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: Mr. President, Armenian Americans Reject Your Offensive Word Games on Genocide

Despite Armenian Americans’ persistent admonishment of President Obama to refrain from substituting “Meds Yeghern” (Great Calamity) for the Armenian Genocide…

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Sassounian: Genocide Recognition and a Quest for Justice

Armenians Should Be Seeking Justice, Rather than Symbolic Recognition for the Genocide Committed Against Them by Ottoman Turkey. The Armenian…

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Serj Tankian to Join LA Armenians in Obama Protest on April 21

Armenian Americans are offended that President Obama is going to launch his reelection campaign in Los Angeles this week, on…

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Armenians Should Confront Obama During his California Visit Next Week

It is a shame that the largest Armenian community in the Diaspora has failed to take advantage of President Obama’s…

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Cemal Pasha’s Grandson Says Genocide, Morgenthau’s Great Granddaughter Doesn’t

Hundreds of Armenians turned out at UCLA last Thursday night to hear with great apprehension Hasan Cemal, the grandson of…

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Sassounian: Attorneys Respond to German Court Appeal

Attorneys for Armenian heirs of life insurance policyholders filed a powerful response last month to the petition of German companies…

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All Parties Must Disclose Disbursement of Insurance Settlement Funds

Ever since 2004 and 2005, when lawsuits against New York Life and AXA insurance companies were settled for $37.5 million,…

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Lawsuit Against U.S. Federal Reserve Seeks Armenian Gold Looted by Turkey

The Glendale-based nonprofit Center for Armenian Remembrance (CAR) sued the U.S. Federal Reserve on March 4, seeking information on its…

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Sassounian: Who Rules Turkey: Erdogan or Aliyev?

Turkish leaders often brag about their success in transforming Turkey from a country with a failing economy and serious domestic…

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Sassounian: Istanbul Armenians Document Violations of Minority Rights in Turkey

Two recent documents from Istanbul shed new light on violations of minority rights in Turkey. The authors of these reports…

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