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Father '''Yusuf Akbulut''' is a ] ] from St. Mary's Church in ],].<ref>, ], December 21-23, 2000.</ref><ref></ref> | |||
He was arrested by Turkish authorities after stating in an interview that he believed ], ] and ] have been victims of a ] by Turkey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/persecution/pch0028.html|title=Who Remembers the Armenians?|comment=historical retrospective|author=Nicholas Jubber}}</ref> | |||
A native of Anıtlı (Hah), a village in ] district, Father Yusuf Akbulut was approached in October 2000 by reporters from the ] ] and questioned as to his views regarding the ]. Father Akbulut responded that not only Armenians but Assyrians were also massacred and, as a direct consequence of his response being made public, he was arrested and charged with inciting racial hatred.<ref></ref><ref>http://www.anca.org/action_alerts/actionalerts.php?aaid=14</ref> He was released after Turkey came under pressure from ] groups and a campaign organized by Assyrians, Armenians, Greeks and ]. <ref></ref> | |||
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