Month: November 2012

CPJ Executive Director Responds to Criticism over Turkey Report

By Joel Simon Last week’s release of the Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) report on Turkey’s press freedom crisis generated…

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ANCA Announces 2012 Congressional Grades and Endorsements

Throws Community’s Electoral Support Behind More than 140 House and Senate Candidates with Proven Track Records on Armenian-American Issues WASHINGTON—The…

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Sahakyan to Yacoubian: Every Child Should Enjoy Right to Grow Up in Family

Emil Sahakyan, communications officer at UNICEF Armenia, writes the following in response to a Letter to the Editor by George…

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St. Stephen’s School Showcases Expanded Campus at Opening Ceremony

WATERTOWN, Mass.—On Sun., Oct. 14, St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School (SSAES) hosted a Grand Opening Ceremony for its recently completed…

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Hamazkayin ‘Sardarabad’ Dance Ensemble Evolves to Eminence

By Helaneh Nighoghosian GLENVIEW, Ill.—It feels like just yesterday that the Hamazkayin “Sardarabad” Dance Ensemble of Chicago had its first…

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Protests in Diyarbakir in Solidarity with Hunger-Strikers

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—On Oct. 30, the 49th day of the hunger-strike of political prisoners in Turkey, many cities and towns…

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