BERLIN, Germany—On Sept. 23, Rachel Denber, the deputy Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch (HRW), called on the Armenian government to investigate the beating of a protester on Sept. 21. “No peaceful […]
Perhaps the most ongoingly jaw-dropping, cognitive-dissonance-inducing, and just plain annoying head-scratcher is the continued seat Azerbaijan is given in dignified circles. This is the country that is so unfree that the Europeans have decided not […]
On Sat., Sept. 19, a fundraising event was held at GrandTen Distilling in South Boston to raise funds for the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of Eastern USA Syrian Armenian Relief. The event included a tasting, […]
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 U.N. headquarters in New York, on Sept. 29. The president took the opportunity to thank […]
NEW YORK (Asbarez/Combined Sources)—Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who has previously stated that the Armenian Diaspora is also the diaspora of Turkey, recently urged Turks living in the United States to fight actively the efforts […]
Several weeks ago, Sarkis Assadourian, a former member of the Canadian Parliament, informed me that at his request Parliamentarian Judy Sgro had nominated Pope Francis for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. In her nomination letter, […]
By Bob Tutunjian EAST GREENWICH, R.I.—In New England when someone speaks of dynasties, they are usually referring to a certain NFL team that has won four Super Bowls. But after this past Labor Day, you […]
Minsk Group: We Urge Azerbaijan to Accept Mechanism to Investigate Ceasefire Violations STEPANAKERT (A.W.)—The Nagorno Karabagh Republic (NKR/Artsakh) Defense Ministry on Sept. 28 announced that its Defense Forces had responded to the aggressive actions of […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—All said and done, no family in these AYF Olympic Games could possibly have done more than the Tutunjians. They brought more than their share of unadulterated pride to Providence over Labor Day Weekend, […]
By Harry Derderian With smiles and energy, Anto Bahian and the late Khacheg Topalian were everywhere in the Providence community for a long time. It is natural that these two were named recipients of the […]
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