ISTANBUL, Turkey–Publisher Ragip Zarakolu is currently kept at the Metris high-security prison while his son Deniz Zarakolu, an editor of the Belge Publishing House, is under arrest at the Edirne Prison., reported Info-Turk.be. In his […]
ARMAVIR, Armenia—The Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) and the Levon Galchian Studio Arts and Crafts Center recently held the “Accomplishment 2011” Crafts Exhibition Fair, where the artwork of children from rural Armenia were displayed. The […]
Academic, Publisher Held in Crackdown on Pro-Kurdish Party ISTANBUL (Human Rights Watch)—An Istanbul court’s decision on Nov. 1 to imprison a publisher and a political science professor pending their trial on terrorism charges exposes the […]
GLENDALE, Calif.—The Armenian National Committee-Western Region (ANC-WR) recently announced that Antranig Kasbarian and Elizabeth Chouldjian will join Robert Avetisyan, the Permanent Representative of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic (NKR), as panelists in “Homeland and the Diaspora: From […]
Mary “Manooshag” Aljian Hamparian was born on March 28, 1927. She was the loyal daughter of Armenian Genocide survivors Nishan and Zevarte Aljian, the loving husband of Ardashes Hamparian, the devoted mother of Lorig, Aram, […]
WATERTOWN, Mass.—The St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School (SSAES) Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is holding its third annual online Christmas auction to raise funds to benefit the school. Starting on Nov. 10 and through Nov. 20, […]
GLENDALE, Calif.—On Fri., Nov. 4, the Armenian Educational Foundation, the Ararat-Eskijian Museum, and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will sponsor a book presentation and illustrated talk on “Armenian Kars and Ani” […]
The 7.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Van and its surroundings in eastern Turkey left at least 600 dead and 4,150 injured, by the latest count. A week after the Oct. 23 disaster, focus has shifted from […]
By Hrag Arakelian Although it has been months since Camp Haiastan sessions ended, I constantly find myself thinking about one of the most educational experiences I ever witnessed. It took place during the teen session […]
President Ilham Aliyev last week celebrated his country’s historic victory at the United Nations. With an overwhelming number of votes, Azerbaijan was elected for the first time to the prestigious UN Security Council for a […]
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