Harut Sassounian

Harut Sassounian is the publisher of The California Courier, a weekly newspaper based in Glendale, Calif. He is the president of the Armenia Artsakh Fund, a non-profit organization that has donated to Armenia and Artsakh one billion dollars of humanitarian aid, mostly medicines, since 1989 (including its predecessor, the United Armenian Fund). He has been decorated by the presidents of Armenia and Artsakh and the heads of the Armenian Apostolic and Catholic churches. He is also the recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
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By attacking the ANCA, UK PR firm damages its own reputation

After successfully recruiting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Azerbaijan and Turkey are trying to neutralize the Armenian Diaspora — the final…

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Pashinyan’s chief of staff responds to my criticism of his useless trip to Los Angeles

Arayik Harutyunyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s chief of staff, responded on Facebook to my criticism of his and former Ambassador…

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Two Armenian officials waste taxpayers’ money on a useless trip to Los Angeles

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Not one Armenian-American should vote for Vance in 2028 presidential election

U.S. Vice President JD Vance visited Armenia and Azerbaijan last week. It was a PR stunt for the benefit of…

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Why has Pashinyan become the darling of Azerbaijan and Turkey?

With each passing day, Turkey and Azerbaijan are tightening the noose around Armenia’s neck with the blessing of President Donald…

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When the homeland is collapsing, all Armenians must come to its rescue

In the last several years, various hired pens have written dozens of commentaries criticizing the Armenian Diaspora’s hard line toward…

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Secret 1920 document reveals Turkey’s plans, just as today, to eliminate Armenia

In recent months, there have been several references to an important book in Armenian published by Turkologist Dr. Ruben Safrastyan…

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The Armenian Church should immediately defrock all rebellious clergymen

Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of the United States, issued a highly controversial…

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Chronology of Turkey’s long war against its minorities (1941-2007)

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Faith in crisis: Why we must demand more from our Armenian Christian institutions

As someone who has written for decades about Armenian identity, justice and survival, I’ve rarely encountered a topic as sobering…

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