It is Thursday morning, August 31. Our bags are packed, and we are ready to fly to Washington, D.C. for the AYF Olympics, the annual gathering of AYF members, alumni and families to enjoy back-to-back […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressional Armenian Caucus co-chairs Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Adam Schiff (D-CA) and David Valadao (R-CA) were joined by Representatives Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) in introducing a series of amendments […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) chairman Raffi Hamparian has called upon U.S. Senators to place a hold on all nominations to the State Department, blocking any new confirmations until President Biden takes decisive […]
Arayik Harutyunyan has announced his decision to resign as the president of the Republic of Artsakh. Harutyunyan said the global “unstable geopolitical situation” and “Artsakh’s internal political and social environments” require flexibility and a change […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over thirty Armenian American high school-age students shared Artsakh’s powerful story of perseverance and commitment to freedom with Congressional leaders during the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Haroutioun & Elizabeth Kasparian […]
Armenia An Armenian soldier killed another soldier in his unit before taking his own life on August 27. The incident took place while the two soldiers were on combat duty at a post along the […]
Three young men from Artsakh arrested by Azerbaijani authorities while traveling along the Berdzor (Lachin) Corridor have been sentenced to 10 days of detention on charges of violating Azerbaijan’s national flag. Alen Sargsyan, Vahe Hovsepyan […]
NEW YORK—What happens after trauma, genocide, war and sexual violence? How do we heal from the trauma? How do we pass on the positive lessons learned from those atrocities? These and more difficult questions were […]
Labor Day is a holiday honoring working people. It is observed as a legal holiday on the first Monday in September throughout North America. Labor organizations sponsor various celebrations, but for most people it is […]
WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Washington, D.C. “Ani” AYF Chapter and Olympics Steering Committee will welcome athletes and supporters to the nation’s capital this Labor Day weekend. Along with the athletic games and entertainment, attendees will have the […]
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