House Resolution Goes Beyond Genocide
Recognition Seeking Truth and Justice
By Harut Sassounian
Publisher, The California Courier

In a welcome move, four members of the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a resolution that advocates a new approach for the pursuit of Armenian rights in Congress, going beyond genocide recognition.

This new bipartisan initiative, introduced by Congressmen David Valadao (R-CA), [...]

From Al-Monitor:
On Wednesday [April 24] the world will mark the 98th anniversary of the genocide carried out against the Armenians by the Ottoman Empire. As it does every year, this year, too, Israel will be silent. The Jewish state, which just two weeks ago [April 8] honored the 6 million Jews who perished in the [...]

From Huffington Post:
The world can be a dark and scary place sometimes, but this video of spectators bursting into song after New Zealand legalized gay marriage has restored our faith in humanity (at least for today).
On Wednesday, New Zealand’s Parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage in a 77 to 44 vote. As lawmakers applauded the final [...]

From BBC UK:
Dozens of people, including police officers have been injured in unrest in Bahrain, on the second anniversary of a Saudi-led intervention in the gulf island state.
The Bahraini interior ministry reported that “domestic terrorists” had blocked roads and burnt cars.
The main opposition group, al-Wefaq, said that at least 35 protesters had been hurt, three [...]

From Truthdig.com
By Chris Hedges
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—I flew to Kansas City last week to see Tomas Young. Young was paralyzed in Iraq in 2004. He is now receiving hospice care at his home. I knew him by reputation and the movie documentary “Body of War.” He was one of the first veterans to publicly oppose the war [...]

From BBC
Security forces in the Yemeni city of Aden have fired on protesters calling for southern independence, killing at least four and wounding many others.
The demonstrations in the southern port city came on the first anniversary of the uncontested election of President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi.
Supporters of the president are holding a rival protest in the [...]

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ALL OUT FOR NATIONAL ANTI-KLAN PROTEST
IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2013!!
COME TO AN ANTI-KLAN DEMONSTRATION IN MEMPHIS, TN.!!

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION, on March 30, 2013
City Hall Plaza and Nathan Bedford Forrest Park (aka Univ. of Tennessee Health Services Park)
The Ku Klux Klan was founded as a racist terrorist organization in the 1860’s [...]

By Harut Sassounian
Publisher, The California Courier
Pres. Serzh Sargsyan’s comments generated much controversy last week when he reportedly stated at a campaign stop in Yerevan on Feb. 5 that ‘tseghasbanoutyoun’ (genocide) and ‘yeghern’ (atrocity) are synonymous. He asserted that Pres. Obama, without uttering the word ‘genocide,’ had said “everything.” The Armenian head of state was referring to [...]

From BBC UK
French-led troops in Mali have entered the historic city of Timbuktu encountering little resistance, French and Malian military sources say.But there are reports of thousands of ancient manuscripts being destroyed, with video footage of the library showing charred books and empty boxes.
French President Francois Hollande declared that the joint forces were “winning this [...]

From cnn.com
Photo credit: Fabrizio Costantini for The New York Times
As protesters descended on the Michigan Statehouse Tuesday, legislators passed a controversial “right-to-work” measure that would weaken unions’ power.
The House approved two bills, which the Senate already passed last week. Both chambers are dominated by Republicans.
Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican, has said he will sign the legislation, which [...]