edinburgh.gov.uk;gord on.munro@edinburgh.gov.uk;donald.anderson@edinburgh.gov.uk;marilyne.maclaren@edin burgh.gov.uk;maureen.child@edinburgh.gov.uk;mark.mcinnes@edinburgh.gov.uk;brian.f allon@edinburgh.gov.uk;steve.cardownie@edinburgh.gov.uk;william.fitzpatrick@edinb urgh.gov.uk;george.grubb@edinburgh.gov.uk;donald.wilson@edinburgh.gov.uk;eric.mil ligan@edinburgh.gov.uk;allan.jackson@edinburgh.gov.uk;alastair.paisley@edinburgh. gov.uk;dougie.kerr@edinburgh.gov.uk;phil.wheeler@edinburgh.gov.uk;kate.mackenzie@ edinburgh.gov.uk;jim.lowrie@edinburgh.gov.uk;ian.berry@edinburgh.gov.uk;andrew.sc obbie@edinburgh.gov.uk;elizabeth.maginnis@edinburgh.gov.uk;bill.cunningham@edinbu rgh.gov.uk;marjorie.thomas@edinburgh.gov.uk;ian.perry@edinburgh.gov.uk;andrew.bur ns@edinburgh.gov.uk;shami.khan@edinburgh.gov.uk;fred.mackintosh@edinburgh.gov.uk; lawrence.marshall@edinburgh.gov.uk;ewan.aitken@edinburgh.gov.uk;frank.russell@edi nburgh.gov.uk;michael.dixon@edinburgh.gov.uk;allan.laing@edinburgh.gov.uk;jason.r ust@edinburgh.gov.uk;george.hunter@edinburgh.gov.uk;john.longstaff@edinburgh.gov. uk;tom.ponton@edinburgh.gov.uk;robert.aldridge@edinburgh.gov.uk;lorna.shiels@edin burgh.gov.uk;jenny.dawe@edinburgh.gov.uk;sheila.gilmore@edinburgh.gov.uk;phil.att ridge@edinburgh.gov.uk;sue.tritton@edinburgh.gov.uk;liz.o'malley@edinburgh.gov.uk;lesley.hinds@edinburgh.gov.uk;david.guest@edinburgh. gov.uk;ricky.henderson@edinburgh.gov.uk;gordon.f.mackenzie@edinburgh.gov.uk;david .j.walker@edinburgh.gov.uk;robert.cairns@edinburgh.gov.uk;chris.wigglesworth@edin burgh.gov.uk You can also find this list on the following website : http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/CEC/Member_Ser.../list_of_c.html Please give this information to all your friends. It is urgent !!! Thank you very much.

Paris is not burning !!! CNN special correspondents should be ashamed of themselves. They give such a distorted image of the events. They just want to take revenge on France's decision not to take part in Iraq war. Therefore, everything is accentuated. Shame on them ! The situation is much more dangerous in the suburbs of LA, NYC or Chicago. As far as i am concerned, my life hasn't changed. I live in the second largest French city and i can go anywhere at anytime, there is NO danger ! It took place in some cities but there are 36 000 cities and towns in France.

http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=1...date=2005-11-01 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ European Armenian Youth Forum opened in Marseilles October 29. The event is organized within the framework of the 60th anniversary of the Armenian Youth of France (JAF) organization, reported the Press Service of the Armenian MFA. Delegations from 12 European countries, Argentine, Uruguay, Turkey, Russia, who were invited as guests, young people from Armenia took part in the forum. Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian have sent congratulation messages to forum participants. Bouche du Rhone Supreme Council Chairman, Senator Jean Noel Guerini, MPs, senators, city mayors, leaders of Armenian Apostolic Church German and British Dioceses, many Armenian Diaspora representatives were present at the event. Armenian Ambassador to France Edvard Nalbandyan made a welcoming speech at the official opening ceremony. He urged young people to be exemplary citizens of their countries and keep in touch with the Fatherland uniting around the Armenian statehood. Look at the pictures of this event : http://www.yevrobatsi.org/st/item_report.php?r=7&id=165 http://www.yevrobatsi.org/st/item_report.php?r=7&id=166

Does it work now ?

Where were your ancestors born ???

Sireli paregamnere, I don't understand why it doesn't work with you. First, you have to click on "Registration" and fill "Your email", "Your password", "Confirm your password", "Select your country" and click on "Submit". Then, you'll receive an email and you'll have to confirm your registration. Then, you'll have to "add a parent" and fill "Surname", "First name", "Birthplace", "Region" and click on "Submit". For example, click on Erzurum on the map and you"ll find my great-grand-father who was beheaded by the Turks : Toros Kasparian from Erzurum.

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