Month: September 2015

HRW Calls on Armenia to Investigate Beating of Protester

BERLIN, Germany—On Sept. 23, Rachel Denber, the deputy Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch (HRW), called on…

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Things that make you go, ‘Hmmm’

Perhaps the most ongoingly jaw-dropping, cognitive-dissonance-inducing, and just plain annoying head-scratcher is the continued seat Azerbaijan is given in dignified…

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$7,500 Raised for ARS Eastern Region’s Syrian Armenian Relief

On Sat., Sept. 19, a fundraising event was held at GrandTen Distilling in South Boston to raise funds for the…

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Sarkisian Addresses UN General Assembly, Highlights Baku’s Aggression

NEW YORK, N.Y. (A.W.)—Armenia’s President Serge Sarkisian addressed the 70th Session of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly at the…

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Davutoglu: We Expect Turkish Americans to Counter Armenian, Jewish, Greek Lobbies

NEW YORK (Asbarez/Combined Sources)—Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who has previously stated that the Armenian Diaspora is also the diaspora…

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Sassounian: Everyone Should Support Nomination of Pope Francis for Nobel Peace Prize

Several weeks ago, Sarkis Assadourian, a former member of the Canadian Parliament, informed me that at his request Parliamentarian Judy…

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2015 AYF Olympics: Providence Wins Cup #40

By Bob Tutunjian EAST GREENWICH, R.I.—In New England when someone speaks of dynasties, they are usually referring to a certain…

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Artsakh Retaliates, Reports Azeri Casualties

Minsk Group: We Urge Azerbaijan to Accept Mechanism to Investigate Ceasefire Violations STEPANAKERT (A.W.)—The Nagorno Karabagh Republic (NKR/Artsakh) Defense Ministry…

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Tutunjians Turn AYF Olympics into Family Affair

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—All said and done, no family in these AYF Olympic Games could possibly have done more than the Tutunjians.…

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The AYF Spirit Award and Two Lifetime AYFers

By Harry Derderian With smiles and energy, Anto Bahian and the late Khacheg Topalian were everywhere in the Providence community…

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