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A Yerevan Boy Who Sleeps with a Toy Gun
A little boy in an underground shelter in Artsakh (Photo: Areg Balayan/Government of Armenia/Facebook, October 20, 2020) (The following poem was inspired by a heart-wrenching letter from a friend in...
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Artsakh’s Homes and Forests on Fire from Continuing Azeri Attacks
Sirens were blaring once again on Tuesday night as residential areas of Stepanakert and Shushi were set ablaze by Azerbaijan’s indiscriminate use of missiles following an intense day of battles at the...
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ANCA taking action against manufacturers of US parts found in Turkish drones...
WASHINGTON, DC — Battlefield evidence confirms that Turkey’s Bayraktar drones—deployed by Azerbaijan against civilians in Artsakh and Armenia—contain parts and technology from US firms, US-based...
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Kooyrigs’ Worldwide Effort to Deliver Essential Aid to Artsakh
Click to view slideshow. Every morning, Armenians in the diaspora brace themselves for new developments from the frontlines of Artsakh. Each day, we wake up to heart-shattering news: ceasefires broken,...
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Armenian Environmental Organizations Raise Alarm about Use of White...
YEREVAN—On Sept. 27, a full-blown war erupted between Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and Azerbaijan in the South Caucasus. The war, which has already taken the lives of thousands of soldiers in a few short...
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Michigan State Rep. Mari Manoogian retains seat in 40th House District
BIRMINGHAM, Mich.—State Representative Mari Manoogian won her re-election bid for State Representative in Michigan’s 40th House District on Election Day and issued the following statement: “In 2018,...
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One Unprecedented, Unimaginable Year
The United States House of Representatives passed H.Res. 296, the Armenian Genocide resolution! Such was the breaking news coming from our nation’s capital on October 29, 2019. And this was the...
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Armenian Forces Down More Drones, Aliyev Claims False Victory
STEPANAKERT—Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared victory in the second Karabakh War according to the Turkish state-owned news platform TRT World. “We have destroyed the myth of invincibility...
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An Open Letter to Members of the International Association of Genocide Scholars
Azerbaijan’s attacks on Shushi’s Ghazanchetsots Cathedral on October 8 were condemned by Armenian officials as a violation of international law and an attempt at eradicating the cultural presence of...
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Uncomfortably Numb
(Photo: Government of Armenia, October 14, 2020) It’s 5:40 p.m. We are sitting in the living room watching BBC World News. Suddenly we hear a familiar name—‘Nagorno-Karabakh.’ We inch closer to the TV...
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Never underestimate the resiliency of our people
(Photo: Armenian Government, October 12, 2020) There is a plethora of reasons to feel betrayed, sad, angry and even depressed. So let’s get it out of our system. Our peaceful and civilized nation has...
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What is “Remedial Secession” and why it is applicable to Nagorno-Karabakh?
(Photo: Government of Armenia, October 6, 2020) The principle of “Remedial Secession” is the modern manifestation of the principle of self-determination of a people, which entitles people who are...
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Mayor of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Recognizes Artsakh
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ — The mayor of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey passed a resolution on November 4, recognizing the Republic of Artsakh and its inalienable right to self-determination and condemning...
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Jason Sohigian joins Armenian Museum of America as Executive Director
Armenian Museum of America Executive Director Jason Sohigian (Photo: Tamar Barsamian) WATERTOWN, Mass.—After a lengthy search period, the Armenian Museum of America has recently hired Jason Sohigian as...
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Fort Lee, New Jersey City Council Recognizes Artsakh
BERGEN COUNTY, New Jersey — Borough of Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich passed a resolution on behalf of the mayor’s office and the city council on October 15, recognizing the Republic of Artsakh and its...
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Armenia Fighting Azerbaijan at Gates of Shushi
(Photo: David Ghahramanyan/Armenian Unified Infocenter, November 5, 2020) YEREVAN—Armenia’s army is bracing for a possible attack on Shushi as Azeri forces continue desperate attempts to reach the city...
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It’s Long Past Time to Tell the Truth
Click to view slideshow. It has been one month. One month of sleepless nights. One month of reading death tolls. One month of fundraising. One month of wondering why Armenians are facing another...
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Only the war
(Photo provided by the author, Watertown, 2020) I spent two hours Buffing away a century and a fifth Of corrosion from a doorknob, To get my mind Off the madness around me– So far, yet so close– While...
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Armenians defending Shushi, neutralizing Azeri assaults
(Photo: MoD of the Republic of Armenia, November 6, 2020) YEREVAN—Armenian forces in Artsakh repelled several attempted Azerbaijani armored incursions on Thursday evening and Friday, the Armenian...
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The hard pill to swallow and the outlook you need to have right now
Lake Sevan (Photo: Raffi Elliott) Last night, I had more than eight hours of sleep for the first time in 45 days. For 45 days, I went to the front, then behind the front, then the home front. I held...
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