YEREVAN (A.W.)—Academy-Award winning actor and humanitarian George Clooney and legendary Armenian singer Charles Aznavour joined Armenia’s President Serge Sarkisian and First Lady Rita Sarkisian in paying their respects to the victims of the Armenian Genocide […]
OTTAWA, Canada—Members of the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) of Canada gathered in Ottawa on April 23—a day before the official commemoration day of the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide—to raise awareness about the genocide. […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Agencia Prensa Armenia)—The Buenos Aires Legislature on April 22 approved a project to “commemorate the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Turkish state” and “to adhere to the motto, ‘I […]
WATERTOWN, Mass.—Berdj Garabedian understood that preserving Armenian culture is the sacred and ultimate duty of every Armenian. His remarkable collection of metalwork is a testament to his passion and commitment toward that endeavor. A gathering […]
Callimachi Singled Out for Exemplary Dedication to Exposing Global Atrocities YEREVAN—The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), in partnership with the Aurora Prize, has named Rukmini Callimachi of the New York Times the inaugural recipient of […]
YEREVAN—The Armenian Genocide is not just part of Armenian history, it’s not the pain of a particular country or people, it’s part of world history, Academy Award-winning actor and humanitarian George Clooney said at the […]
OTTAWA, Canada—In his inaugural year in office, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released a statement commemorating the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. In a statement dated April 24, 2016, which he shared with the […]
NEW YORK, N.Y. (A.W.)—Nearly two weeks after a controversial billboard in Boston’s North End—a few blocks from Armenian Heritage Park—was removed following public disapproval, several advertisements featuring the same graphics used on the billboard appeared […]
STEPANAKERT, NKR (A.W.)—Armenian serviceman Marat Danielyan (b. 1984) was killed in an Azerbaijani attack on the northern direction (Talish) of the Line of Contact (LoC) at around 6:30 a.m. on April 21, according to a […]
STEPANAKERT, NKR (A.W.)—On April 22, the Nagorno-Karabagh Republic (NKR/Artsakh) human rights defender (ombudsman) published an interim public report detailing the various human rights abuses Azerbaijani forces carried out on both NKR civilians and Defense Army […]
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