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Shushi’s Ghazanchetsots Latest Casualty of Cultural Erasure
Attorneys representing Armenian prisoners of war and captives have published a list of 19 Armenians captured by the Azerbaijani military during and after the 2020 Artsakh War and subsequently murdered....
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Anoush Koon, Pari Yeraz: The Next Children’s Book for Your Armenian Library
It was 2016 when I published my first Armenian children’s book Ուրախ Խոզուկը (The Happy Piggy), and launched Kids Reading Armenian (KRA). The absence of Western Armenian board books for my then one...
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War, Genocide and the Power of Music: An Interview with Rita Tekeyan
The Armenian Weekly recently conducted the following interview with singer and musician Rita Tekeyan, who just released her new album “Green Line” the week of April 24. In the interview, the Lebanese...
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I see the point
Aved Bandazian When I was younger, my mother used to tell me stories about the Armenian Genocide and how her grandfather lived through it. I was always amazed, because I would think it was like a...
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ANC of Merrimack Valley embarks on new programs
Click to view slideshow. By Greg Minasian and Ara Jeknavorian ANC-MV co-chairs The ANC of Merrimack Valley (ANC-MV) recently held their annual get-together at the Watertown Agoump to review past...
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Why teach about genocide? “To improve our world.”
“Spyurk” by Jeff Bartell, unveiled during Attleboro Council on Human Rights’ commemoration of the Armenian Genocide on April 15, 2021 It was an honor to represent the Attleboro Public Schools at the...
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Understanding Russia’s Foreign Policy in the Age of Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: @KremlinRussia/Twitter, October 21, 2020) Understanding Russia’s foreign policy concept under the era of President Vladimir Putin is not easy. Many people...
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Planting hope in rural Armenia
ATP hires local villagers to assist in spring planting in Aznvadzor With many villagers unable to travel abroad for work due to the pandemic and socio-economic issues brought on by the recent war, the...
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Looking for inspiration? Find it in our youth.
The last few weeks in this column have been devoted to the metaphor of springtime and its relevance to our community. During the fall and winter periods of 2020, the Armenian nation suffered the...
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Tufenkian Foundation bids farewell to executive director Raffi Doudaklian
Raffi Doudaklian served as the executive director of the Tufenkian Foundation since 2016 (Photo: Civilnet) YEREVAN—The Tufenkian Foundation is preparing to bid farewell to its longtime executive...
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Urgent Call to Help Artsakh Refugees and Displaced Persons
Families waiting to return to Stepanakert after the end of the Artsakh War, November 22, 2020 (Photo: Areg Balayan, Government of Armenia) To: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for...
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Armenian Legal Center for Justice and Human Rights issues statement on the...
WASHINGTON, DC—The Armenian Legal Center for Justice and Human Rights (ALC) has announced the release of three prisoners of war (POWs) it represents before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in...
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Armenian Sisters Academy’s Genocide commemoration features State Senator...
RADNOR, Penn. – The Armenian Sisters Academy held its annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration on Friday, April 23. Due to the pandemic, attendance was restricted to students, faculty, staff and...
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Pennsylvania State Legislature reaffirms Armenian Genocide
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. — Pennsylvania State Senator Amanda Cappelletti introduced Senate Resolution 99 reaffirming the Commonwealth’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide on the heels of the 106th...
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First displaced family resettled through Armenian Resettlement Coalition
TAVUSH, ARMENIA—March 29 ushered in a new chapter for the Yesayans. Family, friends and fellow villagers joined the Armenian Resettlement Coalition partner organizations as they cut the ribbon on this...
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Rep. Chris Smith calls for $50,000,000 in direct US humanitarian aid to Artsakh
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) – the most senior member on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee – has called on House appropriators to allocate at least $50 million for food...
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ANC of NJ leads Genocide commemoration with national, state and local...
Left to Right- Congressman Josh Gottheimer, Mayor Mike Ghassali, State Senator Holly Schepisi, and State Senator Joe Lagana (Photo: Garine Koushagjian) MONTVALE, NJ – On Saturday April 24, the Armenian...
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Transcending the Armenian Community
When I was 15 years old, my brother and I went to a System of a Down concert and met some other Armenian kids who were carrying our country’s flag. As we were chatting, a stranger walked by and pointed...
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Why is the UN General Assembly President acting as a spokesman for Turkey?
Volkan Bozkir, President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (Photo via Twitter @UN_PGA, May 5, 2021) On May 5, 2021, the General Assembly of the United Nations held a meeting on...
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Bared Maronian’s Bloodless wins Golden Palm Award, Best Feature Documentary...
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – Bloodless: The Path to Democracy documentary feature film snatched two of the top awards at the 21st Beverly Hills Film Festival. Bloodless received the Golden Palm Award and Best...
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