Month: December 2009

Violent Arrests of Kurdish Leaders Fuel Protests in Turkey

ANKARA (Combined Sources)–Kurdish demonstrators clashed with riot police in Istanbul and southeast Turkey on Saturday and Sunday following violent arrests…

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Obituary: Mardiros Martin Kanayan (1938-2009)

Mardiros Martin Kanayan died on Sat., Dec. 26 at the age of 71 after a long illness. Marty was born…

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Rep. Radanovich, Champion of Genocide Legislation, to Retire

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. George Radanovich (R-Calif.), a driving force behind congressional affirmation of the Armenian Genocide and vocal advocate of the…

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Vartabedian: A Nursing Home Adopts Armenia

HAVERHILL, Mass. (A.W.)—This is about a group of residents inside a nursing home who knew little or nothing about Armenia…

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UAF Airlift Delivers $4.6 Million of Aid to Armenia

GLENDALE, Calif.—The United Armenian Fund’s (UAF) 154th airlift arrived in Yerevan on Dec. 19, delivering $4.6 million of humanitarian assistance.…

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Knights of Vartan Medical Aid to Karabagh

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The Cambridge-based Ararat lodge of the Knights of Vartan (K of V) recently announced the arrival of medical equipment…

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Apigian-Kessel:Searching for the Real Christmas

It happened earlier than usual this year. Perhaps it is a sign of our dismal economy and the fact that…

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