Month: July 2018

Kocharian Charged With ‘Usurping State Power’

YEREVAN—Armenia’s Special Investigative Service (SIS) on Thursday, July 26, officially charged Armenia’s former president Robert Kocharian for “usurping state power”…

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U.S. Threatening Turkey with Sanctions

Speaking at the State Department’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, Vice President Mike Pence threatened Turkey with sanctions unless pastor…

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New Album: Samvel Galstian’s ‘ANDORR’

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Boston-based musician Samvel Galstian’s album ANDORR was released globally this month, premiering at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival which takes…

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Rep. Brad Sherman Continues Pressure to Secure New U.S.-Armenia Tax Treaty

WASHINGTON, DC – House Financial Services Committee senior member Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) once again called on U.S. Treasury Secretary…

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Camp Haiastan Partners with ATP to Plant New Trees on Picnic Grounds

FRANKLIN, Mass.—The staff and counselors of AYF Camp Haiastan welcomed representatives of the Armenia Tree Project (ATP) on June 20…

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Azerbaijan Organizes its Own Diaspora To Compete With the Armenian Diaspora

For many decades, the Turkish government has had an inflated image of the Armenian Diaspora, describing it as a giant…

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Research Your Armenian Roots—What You Need to Know (Part I)

Conferences on Armenian genealogy have been held annually for the last three years (in Watertown, Mass. in 2016; in Detroit, Mich. in 2017; and…

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Mass Production Pushes Out Handmade Goods in Vernissage

YEREVAN—Veteran vendors at Vernissage, the famed outdoor market in central Yerevan that recently went under reconstruction to increase its appeal…

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Youth: Our First Trip to Armenia

A trip to Armenia is so important for any Armenian, especially the youth. Though we thought it was impossible to…

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Youth: From One Jampar to the Next

I have had hundreds of days of jampar (camp) in my life, but today was unlike any any other. New…

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