From the December 2019 Special Anniversary Magazine Dedicated to the 120th Anniversary of the Hairenik and the 85th Anniversary of the Armenian Weekly By Tovmas Charshafjian, Hairenik’s Founding Editor (1899-1900) Do you know how the […]
Editor’s Note: This press release has been edited to reflect an important update from Zoravik; the documentary will be introduced by the filmmaker herself—Nouritza Matossian—via video link. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— To commemorate the thirteenth anniversary of […]
NEW YORK, NY—On December 9 at the United Nations Headquarters, the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations organized a roundtable discussion entitled, “Remembrance and Education as Powerful Tools for Prevention: Drawing Lessons to […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate struck a historic blow today against Turkey’s century-long obstruction of justice for the Armenian Genocide, unanimously adopting S.Res.150, an Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)-backed measure that locks in […]
Softball at AYF Olympics is a happening. All day Saturday, folks gather from other cities for an old-fashioned Armenian picnic with kebab, traditional live music and action-packed games of this American pastime. It is the […]
NEW YORK, NY– It was a festive occasion on Sunday, May 19, as friends, colleagues and supporters gathered to celebrate the Tufenkian Foundation’s 20th anniversary. Held at the Tufenkian Carpets showroom in Manhattan, the event […]
STEPANAKERT—On January 24, 2019 the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) 33rd World Congress, which convened on January 16 in the Artsakh capital, concluded its activities. After diligently addressing its agenda, the World Congress elected a Bureau—the […]
Lorig Charkoudian, originally from Newton, Massachusetts, won the Democratic Primary for the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 20 (the area that includes Takoma Park and Silver Spring, Md.), with the help of dozens […]
YEREVAN—Armenia’s Criminal Court of Appeals on Monday ruled former president Robert Kocharian’s pre-trial custody as unconstitutional and immediately released him overturning a lower court decision, based on which he was remanded into custody after being […]
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—The Gay and Lesbian Armenian Society (GALAS) has issued a statement calling on government officials in Armenia to condemn the recent violence against nine individuals in Shurnukh, Armenia. The statement reads in part, […]
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