  TURKEY DEMANDS THAT MICROSOFT ENCARTA'S ENTRY ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BE CENSOREDAugust 16, 2000 - 18:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 16.08.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The leading publication for the academic community of the USA, The Chronicle for Higher Education, reports that the Turkish government pressures Microsoft's on-line encyclopedia, Encarta (www.encarta.com), to remove all the records about the Armenian Genocide of 1915.The Turkish government has demanded that any mention of the Armenian Genocide be removed from the entry dealing with Armenia, written by Ronald Grigor Suny, and from the article on genocide, written by Helen Fein. According to the article, published in Chronicle, Microsoft approached both these authors to rewrite their entries. Both Mr. Suny and Ms. Fein rejected these requests and have openly discussed Turkey's pressure tactics with reporters from the Chronicle. -0-   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
