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Macron proposes day of commemoration for Rwanda genocide

Sun, 07 Apr 2019 18:25:45 +0200

French President Emmanuel Macron proposed an annual day of commemoration for the Rwanda genocide on Sunday as the African nation marked 25 years since the massacres of the minority Tutsi community.

France drops probe into attack that sparked Rwanda genocide: legal source

Wed, 26 Dec 2018 12:10:03 +0100

French judges have dropped their long-running investigation into the deadly 1994 attack on former Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana, which sparked the country's genocide, a legal source told AFP on Wednesday.

Rwanda accuses 22 French officers over 1994 genocide

Tue, 01 Nov 2016 15:59:36 +0100

Rwanda has published a list of 22 French officers it accuses of helping plan and execute the 1994 genocide, in the latest sign of deteriorating relations between the two countries.

French general testifies in Rwanda massacre probe

Sun, 07 Feb 2016 17:13:01 +0100

A French general has testified for the first time in a probe into the role of French forces during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, sources close to the case said Sunday.

Hollande urges Turkey over Armenian genocide

Fri, 24 Apr 2015 13:13:59 +0200

French president François Hollande has urged Turkey to end its refusal to recognise the massacre of Armenians during World War One.

France to free Rwandan genocide suspect

Sat, 04 Apr 2015 11:22:29 +0200

France will release a man accused of involvement in the 1994 Rwanda massacre after the Paris appeal court ruled in his favour on Friday, his lawyer said.

Rwanda lashes out at France over genocide

Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:54:00 +0200

Rawanda's president took a swipe at French leaders on Monday during a speech commemorating the 1994 genocide, reigniting the controversy over the France's role in the killing that claimed 800,000 lives. His words drew an angry response from Paris.

Rwanda: Landmark trial opens in France

Tue, 04 Feb 2014 09:08:00 +0100

The landmark trial of a former Rwandan army captain charged with complicity in the 1994 genocide kicked off in Paris on Tuesday, the first of its kind in France.

France arrests Rwanda genocide suspect

Sun, 14 Jul 2013 11:52:05 +0200

French police have arrested a former Rwandan colonel wanted for his alleged role in the east African nation's 1994 genocide, his lawyer said Saturday.

France orders first trial of Rwandan over genocide

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:54:00 +0200

A French court has for the first time ordered a Rwandan to face trial over the country's 1994 genocide, judicial sources told the AFP news agency on Monday.

Court strikes down Armenian genocide law

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:11:00 +0100

France's top court ruled on Tuesday that a law backed by President Nicolas Sarkozy to punish denial of the Armenian genocide was unconstitutional as it infringed on freedom of expression.

Sarkozy to re-draft genocide bill if rejected: ministers

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:15:00 +0100

President Nicolas Sarkozy will immediately submit a new draft of a law punishing denial of the Armenian genocide if France's top judicial body rejects it, two ministers told AFP on Wednesday.

French senators block Armenia genocide law

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:31:00 +0100

A group of French senators said on Tuesday they had asked the constitutional council to examine a new law that punishes denial of the Armenian genocide, effectively suspending the legislation.

Senate backs Armenia genocide denial ban

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:35:00 +0100

French senators have passed a bill outlawing the denial of Armenian genocide in 1915, with a seething Turkey slamming the move and warning of consequences while Armenia hailed a day "written in gold."

Turkey business leaders warn France over genocide bill

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:09:00 +0100

Turkish business leaders warned France on Sunday that its adoption of a law criminalizing denial of the Armenian genocide would have devastating consequences for trade ties.