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Armenian Genocide Commemorated at Georgia State Capitol
ATLANTA, Ga.—On April 25, the Georgia State Capitol was crowded with members of the Georgia Armenian community, who had gathered for the annual Armenian Genocide commemoration event hosted by the...
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The Difference Between Light and Darkness on World Press Freedom Day
This morning, I woke up to a Facebook post made by Artsakh Ombudsman (Human Rights Defender) Ruben Melikyan, congratulating me and other fellow journalists on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day—a...
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Armenian Village Mayor Targeted in Assassination Attempt
NORASHEN, Armenia (A.W.)—An assassination attempt was made by a gunman on Norayr Grigoryan, the Mayor of Norashen in the Ararat province of Armenia, several Armenian news outlets reported. An...
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Paylan Meets with Canadian Parliamentarians, Government Officials
OTTAWA, Canada—On May 2, Armenian Member of Turkish Parliament and a founding member of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Garo Paylan held a series of meetings in Ottawa and Montreal with Members of...
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Creative Armenia launches at UCLA
WESTWOOD, Calif.–At a reception at UCLA last night, Creative Armenia was officially launched with a mandate to discover talent and empower stories of impact in the digital age. The event was co-hosted...
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Vartan Gharpetian Becomes Mayor of Glendale
GLENDALE—Vartan Gharpetian will serve his third year on the Glendale City Council as the city’s mayor thanks to a unanimous vote by council members Monday, where new and returning faces were officially...
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2017 Armenian Youth Federation Senior Olympic Games, Hosted by the AYF-YOARF Racine “Armen Garo” Chapter, to Take Place in Downtown Milwaukee Comfort Food: Food which provides a nostalgic or...
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World’s Longest Zip-Line to be Constructed in Armenia
YENOKAVAN, Armenia—Yell Extreme Park held a press conference on May 3 discussing the launch of a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo aimed to construct the world’s longest zip-line in Armenia. The...
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Armenian and Native American Unity and Survival Celebrated in Innovative Program
GLENDALE, Calif.—Artists, activists, and community members gathered on April 29 and 30, to mark Days of Solidarity: Celebrating Native American[1] and Armenian Survival. Through performances,...
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The Last Brick in the Denialist Wall: Akçam Speaks with the Armenian Weekly...
Akçam: ‘My Argument is that Based on the New Documents, it is Now Very Difficult to Deny the Armenian Genocide’ Special for the Armenian Weekly WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—As Armenian communities around...
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OSCE Office in Yerevan to Close; Azerbaijan Responsible
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) and Special Representative on the South Caucasus...
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New England Campus Tour Highlights ANCA Support for Young Armenian Americans...
ANCA’s Yerimyan Shares Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Success Stories; Fall, 2017 Application Deadline Set for June 1 WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America’s (ANCA) signature...
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Ankara, Azerbaijan, and Abashment
Actually, it’s the opposite… The egos in power in the lands of Turks and pup-Turks seem to have absolutely no shame. They are UN-abashedly pushing forward with actions and policies negatively...
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ANC of Rhode Island Spearheads Several Successful Armenian Genocide Events in...
The Armenian National Committee of Rhode Island (ANC-RI) Organized an Unprecedented Four Separate Flag Raising Ceremonies The Armenian tricolor at Rhode Island State House (Photo: ANC-RI) April 20 –...
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Oil, Gold, and Bribes: A Ticking Turkish Time Bomb
Special for the Armenian Weekly In a small courtroom in Manhattan, New York, there is a legal drama playing out, which may have serious consequences for the U.S., Turkey and Iran, but more critically...
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Hanganak Elderly Project Expandes to Shushi with Support from Armenia Fund USA
PARAMUS, N.J.—During the last few months of 2016, Armenia Fund USA began fully funding the Hanganak Elderly Project in Shushi, Artsakh. The project aims to help the most vulnerable part of the...
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ARF Publishes Statement Ahead of Yerevan City Council Elections
YEREVAN (A.W.)— On May 5, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Yerevan gomideh published the following statement regarding the upcoming Yerevan City Council Elections on May 14. *** The ARF...
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‘Transfourming Sorrow’: A Multi-Sensory Installation by Kardash Onnig
‘Transfourming Sorrows that Bind Us to Transferences that Free Us’ LITCHFIELD, Conn.—Kardash Onnig’s installation Transfourming Sorrow celebrates the transferences that occur when two Others cross...
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EU Promises its Continued Support for Armenian Civil Groups
BRUSSELS, Belgium—On May 8, the European Union stated that it will not cut funding for Armenian civil society groups, despite the alleged embezzlement of some of its grants that has led to the arrest...
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Artsakh Phase of TUMO Army Program Kicks off in Stepanakert
STEPANAKERT, Artsakh—May 8 was the official start of the Artsakh phase of the TUMO Army program, a joint initiative between the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies and the Defense Ministry of the...
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