
Month: May 2023


Samantha Power continues dodging questions about lack of USAID assistance to Artsakh
WASHINGTON, DC – US Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator Samantha Power has established a two-year pattern of dodging straightforward Congressional inquiries – both in-person during legislative hearings and in writing from dozens of legislators – […]

The Hairenik in conversation with ARF leader Ishkhan Saghatelyan
“Change of power in Armenia will change the current situation… And for that reason, Armenians should not be dismayed.” — Ishkhan Saghatelyan Ishkhan Saghatelyan, representative of the Supreme Body of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) […]

ARF of Boston to celebrate Armenian Independence Day with Bureau chairman Hagop Der Khatchadurian
WATERTOWN, Mass. – The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) of Boston will be celebrating the 105th anniversary of Armenia’s independence on Friday, May 19 at 7 p.m. at the Armenian Cultural and Educational Center (ACEC). This […]

ANC-IL hosts inaugural flag raising in three cities
The Armenian National Committee of Illinois (ANC-IL) launched its first annual April 24th flag raising. Three cities in Illinois – Chicago, North Chicago and Waukegan – paid tribute and honored the memory of the martyred […]

Armenian Diaspora Survey publishes 2021, 2022 research
The Armenian Diaspora Survey has published the results of research conducted in 2021 and 2022. Over 12,000 Armenians in more 50 diaspora communities in 10 countries provided their views and opinions on questions of identity, […]

Senators Menendez and Blackburn introduce bipartisan Armenian Genocide Education Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has joined with Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in introducing the Armenian Genocide Education Act (S.1329), a bipartisan Senate companion to a House measure to […]

Under the Trees, Cabin Circle construction nearing completion
FRANKLIN, Mass. — Construction of the upgrades to the Under the Trees and Cabin Circle at AYF Camp Haiastan is well underway and proceeding on schedule. Demolition ended in March. All underground trenching for drainage, […]

Rep. Schiff spearheads US House opposition to rifle sale to Azerbaijan
WASHINGTON, DC – Seventeen US Representatives have joined with Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) in calling on the Biden administration’s Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to block a proposed license allowing the sale of high-powered American-made rifles […]