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THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH IN TURKEY: A VICTIM OF SYSTEMATIC EXPROPRIATION

March 16, 2005 - 2360 Rayburn House Office Building

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Witnesses:

Name	Title	Affiliation
Hon. Christopher H. Smith	Co-Chairman	Helsinki Commission
Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton	Member	Helsinki Commission
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios	Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America and Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarch
Rabbi Arthur Schneier	President	Appeal of Conscience Foundation
Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick	Catholic Archbishop of Washington
Dr. Anthony Limberakis	M.D., National Commander	Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle
Dr. Bob Edgar	General Secretary	National Council of Churches

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Turkey's Efforts to Undermine Greek Orthodox Church Focus of Helsinki Commission Briefing Press Release

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