Source: Published in The Armenian Observer weekly, March 24, 2010, page 4

An unprecedented case is being tried in the Armenian courts. For the first time ever a lawsuit against the denial of the Armenian Genocide within Armenia has been brought against an Armenian non-governmental organization. The “ARARAT” Center for Strategic Research is suing the Yerevan-based “Caucasus Institute” Foundation for publishing a book that contains an explicit denial of the Armenian Genocide. That a Yerevan-based Armenian organization would think of publishing denialist material is shocking enough. Yet, even more troubling is the handling of this case by the Armenian courts, which have implied that it is permissible to publicly deny the Armenian Genocide in Armenia.

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