On 22 December 2011 , the National Assembly adopted a bill presented by Valérie Boyer , penalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide . This decision caused a controversy between France and Turkey . In the days that followed , she claimed to have received death and rape threats . No one was actually charged with these allegations . Turkish hackers took down the French Senate ’s website in order to protest the bill
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Valérie Boyer