Month: February 2017

Elections in Armenia Explained: New Rules, New Voting, New Powers

  Special for the Armenian Weekly On April 2, Armenia will go to the polls to elect a new National…

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Azerbaijan Fires Anti-Tank Guided Missile on Armenian Positions

Artsakh Defense Ministry Says There are no Armenian Casualties STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (A.W.)—Azerbaijani armed forces fired a SPIKE anti-tank guided missile…

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New EU-Armenia Deal Reached in Brussels

  BRUSSELS, Belgium (A.W.)—On Feb. 27, the European Union (EU) and Armenia finalized a new agreement, which seeks to deepen…

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Calls for Support of ‘The Bringer of Bread’ in Parliament, on Streets of Yerevan

Jailed Activist’s Heath Continues to Decline YEREVAN (A.W.)—Member of Armenia’s National Assembly Edmon Marukyan has filed a Parliamentary petition to…

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Turcotte Responds to Azerbaijani Consul General in The Hill

  Armenian-American writer, lecturer, activist, politician, and Armenian Weekly contributor Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte recently penned an op-ed in the Washington…

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Neery Melkonian’s Legacy to be Honored in New York

Neery Melkonian was a groundbreaking contemporary art curator, critic, and writer. After her sad passing in July 2016, she leaves…

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Azerbaijan Confirms Soldier Deaths, Retrieves Bodies from Neutral Zone

STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (A.W.)—On Feb. 27, the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) and Azerbaijani Defense Ministries both confirmed that Azerbaijani forces had retrieved the…

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Vardanyan Criticizes Republican Party Candidate for Beating an ARF Supporter  

YEREVAN (A.W.)— Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Parliamentary Faction secretary Aghvan Vardanyan has sharply criticized Member of Armenia’s Parliament and Republican…

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Protests Against Azerbaijani Aggression Take Place in New York and Washington

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON—Armenian Americans protested escalating Azerbaijani aggression against the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) and Armenia in New York City and…

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Artsakh Forces Quell Largest Azerbaijani Attack Since Last April

Artsakh Defense Ministry Reports Several Azerbaijani Casualties, No Armenian Servicemen Killed STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (A.W.)—Azerbaijani forces made two major offensive attempts…

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