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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Sassounian: As France Tightens Noose, Turkey Reacts with Outrageous Words and Deeds

Turkish leaders routinely proclaim that they are not afraid of facing their country’s past. Yet, the minute someone reminds them…

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Sassounian: Azerbaijan, Obama Suffer Setbacks as Bryza’s Service Cut Short

As a result of successive political blunders by the Obama administration, Matthew Bryza was forced to abandon his ambassadorial post in Azerbaijan…

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Sassounian: Turkey Besieged by Armenian Successes Long Before Genocide Centennial

Turkish leaders made a serious tactical error in 2011. They were so preoccupied with countering the upcoming tsunami of the…

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Congress Urges Turkey to Return Churches: First Successful Attempt at Restitution

Turkey suffered a major setback this month when the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a landmark resolution calling on…

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Sassounian: Sarkisian Makes Major Strategic Shift in Demands from Turkey

Armenian President Serge Sarkisian delivered a major speech in Marseille, France, last week, during which he introduced a new strategy…

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US Court to Rule on Turkish Banks’ Motion to Dismiss Armenian Lawsuits

Two separate lawsuits were filed last year in U.S. Federal Court in Los Angeles against the Republic of Turkey and…

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Sassounian: No One Should Be Fooled by Erdogan’s Empty Apology for Kurdish Massacres

Turkish society was thrown into turmoil last week when Prime Minister Erdogan issued an unexpected apology for the hitherto taboo…

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Sassounian: Turkey Seeks to Monopolize Investments in American Indian Tribal Lands

In a few weeks, when high-priced Turkish lobbying firms file their mandatory reports with the Justice Department, important revelations will…

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Sassounian: Federal Appeals Court Issues Futile Order on Insurance Lawsuit

Before the Genocide, thousands of Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire bought life insurance from American and European companies so…

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Sassounian: Genocide Denier Condoleezza Rice Unworthy to Teach at Stanford

In her newly published 750-page book, A Memoir of My Years in Washington: No Higher Honor, former Secretary of State…

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