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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What happened to Israel’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide? Fact vs. rumor

On a daily basis, we are all inundated with so much misinformation that it is becoming almost impossible to distinguish…

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EU signs letters of intent with six Armenian organizations

Finally, some good news from Armenia. In a positive development, the European Commission signed the first-of-their-kind “Letters of Intent” with…

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Pashinyan, Erdogan and Aliyev are unhappy with Israel’s recognition of the genocide

Diverse reactions have followed the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Israel’s Cabinet of Ministers on June 28, 2026. Here…

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Aliyev escalated to the U.N., his demand to resettle 300,000 Azerbaijanis in Armenia

With each passing day, the government of Azerbaijan is tightening the screws on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in an effort…

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Pashinyan may strip the citizenship of Armenians who didn’t vote for him

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is becoming increasingly intolerant of all those who disagree with him. In the midst of the…

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Democracy hijacked: Armenia’s rigged parliamentary elections

Armenia’s parliamentary elections were held on June 7 under widespread, systematic and well-documented fraudulent conditions. These elections were not merely…

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Opinion

Argam Ayvazyan’s monumental work on Nakhichevan published in Yerevan

A critical book, “Armenian Historical Heritage of Material and Spiritual Culture of Nakhichevan,” by Argam Ayvazyan, was recently published in…

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By hook or by crook: Pashinyan secures another five years in power

Regrettably, another fraudulent parliamentary election took place in Armenia on June 7. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s party, Civil Contract, did…

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Russia, the U.S. and the EU should keep out of Armenia’s domestic affairs

No foreign country should meddle in the internal affairs of Armenia — a sovereign and independent country. Its people are…

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If Pashinyan bans any opposition party, the rest should boycott the election

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is proceeding with his electoral campaign amid countless violations of Armenia’s laws. We have been witnessing…

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