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Armenian genocide memorial - some MEPs question whether there was a genocide (Photo: Wikipedia)

Rehn warns France against adopting Armenia genocide law

EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn has warned France on its planned adoption of a law making it a crime to deny the Armenian genocide, saying it may mean that people could "end up in prison in an EU member state" for expressing their views.

The French parliament will on Thursday (12 October) vote on a law proposed by the country's socialists which would penalise the denial of the 1915 Armenian genocide, in a move which has sparked anger in Turkey and strong concern in the European ...

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Armenian genocide memorial - some MEPs question whether there was a genocide (Photo: Wikipedia)

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