Famous Russian journalist Vladimir Pozner is in Yerevan on the occasion of the Armenian Genocide Centennial.

171 PACE delegates joined the written declaration on “Commemoration of Centennial of the Armenian Genocide” authored by French delegate René Rouquet by paying tribute to the memory of 1.5 million innocent victims.

Levon Zurabyan made a speech at the PACE plenary sitting, after which with his suggestion the participants of the PACE plenary sitting honored the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims with a minute of silence.

Mr. Hovhannisian thinks that the Diaspora has a big role in the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, and if the Diaspora didn’t exist, the Genocide would be forgotten, “With its limited capabilities the Diaspora fights against the denial policy and has had much success.”

On April 24 a rally will be held in Moscow on the occasion of 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. It has been organized by the Union of Armenians in Russia in coordination with the municipal authorities.

On June 24, 2014 a criminal case was instituted in RA Police GID Yerevan City Investigation Department Erebuni Investigation Division pursuant to part 1, Article 112 and Article 118 of RA Criminal Code on incident of causing heavy damage with premeditation to Tital A.’s health and causing bodily injuries not containing features of little damage to Khane Sh.’s health on June 12, 2014 during a quarrel started about an everyday problem.

“I regret to say that I am representing a country, which government today refuses to recognize the Armenian Genocide, I think it is a shame,” announced member of House of Lords of Great Britain, Baroness Caroline Cox during the International Forum “Against the Crime of Genocide. “It is a little bit joyful, that Wales and Scotland have recognized the Genocide, and they are parts of Great Britain.”

Russian lawmaker thinks that everything must be done in order not to make this topic a reason for conflict, “Unification of efforts must be the priority against the crime of Genocide. We are guided by the principle of maintaining historical memory.”

An unprecedented event was held at the US Congress in connection with commemoration of the Armenian Genocide victims: for an entire hour the Congressman Adam Schiff read names of Armenian Genocide victims at US Congress.

“Turks do not recognize the Armenian Genocide as they are afraid of material demand”, thinks Nikolai Ryzhkov, Co-chairman of the Russian–Armenian Commission on inter-parliamentary cooperation.

During these days numerous events dedicated to the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide are held in Armenia and various countries, more and more parliaments of different countries recognize and condemn the Genocide.

Influential senators and congressmen of the US gathered to pay tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide.

The interlocutors discussed issues related to life in Artsakh and regional processes.

Republican Levon Martirosyan does not see any similarities between the political regimes in Armenia and Azerbaijan because he says ‘we do not have political prisoners in Armenia

Armenia’s Court of Appeals today refused to set free Varuzhan Avetisyan, another arrested member of the Founding Parliament movement that is going to start street protests against the regime starting April 24.

The journalists asked the police officers guarding the area to call the security officers to order but their request was left unattended.

Addressing the parliament sitting on April 22, Parliament President Doris Bures said “April 24, 1915 marks the beginning of persecutions and arrests of Armenian intellectuals and leaders, which ended in genocide.”

rmenian lawmaker Arpine Hovhannisyan is handing forget-me-nots – a chosen symbol of commemoration of the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide –to PACE delegates in Strasbourg.

Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officers from Sweden, Russia, Estonia, Belgium, Greece, Lithuania, Slovakia, Serbia, Georgia and Artsakh are due to arrive in Armenia to participate in the commemorative events.

A police car today followed the members of the Founding Parliament movement for two hours before stopping them in central Yerevan.

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This forum is one of the central events to mark the Armenian Genocide Centennial.

“The secretary of the Turkish delegation took the souvenirs,” Vahan Babayan, an Armenian lawmaker, a member of the Armenian delegation of PACE, wrote on his Facebook account.

Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian today participated in the meeting of Serzh Sargsyan and Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe.