Thousands Protest Protocols, Urge Court to Reject Documents

Thousands marched Monday to Armenia’s Constitutional Court during a demonstration organized by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, urging the high court to invalidate the documents.

Posted in Featured, From Armenia, NewsComments (0)

New Poll Finds Majority in Armenia Still Oppose Protocols

A majority of Armenians continue to be against the Armenia-Turkey Protocols, according to a recent poll, conducted by the non-parliamentary Human Rights 96 organization, news.am reported Friday.

Posted in From Armenia, NewsComments (0)

Armenia Threatens To Annul Agreements With Turkey

Armenia on Thursday explicitly threatened to walk away from its landmark agreements with Turkey if Ankara continues to make their implementation conditional on the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Posted in NewsComments (0)

“Votch” Campaign in Yerevan Pledges Increased Activism Against the Protocols

A grouping of 14 political parties and dozens of organizations opposing the ratification of the Turkey-Armenia protocols gathered at the Erebouni business center Tuesday to discuss future activities and efforts now that the protocols are awaiting approval by Armenia’s Constitutional Court.

Posted in From Armenia, NewsComments (1)

ARF to Sue Armenian Government on Protocols

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Supreme Council of Armenia announced Tuesday that after receiving the authorities’ response on questions regarding the process of the Armenia-Turkey rapprochement, it plans to sue the government to prove the Foreign Ministry’s and government’s unconstitutional actions.

Posted in From Armenia, NewsComments (0)

Town Halls Raise Awareness on Next Steps Against Protocols

Town hall meetings have begun throughout the Western United States to inform Armenian communities of the current state of negotiations between Armenia and Turkey and the steps being taken to prevent the ratification of dangerous agreements between the two countries, the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) reported on Saturday.

Posted in NewsComments (0)

Historical Commission an Attempt to Deny Armenian Genocide, Say Former IAGS Presidents

The recent signing of protocols by the governments of Armenia and Turkey that was brokered by leading states of the international community marks the beginning of a process that would lead to establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries. Constituencies in both countries find some or all of the protocols problematic. We the former presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars write to you to express our concern about one of them: the establishment of a historical commission to study the fate of the Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire in 1915.

Posted in NewsComments (0)

Armenian American Leaders Confront Prime Minister on Protocols at ArmTech ‘09

On Nov. 6, representatives from five prominent Bay Area Armenian-American organizations met with the Armenian Prime Minister, Tigran Sargsyan, who was in Silicon Valley from November 5-8 attending the government sponsored ArmTech Congress ‘09.

Posted in NewsComments (0)

ANCA Urges Nationwide Call-In Day in Support of Senate Armenian genocide Resolution

The Armenian National Committee of America’s (ANCA) ‘Countdown to Erdogan’ moves from the internet to phone lines on Thursday, November 12 with the launch of a National Call-In Day to encourage Senators to cosponsor and work for the adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution, S.Res.316.

Posted in News, Take ActionComments (0)

AYF Briefs Youth on Second Phase of Anti-Protocols Campaign

-On November 4th, over 100 members of the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) and ARF Shant Student Association (SSA) packed the halls of the Pasadena Armenian Center for a special discussion regarding the Armenia-Turkey protocols. The meeting was called by the AYF Central Executive in order to evaluate recent developments and outline the next steps in the campaign to stop the protocols.

Posted in NewsComments (0)

Citizens From 60 Countries Voice Opposition to Protocols Through International Petition

The European Armenian Federation takes note of the fact that the Armenian Nation is all in all opposed in Armenia as well as in the Diaspora to the ratification of the protocols between Armenia and Turkey.

Posted in NewsComments (0)

Turkish Ambassador Cites Protocols in Renewed Attack on Genocide Resolution

On Friday, Oct. 23, Turkey’s Ambassador to the U.S. Nabi Sensoy, appearing on a Voice of America television news segment on the recent Senate introduction of the Armenian Genocide Resolution, cited the newly signed Turkey-Armenia protocols as a reason for his government’s intensifying campaign to block U.S. recognition of this crime against humanity, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

Posted in NewsComments (0)

