ANCA Press Releases: 2001

Alabama Governor Retracts Original and Revised “Turkish Tragedy Day” Proclamation

WATERTOWN, MA — Alabama Governor Don Siegelman on October 3 retracted an August 8 proclamation regarding Turkey, as well as a subsequent August 28 revised proclamation, due to historical inaccuracies.

Oct 3, 2001

BROWNBACK CALLS ON PRESIDENT BUSH TO WAIVE SECTION 907

Praises Azerbaijan for "Stabilizing" Region; Applauds Aliyev for doing "Whatever it Takes" in the War on Terrorism

Oct 3, 2001

CBS NEWS CORRECTS REPORT MISTAKENLY LINKING ARMENIA TO BIN LADEN TERRORIST NETWORK

"Armenia is a victim of, not a base for terrorist activity." -- Marcy McGinnis, Senior Vice President of CBS News Coverage Correction Follows Nationwide ANCA Media Campaign

Oct 2, 2001

ANCA CALLS ON PRESIDENT BUSH TO DEFEND SECTION 907; PRESS AZERBAIJAN TO LIFT BLOCKADES ON ARMENIA AND KARABAGH

Congressional Armenian Caucus Asks Secretary of State to Maintain Restrictions on U.S. Aid to Azerbaijan

Oct 1, 2001

POPE CONDEMNS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE; REJECTS TURKISH GOVERNMENT PRESSURE

ANCA Welcomes Statement Made During Pontiff’s Visit to Armenia

Sep 27, 2001

ANCA–WR ESTABLISHES HATE CRIME WATCH

Armenian Americans Urged to Report Hate Crimes, Hate Incidents

Sep 26, 2001

ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACKS IN LETTER TO CONGRESSIONAL ARMENIAN CAUCUS

“The U.S. can count on Armenia’s complete solidarity and concrete cooperation in the long term campaign to fight the evil of terrorism.” -- Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian

Sep 24, 2001

“SYSTEM OF A DOWN” FINDS NEW WAYS TO EDUCATE AMERICANS ABOUT THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Los Angeles Based New Metal Band Reaches #1 on Billboard Charts

Sep 24, 2001

Hartford Mayor Issues Apology for “Turkish Zafer Holiday” Proclamation

WATERTOWN, MA – After a major statewide grassroots effort focused on setting the historical record straight, the Mayor of Hartford, Michael P. Peters, issued a formal apology to the Greek and Armenian

Sep 6, 2001

ANCA ER Urges Hartford Mayor to Set the Historical Record Straight

Letter Addresses Proclamation for the “Turkish Zafer Holiday”

Sep 4, 2001

ANCA Press Releases: 2001

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