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Tereza Yerimyan to Lead ANCA Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Program
Seasoned Civic Advocate to Share ANCA’s Signature Public Policy Career Platform with Campuses and Communities Across the U.S. WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) welcomed...
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ANCA Meets with Administration Officials and Members of Congress; Explores...
WASHINGTON—Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) national and regional leaders concluded two days of policy-level consultations with key State Department officials and Members of Congress, as...
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Hasan Cemal Sentenced to Nearly a Year in Prison
ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.)— On March 1, Turkish journalist and grandson of Cemal (Djemal) Pasha, Hasan Cemal, was convicted on charges of “insulting the president” for an article published in 2016,...
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Ümit Kurt Explores Turkey’s Laws on Armenian Genocide-Era Dispossession Cases
George Washington University Law School and the Armenian Legal Center for Justice and Human Rights (ALC) Cosponsor talk by Dr. Ümit Kurt WASHINGTON—Dr. Ümit Kurt, a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard...
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Early Campaigning Causes a Stir: Is the Republican Party of Armenia Above the...
Ruling RPA Jumps the Gun with Large-Scale Campaign Banners Across Yerevan; Concerned Citizens Call the Early Campaigning a Clear Violation of Campaign Rules and Regulations YEREVAN (A.W.)—Election...
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Artsakh Forces Down Azerbaijani Drone
STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (A.W)—The Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) Defense Ministry announced on March 4, that Artsakh Air Defense Forces had downed an Azerbaijani unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) earlier in the...
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Soccer: Armenia’s World Cup Qualifying Campaign Resumes in March
Special for the Armenian Weekly For an international soccer fan, the winter break of any qualifying campaign can seem like an eternity. For the teams and players, a four and a half month hiatus from...
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The ARF Takes Part in the 25th Socialist International Congress in Colombia
Congress Adopts Armenian Genocide Resolution; ARF Representative Mario Nalpatian Re-Elected SI Vice President CARTAGENA, Colombia (A.W.)—More than 80 political parties and 350 delegates and...
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The ARF Kicks Off 2017 Parliamentary Election Campaign
‘A New Beginning, a Just Armenia’: ‘Unlike Many Others, [the ARF is] a Party with an Ideology, a Program, a System of Values, and Experience,’ Says Aghvan Vardanyan YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian...
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Hamazkayin N.J. to Offer Six-Week Course: ‘Love in the Time of Genocide’
PARAMUS, N.J.—The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society New Jersey chapter recently announced that it will host a six-week course entitled “Love in the time of Genocide: Letters, poems,...
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Tensions Grow Between Turkey and Germany as Cavusoglu Slams German...
German MFA: ‘Our Relations with Turkey are Currently Being Put to a Severe Test’ HAMBURG, Germany (A.W.)—Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu slammed German authorities at a rally of...
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ARS Central Executive Board Issues Statement on International Women’s Day
The ARS was founded in 1910 The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Central Executive Board, joins the global sisterhood of women, in celebrating this year’s International Day of Women, and relays its best...
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Clearing the Way for Economic Development: ONEArmenia’s ‘Remove Landmines...
The people of Artsakh Face a Constant Threat, But That Threat Isn’t Limited to the Line of Contact with Azerbaijan The Problem Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) is riddled with landmines, remnants of the...
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A Diasporan Minister of Diaspora: A Proposal
Special for the Armenian Weekly When the Government of Armenia decided to establish the Ministry of Diaspora in 2008, the objective was to form a partnership between the Armenian state and Armenians in...
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Reps. Sherman, Pallone, Schiff Condemn Azerbaijan’s Anti-Armenian Massacres
Representatives Condemn Sumgait, Kirovabad, and Baku Pogroms WASHINGTON—Azerbaijan’s ongoing aggression against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) and Armenia were condemned last week, during Congressional...
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AYF Western United States Issues Statement on the Film ‘The Ottoman Lieutenant’
We write to inform our community about the film The Ottoman Lieutenant, a primarily Turkish-funded production that perpetuates denial of the Armenian Genocide under the guise of neutrality. We urge you...
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Former NSA Michael Flynn Discloses Lobbying That May Have Helped Turkey
WASHINGTON—Former United States National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, who was relieved of his duties by President Donald Trump last month, has registered with the Justice Department as a foreign...
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ANCA Leo Sarkisian Summer Internship Program Deadline Extended to April 1
Program Director Tereza Yerimyan Shares Insights and Experiences at ARS Youth Connect WASHINGTON—University students interested in an intensive Armenian American advocacy training program in the...
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Hollande Calls for Artsakh Peace During Sarkisian’s France Visit
PARIS, France (A.W.)— Armenian President Serge Sarkisian and his delegation concluded a two day trip to France on March 8, at the invitation of the French President Francois Hollande. During a joint...
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Azerbaijan: A Media Black Hole
Think about it. Black holes have an event horizon beyond which we cannot observe reality. Azerbaijan has its border beyond which reality is also twisted to fit megalomaniac President Ilham Aliyev’s...
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