mediagallery

activism3

protocols
readbetweenlinesvoiceconcerns
<ul><li><strong>woo_about_bio</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_about_gravatar</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_about_image</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_about_image_height</strong> - 80</li><li><strong>woo_about_image_width</strong> - 80</li><li><strong>woo_about_more</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_about_readmore</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_about_text</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_ads_rotate</strong> - false</li><li><strong>woo_ad_300_adsense</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_ad_300_image</strong> - http://www.woothemes.com/ads/woothemes-200x125.gif</li><li><strong>woo_ad_300_url</strong> - http://www.woothemes.com</li><li><strong>woo_ad_block_adsense</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_ad_block_image</strong> - http://www.woothemes.com/ads/woothemes-300x250-1.gif</li><li><strong>woo_ad_block_url</strong> - http://www.woothemes.com</li><li><strong>woo_ad_content</strong> - false</li><li><strong>woo_ad_content_adsense</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_ad_content_disable</strong> - false</li><li><strong>woo_ad_content_image</strong> - http://www.woothemes.com/ads/woothemes-468x60-2.gif</li><li><strong>woo_ad_content_url</strong> - http://www.woothemes.com</li><li><strong>woo_ad_header_adsense</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_ad_header_image</strong> - http://www.woothemes.com/ads/woothemes-468x60-2.gif</li><li><strong>woo_ad_header_url</strong> - http://www.woothemes.com</li><li><strong>woo_ad_image_1</strong> - http://www.woothemes.com/ads/woothemes-125x125-1.gif</li><li><strong>woo_ad_image_2</strong> - http://www.woothemes.com/ads/woothemes-125x125-2.gif</li><li><strong>woo_ad_image_3</strong> - http://www.woothemes.com/ads/woothemes-125x125-3.gif</li><li><strong>woo_ad_image_4</strong> - http://www.woothemes.com/ads/woothemes-125x125-4.gif</li><li><strong>woo_ad_mpu_adsense</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_ad_mpu_disable</strong> - true</li><li><strong>woo_ad_mpu_image</strong> - http://stoptheprotocols.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/JoghovrtayinHavakEngout1-Large1.jpg</li><li><strong>woo_ad_mpu_url</strong> - http://stoptheprotocols.com/2009/09/26/sept-27-public-rally-to-protest-protocols/</li><li><strong>woo_ad_top</strong> - false</li><li><strong>woo_ad_top_adsense</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_ad_top_disable</strong> - true</li><li><strong>woo_ad_top_image</strong> - wp-content/uploads/2009/09/JoghovrtayinHavakEngout1-Large.jpg</li><li><strong>woo_ad_top_url</strong> - http://stoptheprotocols.com/2009/09/21/sept-27-public-rally-to-protest-protocols/</li><li><strong>woo_ad_url_1</strong> - http://www.woothemes.com</li><li><strong>woo_ad_url_2</strong> - http://www.woothemes.com</li><li><strong>woo_ad_url_3</strong> - http://www.woothemes.com</li><li><strong>woo_ad_url_4</strong> - http://www.woothemes.com</li><li><strong>woo_alt_stylesheet</strong> - default.css</li><li><strong>woo_archive_link</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_author</strong> - false</li><li><strong>woo_auto_img</strong> - true</li><li><strong>woo_blog_subnavigation</strong> - false</li><li><strong>woo_cat_menu</strong> - false</li><li><strong>woo_cat_nav_1</strong> - false</li><li><strong>woo_content_archives</strong> - false</li><li><strong>woo_custom_css</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_custom_favicon</strong> - http://stoptheprotocols.com/wp-content/woo_uploads/9-stop_sign.png</li><li><strong>woo_exclude_pages_footer</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_exclude_pages_main</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_featured_category</strong> - Featured</li><li><strong>woo_featured_layout</strong> - large_no_ad.php</li><li><strong>woo_feat_alt_height</strong> - 85</li><li><strong>woo_feat_alt_width</strong> - 130</li><li><strong>woo_feat_entries</strong> - 5</li><li><strong>woo_feedburner_id</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_feedburner_url</strong> - http://feeds.feedburner.com/StopTheProtocols</li><li><strong>woo_gallery_dest</strong> - false</li><li><strong>woo_gallery_limit</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_gallery_slug</strong> - Select a page:</li><li><strong>woo_google_analytics</strong> - <script type=\"text/javascript\">
var gaJsHost = ((\"https:\" == document.location.protocol) ? \"https://ssl.\" : \"http://www.\");
document.write(unescape(\"%3Cscript src=\'\" + gaJsHost + \"google-analytics.com/ga.js\' type=\'text/javascript\'%3E%3C/script%3E\"));
</script>
<script type=\"text/javascript\">
try {
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(\"UA-8681157-3\");
pageTracker._trackPageview();
} catch(err) {}</script></li><li><strong>woo_header_layout</strong> - about.php</li><li><strong>woo_home</strong> - true</li><li><strong>woo_home_thumb_height</strong> - 57</li><li><strong>woo_home_thumb_width</strong> - 100</li><li><strong>woo_image_height</strong> - 170</li><li><strong>woo_image_single</strong> - true</li><li><strong>woo_image_width</strong> - 430</li><li><strong>woo_logo</strong> - http://stoptheprotocols.com/wp-content/woo_uploads/8-StopTheProtocolsEdit2.jpg</li><li><strong>woo_manual</strong> - http://www.woothemes.com/support/theme-documentation/gazette-edition/</li><li><strong>woo_nav_exclude</strong> - </li><li><strong>woo_recent_content</strong> - false</li><li><strong>woo_recent_posts</strong> - 4</li><li><strong>woo_related</strong> - true</li><li><strong>woo_resize</strong> - true</li><li><strong>woo_shortname</strong> - woo</li><li><strong>woo_show_carousel</strong> - true</li><li><strong>woo_show_content_archive</strong> - false</li><li><strong>woo_show_video</strong> - false</li><li><strong>woo_single_height</strong> - 180</li><li><strong>woo_single_width</strong> - 270</li><li><strong>woo_tabs</strong> - false</li><li><strong>woo_themename</strong> - Gazette</li><li><strong>woo_thumb_height</strong> - 64</li><li><strong>woo_thumb_width</strong> - 64</li><li><strong>woo_twitter_enable</strong> - true</li><li><strong>woo_twitter_username</strong> - woothemes</li><li><strong>woo_uploads</strong> - a:7:{i:0;s:66:"http://stoptheprotocols.com/wp-content/woo_uploads/9-stop_sign.png";i:1;s:78:"http://stoptheprotocols.com/wp-content/woo_uploads/8-StopTheProtocolsEdit2.jpg";i:2;s:69:"http://stoptheprotocols.com/wp-content/woo_uploads/7-protocolstem.PNG";i:3;s:77:"http://stoptheprotocols.com/wp-content/woo_uploads/6-StopTheProtocolsedit.jpg";i:4;s:77:"http://stoptheprotocols.com/wp-content/woo_uploads/5-StopTheProtocolsedit.jpg";i:5;s:73:"http://stoptheprotocols.com/wp-content/woo_uploads/4-StopTheProtocols.jpg";i:6;s:69:"http://stoptheprotocols.com/wp-content/woo_uploads/3-protocolstem.PNG";}</li><li><strong>woo_video_category</strong> - Videos</li></ul>