Month: January 2017

Body of Armenian Serviceman Discovered; Believed to Be Case of Hazing-Related Suicide

YEREVAN (A.W.)—The body of Armenian serviceman Private Shavarsh Galstyan was discovered at an unspecified military position on Jan. 25, according…

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Prime Minister Karapetyan Visits AUA

YEREVAN—The American University of Armenia (AUA) hosted Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan on Jan. 20, as he toured the campus…

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Özdemir: ‘Bundestag Would Have Probably Never Passed Genocide Resolution Without Dink’

TORONTO, Canada—“Without Hrant, I would not be here. Without Hrant, a lot of Armenians in Turkey—believe me—would not talk about…

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Lapshin to Appeal Extradition Case

MINSK, Belarus (A.W.)—Russian-Israeli blogger Alexander Lapshin has appealed the decision of the Belarusian Prosecutor General’s Office on his extradition to…

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Famed American Photojournalist John Stanmeyer to Chair Aurora Photo Competition Jury

YEREVAN—The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative recently announced the jury for the Aurora Photo Competition. The professional jury chaired by famed American…

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Mihran Poghosyan Cleared in Panama Leaks Probe

YEREVAN—The Special Investigation Service (SIS) of Armenia said on Jan. 24 that it will not press criminal charges against Major…

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Battlefields of the Mind

  While we’ve done well on our actual, physical, battlefields on both the eastern (Azerbaijani, Artsakh/NKR along with its surrounding…

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A Mosque and an Islamic School Now Stand in the Place of the Armenian Church of Samsun

Special for the Armenian Weekly In a short TV report, the local “Samsun Haber TV” station (samsunhaber.tc) recently covered the Armenian…

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Russian, Armenian Prime Ministers Meet in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia (A.W.)— Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan is on a two-day official visit to Russia at the invitation of…

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German Parliamentarian Cem Özdemir Threatened by Taxi Drivers in Berlin

  BERLIN, Germany (A.W.)—Co-chair of Germany’s Green Party Cem Özdemir was recently insulted and threatened by a group of Turkish…

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