Sevan Nisanyan, the owner of Nisanyan Hotels, and a linguist, columnist, academic, and outspoken critic, is facing a demolition order on his hotels throughout Turkey. In a country packed with illegal constructions, the targeting of the Nisanyan Hotels speaks volumes about Turkey’s persecution of its minority citizens who dare to raise their voice against the [...]

Karekin II, Governor Deval L. Patrick, Mayor Thomas M. Menino, and Other Civic and Community Leaders to Participate
BOSTON, Mass.—The Board of the Armenian Heritage Foundation and its benefactors are pleased to invite the entire Armenian American community of Massachusetts to the ground breaking ceremony and blessing service for the Armenian Heritage Park, which will take [...]

Last week, following a conference in Iran titled “Iran: Victory Bridge,” reports surfaced claiming that Iranian Vice President Hamid Baqaei (or Baghaei) had recognized the Armenian Genocide.
The reports quoted Baqaei as saying, “A hundred years ago the Ottoman Empire committed genocide against a certain number of Armenians. Although the Ottoman Empire does not exist now, [...]

Issues Statement to ANC of Massachusetts
Steve Grossman, the Democratic candidate for state treasurer of Massachusetts, issued a statement to the ANC of Massachusetts presenting his position on a number of issues of concern to the Armenian American community of the state.  In it, he notes his strong support for Congressional recognition of the Armenian Genocide [...]

ANTELIAS, Lebanon—A statement recently published by the office of information of the Catholicosate of Cilicia informed the public that the Catholicosate will not send representatives to attend church services at the Holy Cross Armenian Church in Turkey on Sept. 19.
The statement read, “In an attempt to convince the European Union and UNESCO that Turkey safeguards [...]

Upon the invitation of President Serge Sarkisian, Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana Medvedeva arrived in Yerevan on a state visit for two days on the evening of Aug. 19.
Medvedev in Yerevan.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov, Transport Minister Igor Levitin, Special Representative of the President in the north-west [...]

WASHINGTON—Successive U.S. administrations—both Democratic and Republican—have, since fiscal year 1998, expended $25 million less in aid to Nagorno-Karabagh than Congress intended, according to an Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) review showing that less than $36 million of the $61 million slated by Congress for this purpose has actually been expended.
Yearly expenditure of U.S. aid [...]

ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—On Aug. 10, the well-known writer of Turkish origin Dogan Akhanli was arrested at the Istanbul airport and has been imprisoned at the Metris prison facility since then. He was in Turkey to visit his ailing father. Akhanli became a German citizen in 2001. This was his first visit to Turkey since his [...]

AKHTAMAR, Turkey (A.W.)—A group of Armenian children from Armenia were told to leave Sourp Khatch Church on the island of Akhtamar this month for lighting candles, singing, and praying.
Turkish policeman asks Armenian students singing "Der Voghormia" to leave the "museum."
The children, who were winners of Hay Aspet’s (Armenian Knight) television contest, were on a visit [...]

YEREVAN—After signing an agreement to increase Russia’s military presence in Armenia until 2044, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who was on an official visit to Armenia, said that “Russia treats its commitments as an ally very seriously.”
Presidents Medvedev and Sarkisian after the signing
The comment came in response to an inquiry at a press conference about Russia’s [...]