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The Armenian Weekly Releases PDF of April 2013 Magazine

May 15, 2013 // 1 Comment

Editor’s Desk: Heritage, Memory, and Justice (Download full PDF of magazine here) In 1929, the Armenian author Hamasdegh made a pilgrimage to the Syrian desert of Der Zor, which he called “that immense graveyard of our martyrs.” Describing what he saw, he wrote, “It was …

Diasporan Monitors Remain Positive Despite Widespread Election Irregularities

May 14, 2013 // 7 Comments

By Sara Anjargolian and Ursula Kazarian Photos by Eric Grigorian As reports of irregularities during the Yerevan municipal election continue to make headlines in the media, members of a joint local-diaspora monitoring team, which exceeded 100 people, are nevertheless optimistic about the level of engagement and …

Obama to Supreme Court: Don’t Hear Genocide-Era Insurance Claims Case

May 11, 2013 // 12 Comments

WASHINGTON—The Obama Administration has urged the Supreme Court not to hear the appeal of the Ninth Circuit’s 2012 decision striking down a California law extending the statute of limitations on Armenian Genocide-era life insurance claims, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). “President Obama, …

Australian Legislators not Welcome in Gallipoli

May 10, 2013 // 14 Comments

SYDNEY, Australia—The Republic of Turkey has sensationally stated that certain Australian legislators are not welcome to join Anzac celebrations in Gallipoli, Turkey, after they passed a motion recognizing the Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek Genocides, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia. Anzac Day is a national day …

Filmmaker Talin Avakian’s ‘Demi Pointe’ Wins BIFF Award

May 7, 2013 // 2 Comments

BOSTON, Mass. (A.W.)—“Demi Pointe,” a short film written and directed by young filmmaker Talin Avakian, won the Indie Soul Best Picture Award in this year’s Boston International Film Festival (BIFF) held at the Boston Loews Cineplex/AMC from April 12-21. Avakian (center) with crew members after …

Impressions of an Armenian Election Observer

May 6, 2013 // 10 Comments

YEREVAN—Motivated by the recent ferment over the disputed Feb. 18 presidential elections and fed up with the ongoing deficit of democracy in Armenia, hundreds of diasporans streamed into Yerevan this past Sun., May 5, to serve as election observers and media representatives in the city’s …

Diasporan Youth to Take Part in Election Observation Mission

May 4, 2013 // 1 Comment

By Sanan Derbedrossian TORONTO—On May 2, three young Canadian-Armenians arrived in Armenia to join the nearly 2,000 volunteers who monitored the municipal elections in Yerevan on May 5.  Ararad Torosyan from Montreal, and Anoush Frankian and Roupen Janbazian from Toronto, participated in the first-ever election …

UK Armenians Commemorate Genocide (Photos)

May 2, 2013 // 3 Comments

Photos by Raffi Youredjian LONDON, UK—On Sat., April 20, approximately 1,500 people, led by the Homenetmen Scouts, members of the Armenian Community and Church Council (ACCC) and the Campaign for Recognition of the Armenian Genocide (CRAG), marched through the streets of London, moving from Oxford …

Archbishop Choloyan Offers April 24 Opening Prayer for House of Representatives

April 30, 2013 // 0 Comments

WASHINGTON—His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Prelate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of the Eastern United States, offered the opening prayer of the U.S. House of Representatives on Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day, April 24, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). Archbishop Choloyan with Senator …