Month: June 2017

Armenia’s Human Rights Defender Publishes Ad Hoc Public Report on Azerbaijani Aggression

YEREVAN—Armenia’s Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan and members of his staff were recently in Baghanis, Voskevan, Voskepar, and Koti…

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Five Arrested ‘Sasna Tsrer’ Members Claim to Have Been Beaten by Police

YEREVAN— On June 28, five arrested members of “Sasna Tsrer” claimed to have been brutally beaten by police after the…

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Germany to Prohibit Erdogan Rally in Hamburg

BERLIN, Germany (A.W)— Germany says that it would be inappropriate for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to hold a rally…

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More Russian Weapons Supplied to Azerbaijan

BAKU, Azerbaijan— Russia has delivered a new batch of anti-tank missiles to Azerbaijan as a part of a lucrative arms…

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ASA Announces Silver and Gold Medal Award Winners

This year the Armenian Students’ Association is pleased to announce that the following students were awarded this highly coveted award,…

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California State Senators Portantino and Wilk Urge Senate Support for Turkey Divestment

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California State Senators Anthony Portantino and Scott Wilk sent a letter to their colleagues in the California State Senate…

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My Name is Shamiram

Special for the Armenian Weekly Hundreds of people in a well-lit room dotted with tables, and somehow I’m discovered amidst…

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Unpaid Workers Protest Chemical Plant in Vanadzor

VANADZOR, Armenia—On June 27, over 100 former employees of a chemical plant in Vanadzor, Armenia’s third largest city, blocked its…

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Armenia’s Defense Minister Says Full-Scale War in Artsakh Unlikely

YEREVAN (A.W.)— Azerbaijan is unlikely to initiative any full scale war in Artsakh because of the heavy losses the country…

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See You Soon, Javakhk!

It is undeniably hard to explain the emotions that run through someone when he or she is put in a…

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