By David Jonasson
(Stockholm News)—The massacre of Armenians and other ethnic groups in 1915 was a genocide. This the Swedish Parliament decided with least possible margin on Thursday evening.
Demonstrators demanding genocide recognition in Sweden
By a vote of 131 to 130 the opposition’s reservations became victorious over the committee’s proposal. For this to be possible required four [...]

By Laurent Leylekian
Once again, Turkish diplomacy is facing a dead-end. Once again, they thought they could succeed by throwing the Armenian Genocide into oblivion with the notorious protocols process. But their own inconsistency and lack of sincerity prevented them from blocking—through the final ratification of these protocols—the course of genocide recognition and the issue of [...]

By Rosario Teixeira
FOXBORO, Mass.—”Yes We Can Recognize the Armenian Genocide” is the message on the 2010 Armenian Genocide commemorative billboard sponsored by Peace of Art Inc. (www.peaceofart.org) now on digital display in Foxboro.
The 'Yes, We Can' billboard
The billboard, owned by Carroll Advertising, is located .25 miles south of the main entrance to the Gillette Stadium [...]

By Elaine Krikorian
YEREVAN, Armenia—One of the unshakeable first questions any newcomer to Armenia has to answer is “Why are you here?” This question is not asked to make small talk, as it might be in any well-traveled tourist destination of the world; on the part of the asker, an Armenian from Armenia, the question comes [...]

By Michelle Hagopian
COLLINSVILLE, Ill.—When you hear the words “Armenian Youth Federation,” what runs through your head? It might be the life-long friendships you’ve formed or the sporting events in which you’ve participated. It could be the fun-filled weekends or volunteering in your local community. But, I bet few of us conjure up an image of [...]

Dear Editor,
I read Tom Vartabedian’s excellent story that appeared in the Dec. 5 issue of this ethnic publication covering the momentous occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Hairenik Armenian Weekly. In fact, I have read it over and over again, absorbing the true meaning of this event. The story has reprised forgotten incidents and [...]

A Short Story by Richard Ohanian
A group of fish lived in a tank in the aquarium. They had lived there all their lives.
Their parents, and their parents’ parents, were all born and died in the tank.
This group of fish lived in harmony, based on a code of ethics—a worldview for a long time.
But the tank [...]

By Garo Nazarian, DDS
There are endless countries, territories, and states across our globe in dire need of dental care for the underprivileged. During the past two summers, I spent a week providing dental care for the orphaned and disadvantaged children of Armenia. This irreplaceable and one of a kind experience was fulfilling, gratifying, and educational [...]

Senator Udall and Candidate Bennet Withdraw Support; Received Contributions from Military Contractors
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo.—The Rocky Mountain Hye Advocates (RMHA) this week announced the pledges by former State Senator Tom Wiens (R), former Lt. Governor Jane Norton (R), and former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff (D) to co-sponsor an Armenian Genocide resolution.
Senior State Senator Mark Udall [...]

By Razmig Shirinian
All four articles in the current issue of the “Armenian Review” (Vol. 51) have undertaken the scrupulous task of analyzing the concept of civil society in Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora.
After a brief mention of the constitutive and functional features of a civil society, Armine Ishkanian in her article points out that Armenia [...]