Two weeks ago—on the last day of the three-month deadline—the Swiss government decided to file an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on the Perincek vs. Switzerland lawsuit. Even though the text […]
ANCA Welcomes Launch of Bipartisan Religious Freedom Legislation WASHINGTON—House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif.) has been joined by the panel’s Ranking Democrat Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), in introducing bipartisan religious freedom legislation (H.R.4347) that […]
BELMONT, Mass.—Elections are our voice to the world, be it local, national or international. As active members in the Greater Boston community, be it in our church or in civic endeavors, working on a campaign […]
The Armenian Weekly March 2014 Magazine: Armenia’s Foreign Policy in Focus Ukraine has been in the spotlight of the international media since President Viktor Yanukovich announced1 the suspension of the Association Agreement with the EU, […]
NEW YORK—On April 19, Armenian pianist Kariné Poghosyan will perform “Firedance,” a solo program of works by Scarlatti, Liszt, Debussy, Albeniz, de Falla, Lecuona, and Ginastera. Poghosyan made her orchestral debut at 14 playing Beethoven’s […]
Special for the Armenian Weekly DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) has emerged as a clear winner in the local elections held in Turkey, as the pro-Kurdish Peace and […]
Ümit Kurt, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of History at Clark University, will present a lecture entitled “The Emergence of the New Wealthy Class, 1915-1922: The Seizure of Armenian Property by Local Elites in Aintab,” […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In February, the Knights of Vartan Ani Lodge #21 and Daughters of Vartan Dikranouhi Otyag held two special events to mark the annual Vartanantz Day celebration. On Sun., Feb. 9, the Hamasdegh School at […]
YEREVAN—In her application to the Armenian Volunteer Corps (AVC), Connie Koumjian, 59, wrote, “The desire to serve the people of Armenia came to me gradually.” After many years in New York City, Connie had just […]
Fails To Condemn Turkey’s Role In Anti-Armenian Incursion WASHINGTON—The State Department today announced that it was “deeply troubled” by the recent violence in the historically Armenian populated city of Kessab, Syria, but failed to condemn […]
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