Leeza Arakelian

Leeza Arakelian is the former assistant editor of the Armenian Weekly. She is a graduate of UCLA and Emerson College. Leeza has written and produced for local and network television news including Boston 25 and Al Jazeera America.
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Aspram Krpeyan’s Mission: Continuing a Legacy and Building a Strong Armenian Statehood

Artsakh is meaningful to many Armenians for many different reasons, but to Aspram Krpeyan, Artsakh is essential to her identity…

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Editorials

The Weekly and its Youth

I had the great honor during this rainy long weekend of presenting for the second time at AYF Convention. The…

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News

Azeri forces capture six Armenian soldiers in ​Gegharkunik

Armenian military officials announced early Thursday morning that six Armenian soldiers were captured by Azeri forces in the Armenian province…

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Community News

Local silent protest demands freedom for hundreds of Armenian POWs

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Dozens of local activists dedicated their Sunday evening to demand the urgent release of more than 200 Armenian POWs…

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Literary Corner

Poet and Weekly correspondent Lillian Avedian debuts Journey to Tatev

It was before a sold-out audience back in November 2019 when Lillian Avedian proclaimed her lifelong commitment to living out…

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Diaspora

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh rescinds Khojaly proclamation

BOSTON, Mass.—Mayor Marty Walsh has issued a statement of apology to the Armenian community of Boston and rescinded a recent…

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News

“If you don’t come now, when would you come?”

YEREVAN—Shant Charshafjian has a million things on his mind, but in his heart, there is a special place for Martuni.…

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Community News

COVID vaccine rollout reaches local Armenian nursing home

JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass.—Staff and residents at the Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (ANRC) are breathing a collective sigh of relief…

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Headline

Armenians mourn fallen heroes, demand Pashinyan’s resignation after surrender of Syunik territories

After a three-day period of national mourning, tens of thousands participated in a nationwide strike on Tuesday, resuming mounting pressure…

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Art

Masha Keryan is having a moment.

Local artist Masha Keryan finds beauty in chaos…even something as all-consuming and cataclysmic as war in her homeland. “When the…

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