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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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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Will Nikol Pashinyan remain in office after June 7 parliamentary elections?

Armenians around the world are closely following Armenia’s parliamentary election campaign to see whether Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s party will…

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Congressman Fine should be kicked out of Congress for anti-Armenian racist remarks

Randy Fine, a Jewish American Republican representative from Florida, made a highly insulting remark by telling the audience on a…

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Turkish investigative reporter reveals Turkey’s infiltration efforts in the U.S.

Dissident Turkish investigative reporter Abdullah Bozkurt, who resides in Stockholm, Sweden, has exposed Turkey’s multilayered and expanding operations within the…

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President Donald Trump sides with Turkey’s denial of the Armenian Genocide

Shame on President Donald Trump for doubling down on his repeated refusals to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide.  Trump’s denials are…

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Diaspora mobilizes to rescue Armenia from Pashinyan’s destructive actions

The Diaspora National Mobilization Conference was held in Paris on April 11-12, 2026, bringing together 160 political activists, community leaders,…

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Pashinyan’s party should be banned from June elections for violating the Constitution

After the June 2021 parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract (CC) political party made dozens of promises to…

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