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: State Dept.’s Disgraceful Censorship of a Report Blacklisting Turkey

Each passing day brings new revelations of the Obama Administration’s shameful schemes to cover up Turkish misconduct. The latest scandal…

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Sassounian: Patriarchate’s Bold Move to Sue Turkish Government

We must commend Acting Patriarch Aram Ateshian and the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul for making the bold move of suing…

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Sassounian: Clinton Should Resign for Making Offensive Remarks

How many times can Secretary of State Hillary Clinton break her pledge and make insulting remarks on the Armenian Genocide…

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Sassounian: The Constitutional Council’s Scandalous Rejection of French Genocide Bill

Armenians in France and throughout the world last week reacted with utter indignation towards the Constitutional Council’s scandalous decision rejecting…

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Sassounian: How to Counter Appeals Court Ruling Against Insurance Claims

The federal Court of Appeals issued a shocking decision last week. In a unanimous ruling, it struck down a California…

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Egemen Bagish: Turkey’s Minister of Genocide Denial

Even though all Turkish government officials routinely deny the Armenian Genocide, one minister has turned denial into a full-time job.…

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Sassounian: Bryza Confesses his Love for Turkey, Confirming his anti-Armenian Bias

It appears that my prediction about Matt Bryza leaving the State Department and working as a lobbyist is coming true.…

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Sassounian: Armenians Need to Pursue Their Cause with More Confidence and Commitment

This week’s column deals with the self-defeating attitude of some Armenians whose negative outlook manifested itself once again with the…

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Sassounian: France Shouldn’t Allow Turkey to Meddle in its Domestic Affairs

For nearly a century, Turkey’s leaders have tried to hide the monstrous crime of the Armenian Genocide by covering up…

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Sassounian: 20 Steps Turkey Could Take to Worsen Relations with France

Turkey’s leaders threatened France for months with various reprisals should the French government pass a law making it illegal to…

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