Month: January 2017
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Jan- 2017 -23 JanuaryHeadlines
Cem Özdemir Addresses Hundreds in Toronto Marking 10th Anniversary of Dink Assassination
Commemoration Attended by Premier of Ontario, Several Elected Officials, and Award-Winning Filmmaker Atom Egoyan TORONTO, Canada—Over 600 people gathered…
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23 JanuaryNews
Australian-Armenian Gladys Berejiklian Becomes Premier of Australia’s Largest State
Berejiklian—an Active Member of the Armenian Community—Is a Former Homenetmen Athlete and Scout, AYF member, and ANC-AU Board Member SYDNEY,…
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20 JanuaryNews
The Tashir Charitable Foundation Gives $4,000 to NKR Families with Four Children
STEPANAKERT, NKR (A.W.)—A special ceremony was held in Artsakh’s (Nagorno-Karabagh/NKR) capital Stepanakert, during which Artsakh authorities thanked Tashir Group founder…
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20 JanuaryObituaries
ANCC Mourns the Passing of Canada’s Last Verified Armenian Genocide Survivor
OTTAWA, Canada—The last verified survivor of the Armenian Genocide in Canada, Knar Bohjelian-Yemenidjian, passed away peacefully on Jan. 19…
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20 JanuaryFeatured
Hrant: A Light in the Darkening
The following is a reflection piece by screenwriter, filmmaker, and photojournalist Eric Nazarian on the 10th commemoration of Hrant Dink’s assassination,…
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20 JanuaryHeadlines
Artsakh War Film ‘Kyank u Kriv’ Has East Coast Premieres
WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region (ANCA-ER) started off the year off with the screening of the…
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20 JanuaryNews
ANCA Congratulates President Trump
Calls for Decisive New Leadership to Strengthen U.S.-Armenia Relations WASHINGTON—In marking the inauguration of the 45th president of the United…
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20 JanuaryNews
Armenia-Uzbekistan Soccer Match in Turkey Canceled Due to Security Considerations
YEREVAN (A.W.)—A friendly match between the national soccer teams of Armenia and Uzbekistan scheduled to take place in Antalya, Turkey…
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20 JanuaryNews
Australian-Armenian Gladys Berejiklian Set to Become Next Premier of NSW
SYDNEY, Australia (A.W.)—Australian-Armenian and current State Treasurer of New South Wales (NSW), Gladys Berejiklian is expected to become the…
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20 JanuaryNews
Israel Proposes Compromise for Lapshin’s Release
TEL AVIV, Israel (A.W.)—Israel has proposed that Russian-Israeli blogger Alexander Lapshin held in Belarus apologize in writing to Azerbaijan,…
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