April 23, 2026

    Destruction of Stepanakert cathedral raises fears of systematic cultural erasure

    YEREVAN — A few days before the 111th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, a new act…
    April 23, 2026

    Artsakh’s churches destroyed amid peace talks

    Azerbaijan has demolished Stepanakert’s Holy Mother of God Cathedral, the second church destroyed in one week,…
    April 20, 2026

    Cautious stability in the Caucasus, uncertainty in Lebanon

    Following the cessation of hostilities between the United States, Israel and Iran, the region has, in…
    April 17, 2026

    Bipartisan congressional gathering demands justice for century of genocide at…

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan gathering of congressional leaders joined Armenian Americans and allies from across…
    April 16, 2026

    Calls for collective opposition amid targeted discrimination against civilians

    YEREVAN — At a briefing held on Wednesday, Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Armenia Supreme Body Chairman…
    April 13, 2026

    Artsakh, national challenges and unity take center stage at Paris…

    On April 11, the Diaspora Mobilization Conference opened in Paris. The conference addressed national challenges facing…
    April 13, 2026

    Declaration of the Diaspora Mobilization Conference

    The Diaspora National Mobilization Conference took place April 11-12, 2026, in Paris, bringing together more than…
    April 13, 2026

    Fears of trade disruptions in Armenia and “Black Wednesday” in…

    On April 8, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan welcomed the ceasefire announced between Iran and…
    April 10, 2026

    Armenia Alliance presents socioeconomic platform

    On April 8 at the Congress Hotel, the Armenia Alliance presented the socioeconomic section of its…
    April 8, 2026

    Paris diaspora conference to address national challenges

    PARIS — The Diaspora Mobilization Conference Coordination Committee announced that on April 11–12, 2026, a conference…

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      April 23, 2026

      Destruction of Stepanakert cathedral raises fears of systematic cultural erasure

      April 23, 2026

      Artsakh’s churches destroyed amid peace talks

      April 22, 2026

      Suicide attempt at Armavir prison amid growing concerns

      April 21, 2026

      From childhood stove to village workshop: The craftsman of Dprabak

      April 20, 2026

      In search of memory: “Country of Dust,” Musa Dagh

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        April 24, 2026

        The Art of Inheritance and Armenian Genocide Remembrance

        April mourning, damp winds unfurling winter’s parting grip— snow drifts grasping for the past while emerging wide-eyed— red mountain-poppies tousle…
        April 19, 2026

        Marianna Gevorgyan: A virtuoso voice of the Armenian kanun

        We all have friends or acquaintances we have never met and only know through social media. We also have select…
        April 17, 2026

        HYE definitions

        “What is necessary is to rectify names” — Confucius, Analects, 13.3 PRELUDE To this nation which lives without care or…
        April 15, 2026

        Joe Kassabian on “The Highlands Burn”

        Fantasy is a genre often dominated by the pseudo-Medieval that rarely looks outside of a narrow European world. But Joe…
        April 12, 2026

        Bob’s Pharmacy

        I doubt I’ll use Bob’s Pharmacy again. Bob’s is one of those old-fashioned, eponymous stand-alones that are as rare as…
        March 29, 2026

        Commuter rail

        The 9:48 a.m. train was already at Reading Station. Six of us in two cars had risen early for our…
        March 18, 2026

        Ballad of the Beetles

        On Zangezur’s slopes where the high winds commence, Treads the dark pilgrim, Dorcadion sisianense Across crimson hills where the late…
        March 13, 2026

        A phenomenal achievement: A new translation of the most famous Armenian poem

        Yeghishe Charents’ 129th anniversary falls on March 13. His poetry, prose, opinions and persona have accompanied us for more than a century. His…

        Youth

          April 17, 2026

          Maintaining Armenian identity in Javakhk

          The following remarks were delivered at the AYF D.C. “Ani” Chapter’s annual Lenten Dinner by U. Vartkaes Pamboukian, Chair of the AYF D.C. “Ani”…
          April 16, 2026

          Change through the ANCA Rising Leaders Program

          As soon as I landed in Washington, D.C., something changed. It was not simply the change in weather or the unfamiliar highways of the…
          April 7, 2026

          AYF participates in IUSY Congress in Istanbul

          ISTANBUL — From March 26–29, 2026, the Congress of the International Union of Socialist Youth took place in Istanbul, Turkey. The congress is the…
          April 6, 2026

          2026 AYF-YOARF Junior Winter Olympics unite Juniors across three districts

          The AYF-YOARF Junior Winter Olympics returned in 2026 with a new format that brought together Armenian youth from across the eastern region of the…
          April 3, 2026

          Leading today: Because tomorrow may be too late

          Walking through the underground tunnels of Capitol Hill, I realized that advocacy is no longer something I aspire to: it is something I am…
          March 31, 2026

          What empires could not take from Armenians

          Politics governs the external life of a people. Faith governs the inner life. For most nations, these forces exist in tension, negotiated through constitutions,…
          March 30, 2026

          Armenia’s next election is a do-or-die moment

          In 2021, during Armenia’s snap parliamentary elections, the opposition warned that the vote would be the most consequential in the country’s modern history. At…
          March 26, 2026

          A glimpse into the Assyrian community of Armenia

          Armenia is the most homogenous country in the post-Soviet world, with 98% of its citizens identified as ethnic Armenians. Nevertheless, other ethnic groups live…
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