An armed group called “Sasna Tser” (Daredevils of Sassoon) recently seized the Erebuni police station in Yerevan, taking several policemen hostage and calling for the resignation of Armenian President Sarkisian and the release of prisoner […]
By Ani Arzoumanian I am the messenger, the historian, the speaker for the dead. I roam the Earth, endlessly seeking opportunities to spread the truth. How many know this truth? Some have heard. How many […]
Launches New Website in Anticipation of 25th Anniversary Celebration Dedicated to the prevention of avoidable blindness and to providing quality eye care to all Armenians regardless of their economic status, the Armenian EyeCare Project (AECP) […]
The construction of the multi-apartment building for the 12 families currently living in metal containers in Vanadzor city, Taron 3rd district, is already completed. The Millard Fuller Legacy Build honoring the legacy of Millard Fuller, […]
WASHINGTON—Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian discussed the issue of mental health and incarceration at a White House Forum on Disability and Criminal Justice on July 18. Koutoujian joined officials from the Obama Administration, the Center […]
“We know what we are doing. We know also what we shall do in the future.” It is with these words that five young Armenian men, Sarkis, Setrak, Vatche, Ara, and Simon, stormed the Turkish […]
YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—Gunmen affiliated with a radical opposition group have taken medical personnel hostage in their continuing standoff with the Armenian authorities, police said on July 27. The spokesman for the Armenian police, Ashot Aharonian, said […]
The Hairenik Association is seeking a full-time Assistant Editor for the Armenian Weekly English-language newspaper. Responsibilities include providing editorial assistance, writing daily news items, contributing articles, and providing administrative and research support. A bachelor’s degree […]
By Aram Ghoogasian The 20th century, violent as it was, saw the rise of nonviolence as a prominent strategy. Consequently, it also changed the public perception of violent uprisings. Erebuni, a district in the Armenian […]
Our first jampar of 2016 is in full throttle in Akhalkalak, a historically Armenian town in Georgia since Armenians resettled here from Erzerum during the Armenian Genocide. Our first three years of camp we had […]
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