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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French ambassador, not Pashinyan, is defending Armenia’s interests

Something is terribly wrong when Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is making continuous concessions to Azerbaijan, while the French ambassador…

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Every time Pashinyan opens his mouth, he harms Armenia’s interests

Every time Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan makes a public statement, he ends up damaging Armenia’s interests. The latest example…

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Book reveals 8,000 letters by Armenian survivors of 1890s Turkish massacres

I just received the first volume of a valuable book published in Yerevan in 2021 that makes public for the…

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Armenia blocks Artsakh movie from nomination for Oscars

In last week’s column, I criticized the government of Jordan for buckling under Azerbaijan’s pressure to withdraw its nomination of…

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Armenians now have a new target: Jordan for buckling under Azerbaijan’s pressure

As if Armenians did not have enough problems to deal with, they must now insist that Jordan reverse the dropping…

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Next week’s UN climate summit in Baku will further enrich ruling Aliyev clan

Over the years, there have been several reports exposing the billions of dollars that Azerbaijan’s ruling Aliyev family has embezzled…

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Presidential candidates issue pro-Artsakh statements: You decide who to vote for…

In the heated atmosphere of the U.S. presidential campaign, former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris have…

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Text of UN-Azerbaijan agreement revealed for the climate summit to be held in Baku

As the U.N. Climate Summit (COP29) is set to be held in Baku starting on November 11, it is becoming…

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Baku hires PR firm for $4.7 million to cleanse image before climate summit

Azerbaijan’s dictatorial and corrupt government is paying $4.7 million to a U.S. PR firm to whitewash its tarnished image prior…

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Jerusalem patriarchate wins lawsuit to recover its vast properties in Turkey

In 2019, I wrote about the status of the lawsuit filed in 2012 in Turkey by the Armenian Patriarchate of…

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