ISTANBUL OFFICE OF ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION PROTESTS
AGAINST TURKEY’S OFFICIAL POLICY ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

YEREVAN, APRIL 25. ARMINFO. The ethnic cleansing carried out 90 years
ago in Ottoman Turkey resulted in the annihilation of the Christian
nations living in the territory of Anatolia with most of them being
Armenians. A whole country, a whole social layer with churches,
schools, arts, crafts, theaters, cemeteries was erased from geographic
maps, the web-site of Hay Tert reports the Istanbul Office of the
Association for Human Rights Protection as saying.

In early XX each 5th resident of Istanbul was non-Muslim while today
the figure 2/1,000. Even though as many as 90 years have passed since
the Armenian Genocide Turkey still keeps silence on the matter and
pressures and threatens whoever tries to express his relevant
opinion. Turkey’s propaganda is openly anti-Armenian and encourages
hatred, hostility and vengeance against Armenians. And so Turkish
citizens of Armenian origin live under constant strain and fear.

The Istanbul Office of the Association protests against Turkey’s state
policy on Apr 24, supports free public discussion and expression
concerning the historical past and expects supports in the matter from
all individuals and organizations supporting democracy and human
rights respect.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress