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Talaat Pasha’s Assassination in the Press: Newspaper Clippings from a Century...
Editor’s note: March 15, 2021 marked the 100th anniversary of the assassination of Talaat Pasha, the mastermind of the Armenian Genocide, by Soghomon Tehlirian in Berlin. The Armenian Weekly asked Dr....
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In Memory of Melkon Yessaillian
Melkon Yessaillian Melkon Yessaillian, a longtime resident of Westwood, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at home on March 10, 2021. He was 91 years old. He was born in the wheat fields of historic...
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Armenian Museum of America launches fourth virtual series with focus on early...
Mardiros Der Sarkis Tashjian, along with one of the record labels from his 1909 recording for Columbia Phonograph Company (Photo Credit: Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives) WATERTOWN, Mass.—The...
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37 Senators join Chairman Menendez in calling on President Biden to recognize...
WASHINGTON, DC –A bipartisan group of 37 Senators has joined Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) in calling on President Biden to follow the lead of Congress in fully and...
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AYF DC “Freedom Caravan” demands Azerbaijan’s immediate release of Armenian...
WASHINGTON, DC – The Washington DC Armenian community demanded the immediate release of over 200 Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian captives with a protest and “Freedom Caravan” organized by...
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Dr. Khatchig Mouradian to discuss concentration camps at Colgate University...
Dr. Khatchig Mouradian will be giving a virtual talk titled “Concentration Camps during the Armenian Genocide: A Comparative Perspective” at Colgate University on April 1, 4:30pm EST. Co-sponsored by...
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Armenia Tree Project receives EU grant
Armenia Tree Project (ATP) has been awarded a 695,000 euro grant from the European Union (EU) to increase environmental protection and climate change adaptation capacities in Armenia’s small regional...
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Self-care, community resilience and vaccines addressed at ARS of Eastern USA...
ARS of Eastern USA Seminar 2021 On Saturday, March 20, over 80 community members participated in a virtual seminar organized by the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of Eastern USA aimed at helping members...
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Why did the Superior Court reject Governor’s denial of Sassounian’s pardon?
Hampig Sassounian Last month, California Superior Court Judge William C. Ryan rejected Gov. Gavin Newsom’s refusal to accept the parole board’s decision to release Hampig Sassounian from jail. I was...
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Armenia and India’s Vision of “North-South Corridor”: A Strategy or a “Pipe...
On March 8, the Indian Ambassador to Iran Gaddam Dharmendra announced that India is planning on connecting the Chabahar port (a seaport in southeast Iran, heavily invested in by India) and the Indian...
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In Memoriam: Aghavni Assilian
Aghavni Assilian (1926 – 2021) Aghavni Zartarian, widow of Krikor Assilian since 2007, passed away peacefully of natural causes in Beirut during the early hours of March 15, 2021. Aghavni was born on...
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Connecticut Armenian community to commemorate Armenian Genocide virtually
The Armenian Genocide Commemoration Committee of Connecticut has announced that it will be honoring the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide on April 24. The virtual program will be held over...
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A pandemic and war: reflections from the AYF Central Executive
2020 was a difficult year, to say the least. A global pandemic forced the organization to operate virtually beginning in April and the first-ever cancellation of the annual AYF Olympic Games. Our...
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ANCA-ER provides human rights update on POWs, MIAs and human rights violations
On Sunday, March 21, the Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region (ANCA-ER), in partnership with the Armenian Legal Center for Justice and Human Rights and the Armenian Youth Federation...
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Armenia faces third wave of coronavirus cases
7 day average of COVID-19 cases in Armenia (Photo: Armenian Public Health/Araz Chiloyan) Armenian health officials are sounding the alarm of a third wave of COVID-19 cases just as the country commences...
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“The language became our home”: Armenian refugees teach virtual language classes
Once a week Anahid Dakessian and Adham Smart meet over Zoom to share Western Armenian idioms. Smart, who lives in London, calls his Conversation Partner in Yerevan, who teaches him idioms and slang...
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The Hagia Sophia and Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism
The Hagia Sophia, 2014 (Photo: Adli Wahid/Unsplash) To the secularized world, Erdoğan’s decision last year to convert a UNESCO museum into a mosque came as an unpleasant surprise, especially as it was...
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AYF Central Executive, Worcester Steering Committee planning for 2021 AYF...
The AYF Central Executive (CE) and 2021 Worcester Steering Committee wanted to provide a brief update on the 2021 AYF Olympic Games. The CE is actively pursuing all options and courses of actions at...
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NAASR, Project SAVE to present screening and discussion of documentary...
BELMONT, Mass.—The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) and Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives will present an online film screening panel discussion of the documentary...
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Book Presentation: Tatul Hakobyan’s “Valley of Death: A 44-Day Catastrophe”
Tatul Hakobyan FAIR LAWN, NJ—On Saturday, March 27 at 5:30 PM, St. Leon Armenian Church will host its first hybrid event with an in-person and virtual audience. Journalist and author Tatul Hakobyan...
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