Month: February 2018
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Feb- 2018 -1 FebruaryLetters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Forty-Eight Down, Two to Go
One of the major achievements of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) regional offices and local chapters was to…
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1 FebruarySpecial Reports
Remembering Arakel Sivaslian: From Accomplished U.S.-Educated Astronomer to Armenian Genocide Victim
Special to the Armenian Weekly The facts are starkly simple. On Aug. 10, 1915, Arakel Sivaslian, a resident of Marsovan…
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1 FebruaryNews
Turkish Authorities Reverse Release of Amnesty International Turkey Chair Taner Kılıç
ISTANBUL (A.W.)—Amnesty International said on Thursday that a decision to renew the detention of the organization’s Turkey Chair Taner Kılıç—hours…
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1 FebruaryNews
French President Macron Pledges to Add Armenian Genocide to French Calendar and to One Day Visit Artsakh
PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to add an Armenian Genocide commemoration day to the French calendar, making that promise during…
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1 FebruaryNews
‘The State of Turkey’s Academia and Academics for Peace’ Panel to Be Held at MIT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Since the signing of the “We will not be a party to this this crime” peace petition by more…
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1 FebruaryNews
Merrimack Valley ANC Meets with Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, Presents Her ANCA-ER Freedom Award
LOWELL, Mass. (A.W.)—The Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Merrimack Valley recently met with Congresswoman Niki Tsongas to present her with…
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