050506 - New act of vandalism NEW ACT OF VANDALISM

Jean Eckian, Paris-France, Anca-Australia

Tuesday May 3, 2005, the commemorative plaque of the Armenian Genocide, inaugurated April 24 last one in the park of Meadowbank Memorial, in Ryde (Australia), ), was pulled out of his support by unknown vandals. The municipality of Ryde which had recognized the Armenian Genocide officially, April 12, 2005, is in emotion, as well as the Armenian community.

This year, several acts of profanation sullied the commemorations of the Genocide. In Marseilles (France), April 11, 2005 (insulting on the stele) - Sâo Paulo (Brazil), April 23, 2005 (five gun shots on the monument) - Lviv (Ukraine), April 26, 2005 (anti Armenian insultings on the walls of the church).

Let us recall that other unqualifiable acts also occurred in the past. In 2002 and 2003 : Profanation of Armenian graves to Krasnodar (Russia), April 19, 2002 and in March 2003. Profanation of graves to the Armenian cemetery of Bakou in October 2002. Profanation of the memorial monument in Vienna (France) by paint throws (April 2003). Profanation of the memorial Komitas to Paris (France), April 26, 2003 (Turkish flags recover the statue of the
Father Komitas).
And also : Insults and turkish attacks on Armenians to Valence (France), November 27, 2004. Attacks of azeris hackers on the Websites of Armenia and NetArmenie (March-April 2005). Racist insults on the Website Imprescriptible.fr (April 2005)

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