Hoory MinoyanJuly 30, 2025Last Updated: July 30, 2025
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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev receives Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha in Baku on May 25, 2025 (Photo: Official website of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan)
Armenia
Aghvan Arshakyan, a supporter of the “Holy Struggle” movement, is in critical condition at the Armavir penitentiary. His lawyer says that he is unable to walk or perform basic tasks due to complications from a previous battle with cancer.
Hoory Minoyan was an active member of the Armenian community in Los Angeles until she moved to Armenia prior to the 44-day war. She graduated with a master's in International Affairs from Boston University, where she was also the recipient of the William R. Keylor Travel Grant. The research and interviews she conducted while in Armenia later became the foundation of her Master’s thesis, “Shaping Identity Through Conflict: The Armenian Experience.” Hoory continues to follow her passion for research and writing by contributing to the Armenian Weekly.