Difficult times have a way of bringing out the worst, and the best, in people. As the world grapples with the fast-spreading COVID-19 pandemic, governments are struggling to contain the virus, health systems are coming […]
As Armenia celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8, 13 year-old Nazeli lay in a hospital bed in Yerevan fighting for dear life, after being severely beaten by her mother’s partner. Her mother was less […]
With the close of this truly historic session of Congress, New York’s Armenian community will bid farewell to a longtime friend – our own, Bronx-born, Nita Lowey. During her three decades of remarkable legislative service, […]
In the parliamentary elections following the May 2018 events, receiving more than 70 percent of the vote and declaring themselves the “sole and real” representatives of the people, the Armenian authorities represented by the “My […]
The following was originally published in the Armenian language in Aravot on January 29, 2020. It was translated by Weekly staff. Some individuals and political forces in the Armenian society believe that it is easy […]
If you had asked me back in early 2019 what my summer plans were, I would never have imagined taking on an internship so heavily political and advocacy-related like the ANCA Leo Sarkisian program. I […]
On January 30, Vahram Avagyan, who enlisted in the armed forces of Artsakh six months ago, sustained gunshot wounds which cost his life. The fact itself is agonizing, but what makes it even more heartbreaking […]
“All I know is the world doesn’t get better if America recedes in the shadows.” These words were said by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green, who, along with the President, […]
The four of us eagerly boarded the train to New York City on Saturday, February 1 in anticipation of our trip to see Midwives, the newly-adapted play based on Chris Bohjalian’s highly-acclaimed 1998 novel. Our […]
There is no shortage of U.S. Representatives to thank for last October’s 405 to 11 passage of H.Res.296, the Armenian Genocide Resolution. We can start with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, who […]
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