Articles by Harut Sassounian

Some may have expected that the recent mass protests and unrest in Turkey would preoccupy its leaders, distracting them from other important developments, such as Armenian Genocide issues. Regrettably, this has not happened. As tens of thousands of demonstrators angrily protested throughout Turkey, expressing their …

The Armenian Defense Ministry is considering sending two platoons of troops to southern Lebanon. Ministry officials are traveling to Rome this week to discuss the structure, deployment site, number of troops, and needed supplies with their Italian counterparts who are in charge of the United …

As the centennial approaches, Turkish officials and their cohorts are searching for more subtle approaches to deny the Armenian Genocide. Realizing that their past practice of outright denial is no longer credible, they have initiated a more sophisticated campaign that intends to raise subtle questions …

Lawyers on behalf of Armenian plaintiffs responded last week to the U.S. government’s brief that had urged the Supreme Court not to review a Federal Appeals Court decision striking down a California law extending the statute of limitations on Armenian Genocide-era insurance claims. The Solicitor …

In a welcome move, four members of the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a resolution that advocates a new approach for the pursuit of Armenian rights in Congress, going beyond genocide recognition. This new bipartisan initiative, introduced by Congressmen David Valadao (R-Calif.), Adam Schiff …

The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Obama Administration last October if it should review a Federal Appeals Court decision that had struck down a California law (Section 354.4) extending the statute of limitations on Armenian Genocide-era life insurance claims. The U.S. solicitor general, the lawyer …

Armenians woke up on April 30 to breaking news: “Ruslan Tsarni Apologizes to Armenian Community,” as reported by Alin Grigorian, the editor of the Armenian Mirror-Spectator in Watertown, Mass. Prior to this apology, Tsarni had been telling the international media that “an Armenian convert to …

The bizarre circumstances and dubious names in the Boston Marathon bombings have raised many questions that have yet to be answered by government officials and journalists. The most mysterious character is “Misha,” whom Ruslan Tsarni, the uncle of the Boston bombers, described as an “Armenian …

Many unanswered questions remain in the wake of the barbaric Boston Marathon bombings last week. A SWAT team prepares to conduct door to door searches across the street from Baikar Association. (Photo by Nanore Barsoumian, The Armenian Weekly) In the absence of established facts, it …

Armenian communities around the world are gearing up for the centennial of the genocide on April 24, 2015, by coordinating their commemorative plans at the local, regional, and international levels. The poster of a genocide commemoration march in Beirut A Pan-Armenian Centennial Committee was established …