Bill Challenges Turkey’s Restrictions on Armenian Genocide Speech COPENHAGEN,Denmark (A.
W.)—The Danish Parliament (Folketing) adopted a fresh resolution regarding the Armenian Genocide on Jan. 26, which recognizes the “tragic and bloody events that took position in eastern Anatolia in the period 1915-1923, or ” and states that the best way for reconciliation is through open dialogue on the basis of a “free and uncensored history research,including the release of all official documents from the period.” The Folketing Chamber (Photo: Johan Wessman) While the bill criticizes Turkey and the fact that the term “genocide” cannot freely be used by its citizens and media, it does not specifically label the Armenian Genocide as such—except for in its title. The bill also states that the Parliament “maintains its parliamentary tradition not to issue judgments about historical events.” After over two hours of discussion on the document brought to the Folketing agenda by Parliamentarians Nick Hækkerup, and Søren Espersen,Michael Aastrup Jensen, Henrik Dahl, and Martin Lidegaard,and Naser Khader, the Danish Parliament voted 89 to 9 with 11 abstentions to pass the degree. The Parliament confirms its decision no. V 54 of 19 May 2015 on the tragic and bloody events that took position in eastern [...]
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