Hoory Minoyan

Hoory Minoyan was an active member of the Armenian community in Los Angeles until she moved to Armenia prior to the 44-day war. She graduated with a master's in International Affairs from Boston University, where she was also the recipient of the William R. Keylor Travel Grant. The research and interviews she conducted while in Armenia later became the foundation of her Master’s thesis, “Shaping Identity Through Conflict: The Armenian Experience.” Hoory continues to follow her passion for research and writing by contributing to the Armenian Weekly.
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Armenia The National Assembly’s decision to advance a bill proposing the closure of Shoghakat TV has sparked strong criticism, with…

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Azerbaijani cleric and UN Secretary-General meet amid arrests of Armenian clergy

YEREVAN — Azerbaijan’s top Islamic cleric, Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazadeh, met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres on October 10, wherein he…

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Armenia Residents of Merdzavan are holding a peaceful protest and collecting signatures, calling for the Akhtoyan family to leave the…

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Opposing political factions set their sights on Armenia’s 2026 parliamentary elections

YEREVAN — With parliamentary elections set for June 2026, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has intensified rhetoric against former presidents,…

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Armenia The Shirak Diocese’s Archbishop, Mikael Ajapahyan, has been sentenced to two years in prison, following a high-profile trial that…

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Armenian opposition pushes bill to criminalize genocide denial, affirms Artsakhtsis’ right to return

YEREVAN — The opposition “Hayastan” (Armenia) faction has introduced a bill in Armenia’s National Assembly seeking to criminalize the denial…

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Armenia The verdict in the case of Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan, head of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church,…

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Armenia During a rally marking Armenia’s Independence Day on September 21, Ishkhan Saghatelyan, representative of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF)…

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Pashinyan’s policies draw scrutiny on security, sovereignty and the spirit of a nation

YEREVAN — With national elections fast approaching, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s administration is accelerating controversial reforms that many analysts…

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Artsakh Azerbaijani law enforcement authorities have detained Karen Albert Avanesyan, an ethnic Armenian born in 1967, according to reports from…

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