President Trump Continues to Enforce Turkey’s Gag Rule; Fails to Mention...
Annual Commemorative Statement Fails to Properly Characterize Armenian Genocide WASHINGTON—Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian issued this response to...
View ArticleI Am Haroutiun: A Story of Survival
Special for the Armenian Weekly My grandfather Haroutiun Arabian was not destined to be one of the 1.5 million. Like many Armenians, he was born in an Armenian village in present-day Turkey. As best as...
View ArticleArmenian Feminism and Reconstructing the Post-Genocide National Identity
Special for the Armenian Weekly In post-genocide or post-catastrophe periods, women are often left out of the national collectivity. That is, in the gendered classification between public and private...
View ArticleSamantha Power: ‘I am Sorry that We in the Obama Administration did not...
WASHINGTON (A.W.)—Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) publicly apologized for not properly acknowledging the Armenian Genocide during her tenure under the administration of U.S....
View ArticleHistory is Written by the Victors
Special for the Armenian Weekly As the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide passes, I am reminded of the time not long ago when I began research on the book, Grit and Grace in a World Gone Mad,...
View ArticleThousands in Ottawa Commemorate the Armenian Genocide, Protest Turkish Denial
OTTAWA, Canada—Thousands of Canadians from across the country gathered in Ottawa on April 24 to commemorate the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and demonstrate against the Government of...
View ArticleTruth, Justice, and Remembrance Prevail in Times Square
NEW YORK—The vow to “keep the promise” was in full effect on Sunday, April 23, as an impressive number gathered in Times Square to remember the 1.5 million martyrs and pay homage to their legacy,...
View Article102nd Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in Peabody
By Ani Babaian PEABODY, Mass. (A.W.)—On April 20, at 10 a.m., a flag-raising ceremony was held for the 102nd commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in front of Peabody City Hall, led by State Rep. Tom...
View ArticleLos Angeles: Tens of Thousands March for Justice to Turkish Consulate
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Asbarez)—Tens of thousands of community members marched to the Consulate General of Turkey in Los Angeles on April 24, demanding justice for the Armenian Genocide in an event...
View ArticleArmenian Soldier Killed by Azerbaijani Fire on April 24
Serviceman Narek Harutyunyan (b. 1997) Killed by Azerbaijani Fire STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (A.W.)—Armenian serviceman Narek Harutyunyan (b. 1997) was killed by Azerbaijani fire at around 5:50 p.m., on...
View ArticleIstanbul Commemoration Urges Authorities to Recognize the Armenian Genocide...
‘Recognize the Genocide, Beg Forgiveness, Compensate’ ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—On April 24, Committee Against Racism and Discrimination of the Istanbul Branch of the Human Rights Association, held a...
View ArticleA Genocide Remembrance Event: Remembering the Past, Building the Future in...
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (A.W.)—The Armenian Inter-Communal Committee of Philadelphia commemorated the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide with a cultural program at St. Gregory the Illuminator...
View ArticleTrump Succumbs to Turkish Pressures by not Recognizing the Armenian Genocide
Armenians and Turks around the world wait with bated breath each year to see if the President of the United States would use in his annual April 24 statement the word Genocide to describe the mass...
View ArticleTurkey Strongly Criticizes Trump’s April 24 Statement
ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.)—Turkey’s Foreign Affairs Ministry strongly criticized United States President Donald Trump’s statement on “Armenian Remembrance Day 2017,” saying that the President’s words are...
View ArticleMenendez Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Recognize Armenian Genocide
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced a bipartisan resolution in the Senate on April 24, to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate...
View ArticleCzech Parliament Approves Armenian Genocide Resolution
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (A.W.)— The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic—the lower house of the Czech Parliament—unanimously approved a resolution on April 25, condemning the...
View ArticleHundreds Protest, Demand Justice at Turkish Consulate in Boston
BOSTON, Mass. (A.W.)—Hundreds of activists holding Armenian tricolors, posters, and banners, held a protest in front of the Turkish Consulate in Boston on April 24, demanding recognition, restitution,...
View ArticleApril 24 in Turkey: Still No Justice for the Murdered Armenian Serving in the...
Special for the Armenian Weekly Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s message was read at the commemoration mass that was held at the Feriköy Surp Vartanants Church in Istanbul on April 24—the 102nd...
View ArticleAnother Armenian Serviceman Killed in Artsakh
STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (A.W.)—Armenian serviceman Karen Avetisyan (b. 1998) was killed on April 25, at a protection area of an Artsakh Defense Army unit in the northern direction of the Line of Contact...
View ArticleEU Lawmaker Calls for Suspension of Turkey’s Accession Talks
BRUSSELS, Belgium— On April 26, a leading Member of the European Parliament (MEP) responsible for dealing with Ankara said that the European Union (EU) should formally suspend talks on Turkey’s...
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