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Elections in Armenia: The Missing Ideological Battle
Setting Apart the Change Makers from the Pretenders Special for the Armenian Weekly We are less than one month out from the all-important National Assembly elections in Armenia, and with nine political...
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Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell Releases ‘The Promise’ for New Armenian Genocide...
WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—On March 10, American musician, singer, and songwriter Chris Cornell released a new original song entitled “The Promise” for the forthcoming feature film The Promise, about the...
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AYF Western U.S. Celebrates Women’s Resilience
LITTLE ARMENIA, Calif. (Asbarez)—On the occasion of International Women’s Day, community members gathered to celebrate the diversity and strength of Armenian women–past and present–during a March 5...
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AYF-YOARF Eastern U.S. Releases Statement on ‘The Ottoman Lieutenant’
This statement serves to inform the Armenian Youth Federation – Youth Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (AYF-YOARF) and Armenian community as a whole, about a Turkish propaganda...
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UN Report Documents Wide-Scale Human Rights Abuses in Southeast Turkey
About 2,000 People Killed, Up to Half a Million Displaced GENEVA, Switzerland (A.W.)— About 2,000 people, including civilians, were killed in a largely Kurdish populated region of southeast Turkey...
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Artsakh Official: Reports of Five Armenian Servicemen Killed is False
Artsakh PM Spokesperson Tells the Armenian Weekly There is ‘No Truth’ to Azerbaijani Ministry Report STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (A.W.)—The official spokesperson of the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) Prime...
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Tensions Rise Between Turkey and the Netherlands
AMSTERDAM/ANKARA (A.W.)—A diplomatic feud has erupted between the Netherlands and Turkey and protests have sparked in the two countries after the Netherlands denied landing rights to Turkish Foreign...
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The American Hellenic Council Calls for a Boycott of ‘The Ottoman Lieutenant’
CULVER CITY, Calif.—The American Hellenic Council (AHC) recently released a statement, urging the Greek American community and all descendants of the Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian Genocide, to boycott...
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Panel Held at MIT Featuring Artsakh Ombudsman and Former Armenian Ambassador...
“Spotlight on Nagorno-Karabagh: The Four Day War and its Aftermath – Perspectives on Security, Diplomacy, and the Prospects for a Lasting Peace” Took Place on March 9 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – On March 9,...
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A Message from ‘The Promise’ Producer Eric Esrailian
Below is a public message from Eric Esrailian, the producer of the upcoming Armenian Genocide film The Promise. The Promise will be in theaters on April 21 *** My name is Eric Esrailian, I am a proud...
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ARF Lowell Celebrates 122 Years, Honors the Late Tom Vartabedian
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (A.W.)—More than 150 people packed the Jaffarian Hall of the St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church of North Andover on March 4, to celebrate the 122nd anniversary of the Armenian...
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Armenian Genocide Awareness Billboards Go Up Across Massachusetts
BOSTON, Mass.—Peace of Art’s 2017 campaign of Genocide awareness has begun. In commemoration of the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, billboards will be displayed from March 10 to April 30,...
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Dr. Richard Hovannisian to Present New Book in Watertown on March 23
New Book: Armenian Communities of the Northeastern Mediterranean WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—Dr. Richard G. Hovannisian will present his new book Armenian Communities of the Northeastern Mediterranean at...
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Protests Take Place in Yerevan after ‘The Bringer of Bread’ Dies in Hospital
YEREVAN (A.W)— Protests took over the streets of Yerevan on March 16, after Artur Sargsyan—nicknamed “the bringer of bread”—died at the Armenia Medical Center. Deputy director of the medical center,...
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Turkey vs. Europe: Any Lessons?
Special for the Armenian Weekly Last week, for the first time in the history of the Turkish Republic, one of its ministers was declared persona non grata—an undesirable alien—and was deported from...
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Something Armenian in Barcelona
Special for the Armenian Weekly By Ani Khachatourian In early January, I landed in Barcelona not knowing a single soul in the city. I would be living in a foreign country for the upcoming four...
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ALC Calls on Amnesty International and HRW to Include Azerbaijani War Crimes...
Armenian Legal Center for Justice and Human Rights: Atrocities from Four-Day April War in Artsakh Should Not Be Ignored WASHINGTON—Concerned by the silence of the human rights community over the grave...
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Rep. Schiff Calls for Expanded Aid to Artsakh and Armenia; Support for...
Condemns Escalating Azerbaijani Military Aggression; Calls for Implementation of Royce-Engel Peace Proposals WASHINGTON—House Intelligence Committee Ranking Democrat Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) delivered...
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2017 AYF Olympics: Hospitable
2017 Armenian Youth Federation Senior Olympic Games, Hosted by the AYF-YOARF Racine “Armen Garo” Chapter, to Take Place in Downtown Milwaukee Hospitable. Definition: friendly and welcoming to strangers...
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Aurora Initiative to Grant $1 Million for Students from Five Middle Eastern...
Students from Five Middle Eastern Countries will Receive Scholarships to Study at the American University of Armenia Between Now and 2023, as Part of the Aurora Gratitude Projects The Aurora...
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