Articles by Weekly Staff

Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s April 24 “Armenian Remembrance Day” message, which again stopped short of properly characterizing the crime as “genocide.” “Sadly, President Obama chose today not to lead, but rather …

Below is the full text of the joint statement issued on April 24, 2013 by Catholicos Karekin II and Catholicos Aram I, urging Turkey to return confiscated Armenian churches and church assets. Sourp Khatch Church in Akhtamar, Van (Photo by Khatchig Mouradian) In 2015, Armenians …

Below is the full text of the statement issued by President Barack Obama on Armenian Remembrance Day, April 24, 2013. To read the ANCA’s response click here. Today we commemorate the Meds Yeghern and honor those who perished in one of the worst atrocities of the 20th …

The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of Eastern USA has continued its efforts to assist the ARS of Syria, by purchasing the creative handmade needlework made by Armenian women in Syria. The inspirations for the needlework designs come from different areas in Western Armenia, including Van, …

ADANA, Turkey—Seventy percent of teachers and students in Adana think that if the opportunity presents itself, some Jews, Greeks, and Armenians in Turkey would cause harm to the country. Güven Boğa, head of the survey commission The survey, conducted by the Education and Science Workers’ …

AUGUSTA, Maine (A.W.)—The Maine House of Representatives and Senate this morning passed a joint resolution recognizing the independence of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic (NKR) and calling on President Obama and Congress “to support the self-determination and democratic independence” of NKR. Maine House of Representatives supports …

YEREVAN–On April 9, thousands gathered in Freedom Square  in Yerevan for Raffi Hovannisian’s alternative inauguration, where he took an oath to reclaim the people’s rights and to work  toward victory. Barevolution leader Raffi Hovannisian during the “alternative” swearing in ceremony in Freedom Square earlier today. …

YEREVAN (A.W.)—In a statement issued on April 8, the ARF parliamentary bloc said that it would not participate in the parliamentary session dedicated to Sarkisian’s re-inauguration. Members of the ARF parliamentary bloc (Photo: Yerkir) In its statement, the bloc noted that regimes in Yerevan, in …

YEREVAN (A.W.)—On April 2, Hrach Mouradyan, the mayor of the village of Broshyan, was found dead, killed by a shot to the head. Mouradyan was a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), and was serving his third term as mayor of Broshyan, a village …

YEREVAN (A.W.)—At a rally today on Freedom Square in Yerevan, opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian announced that he will end his hunger strike on Easter Sunday, and then focus on organizing the popular movement in anticipation of a huge gathering on April 9, the day when …