Month: February 2023

Selective Policing: Beverly Hills Police fail to protect Armenian community

The Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) released a disappointing statement on Tuesday, February 7 regarding the anti-Armenian flyers that were…

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Has Azerbaijan finally overplayed its hand?

For decades, our cause has been “intermittent” to a world driven by self-interest. Our lands were not filled with fossil…

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Kariné Poghosyan brilliantly introduces Folk Themes at Carnegie Hall

Award-winning pianist Kariné Poghosyan graced the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on February 1, 2023, to celebrate the release…

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A Wedding under Blockade in Artsakh

A young groom, holding the hand of his bride dressed in white, approaches the seemingly endless tombstones at the Stepanakert…

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In Memory of Murad “Mardy” Kozelian

Murad “Mardy” Kozelian of Belmont died on February 6, 2023. Devoted husband of the late Virginia Bekarian Kozelian. Father of…

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My Trip to Washington, DC for ANCA-ER Advocacy Days

Last week, my parents asked if I would like to go with my mom to Washington, D.C. for two days…

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I exist because of US foreign assistance

The following remarks were delivered at a protest led by the ARF Eastern Region outside the Capitol Building on February…

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US efforts to break Azerbaijan’s Artsakh blockade focus of California town hall meeting with Rep. Barbara Lee

OAKLAND, Calif. – Armenian American leaders from across the State of California held a virtual town hall meeting with Congresswoman…

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Armenians of Artsakh, Armenia targeted in Azerbaijan’s 2023 ‘Year of Heydar Aliyev,’ 44-day war state media campaigns

On September 29, 2022, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev’s personal public relations machine – otherwise known as the Azerbaijan State News…

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Armenians of Pyatigorsk

Between November 7-12, 2022, I was invited by the Primakov Center to participate in the “Russia – Middle East” International…

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