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Boston Armenians to Celebrate Independence Day of First Republic of Armenia
Aram I to Deliver Keynote Address WATERTOWN, Mass.—The ARF “Sardarabad” Gomideh, with the participation of the St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church, the Armenian Relief Society, the Armenian Youth...
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‘Master Thieves’: Kurkjian’s Theory behind the Mystery of the World’s Biggest...
Special for the Armenian Weekly The March 18, 1990 theft of 13 priceless works of art from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum remains the largest property crime in U.S. history. The mystery...
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Rustamyan: We Must Ensure Safety of Syrian Armenians
Bouchakjian: Fate of Community Is Not a Matter of Concern for Syrian Armenian Leaders Alone YEREVAN/BEIRUT (A.W.)— Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau member and head of the party’s...
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Rhode Island Holds ‘Tribute to Survival’ Concert
On Sun., April 12, the Armenian Martyrs’ Memorial Committee of Rhode Island held a concert titled, “A Tribute to Survival,” dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The concert took...
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Barsamian: A Century Is a Long Time. It Is and It Isn’t.
The following talk was given by Alternative Radio founder and director David Barsamian in Ankara on April 25. The commemoration was co-sponsored by 18 human rights groups and political organizations...
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Byurat: My Grandfather’s Legacy
The following talk was given by Seda Byurat in Ankara on April 25. Byurat is the great-great-granddaughter of prominent Armenian writer Smbat Byurat, who was arrested and killed in 1915. Byurat...
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Barsoumian Delivers Speech in Ankara on April 25 (Full Text)
There Is No Peace without Justice The following talk was given by Armenian Weekly Editor Nanore Barsoumian in Ankara on April 25. The commemoration was co-sponsored by 18 human rights groups and...
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Royce, Pallone Welcome US-Armenia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
ANCA Outlines Drive for US-Armenia Double Tax Treaty WASHINGTON—House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif.) and Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) were...
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Colorado Governor Unveils First State Capitol Khachkar on Genocide Centennial
DENVER, Colo.—On April 24, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and other dignitaries commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide by unveiling the Colorado State Capitol Khachkar...
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Boston Pops Violinist Sprouts His Wings
BOSTON, Mass.—What does it take to be a teenaged violinist with the Boston Pops? Just ask 17-year-old Sammy Andonian, who will be making the appearance of a lifetime June 5 at Armenian Night at the...
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Theriault: 2015 and Beyond
The Armenian Weekly Magazine April 2015: A Century of Resistance This paper is an expansion of remarks given by the author at McGill University and the University of Toronto on March 18 and 20, 2015,...
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Seferian: More than One April 24, 2015, in Istanbul
Special for the Armenian Weekly It was the evening of April 24, 2015, and I was sitting on the street in Istanbul, right near where Istiklal Avenue starts off from Taksim Square. The area had been...
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ANC Europe Endorses HDP in Turkey Parliamentary Elections
BRUSSELS—The European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD/ANC Europe) has called on Turkish citizens living in Europe to vote for the leading pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party...
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Komitas: A Genocide Survivor or Victim?
Special for the Armenian Weekly Komitas (Soghomon Soghomonian) (1869-1935) Soghomon was born to Kevork and Takoohi Soghomonian, a young Armenian Turkish-speaking couple, in Kutahya, Ottoman Turkey....
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Activists, Rights Groups in Turkey Continue to Block Camp Armen Demolition
ISTANBUL (A.W.)—Protesters entered day 14 of a live-in demonstration at Camp Armen, the former Armenian summer camp located in the Tuzla district of Istanbul. The camp had been marked for demolition to...
View ArticleArmenia Advances to Eurovision 2015 Final (Video)
VIENNA, Austria (A.W.)–Armenia, represented by the group “Genealogy,” has moved forward to the final stage of the Eurovision 2015 contest. Armenia was one of 16 countries taking part in the first...
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Nor Zartonk: Turkey’s Politics of Annihilation Continues
The following statement was issued by Nor Zartonk, a youth movement in Istanbul, on the recent demolition order targeting Camp Armen, the former summer camp located in the Tuzla district of Istanbul...
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Aram I Visits East Coast Armenian Communities
WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Holy See of the Great House of Cilicia, is currently on a Pontifical visit to the Eastern United States. His Holiness’ visit, which...
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ANCA Action Alert: Stop Demolition of Camp Armen
WASHINGTON (A.W.)—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) started an action alert calling on the public to urge Congress to support swift U.S. action against Turkey’s destruction of Camp...
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All Eyes on Turkey: Parliamentary Elections on June 7
Turkish-Armenian Candidates on Ballots On Sun., June 7 the people of Turkey’s 85 electoral districts will head to the polls to elect the members of their 25th National Grand Assembly of Turkey (Türkiye...
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