WASHINGTON– As Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Erdogan continues his official U.S. state visit, a bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives introduced the Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Act, a new measure calling upon the President to build upon the U.S. record of having recognized the Armenian …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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