Karanian: Building Bridges in Western Armenia
From the Armenian Weekly 2017 Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Thursday was a school day in Chunkush. The children who normally filled its streets with laughter...
View ArticleARF Delegation Meets with Armenia’s Ambassador to the U.S.
WASHINGTON (A.W.)—An Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) delegation met with the Armenian Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Grigor Hovhannissian, on May 25 in Washington, D.C. The...
View ArticleAzerbaijani Forces Fire at Baghanis Border Village
Mayor Tells the Armenian Weekly Two Homes Were Damaged BAGHANIS, Armenia (A.W.)—On the night of May 31, Armenia’s Baghanis village of the Tavush province was shelled by Azerbaijani forces. Both...
View ArticleA Case of Turkish Genetic Appropriation
By Aris Govjian Special for the Armenian Weekly On May 30, major news and entertainment outlets across the internet began sharing a revelation in the scientific community—the genetic material of...
View ArticleKricorian: Stories from the Armenian Quarter
The following piece by New York-based novelist, essayist, and activist Nancy Kricorian will be published in the upcoming anthology This Is Not a Border: Reportage and Reflection from the Palestine...
View ArticleBefore We Talk about Armenian Genocide Reparations, There Is Another...
From the Armenian Weekly 2017 Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Did the USSR Really Lose the Cold War? Maybe as a Whole, but Some Have Turned Loss into Staggering...
View ArticleARF’s Arthur Khachatryan to be Named Shirak’s Next Governor
YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Supreme Council of Armenia confirmed on June 2 that Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Development of Armenia Arthur...
View ArticleCalifornia State Assembly Adopts Bill Calling for $500 Million Divestment...
ANCA-WR and AYF-WR Welcome Passage of Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian’s Measure (AB 1597); Expand Efforts to Secure Calif. Senate Passage SACRAMENTO, Calif.—With overwhelming bipartisan support, the...
View ArticleARF Delegation Meets with European Socialist Leadership
BRUSSELS, Belgium (A.W.)— On May 30, a delegation of Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) representatives held meetings with the leadership of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats...
View ArticleEditorial: 102 Years On…
The Armenian Weekly 2017 Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Each year, as April rolls around and the 24th approaches, rarely do we stop and ask ourselves a simple...
View ArticleThe Armenian Weekly April 2017 Magazine Now Available Online
Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—The editorial staff of the Armenian Weekly is pleased to announce the release of the Armenian...
View ArticleReports of the Planned Demolition of Diyarbakir’s Surp Sarkis Church May be...
Sources Close to the Surp Giragos Armenian Church Foundation Tell the Armenian Weekly that the News of the Scheduled Demolition is Not True DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)— Netherlands-based ANF News...
View Article2017 AYF-YOARF Junior Seminar: A Weekend with Purpose
PROSPECT, Penn. (A.W.)—They arrived by the bus loads: 350 members, 84 years of tradition, 15 chapters, nine lecturers, with one purpose. The 2017 Armenian Youth Federation – Youth Organization of the...
View ArticleGerman Foreign Minister Says Germany Will Pull Forces Out of Turkey’s...
ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.)— German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel announced on June 5 that Germany will pull its forces out of the Incirlik air force base in Turkey, despite negotiations in the Turkish...
View ArticleCongress Set to Condemn May 16 D.C. Attack on Peaceful Protesters Later Today
Strong Bipartisan Backing for June 6 Vote on H.Res.354 WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives is set to condemn the May 16 attack by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s bodyguards against...
View ArticleTurkish Prime Minister’s Family Owns $140 Million in Foreign Assets
Last week, we disclosed the improper enrichment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey by receiving a $25 million oil tanker as a gift from an Azerbaijani billionaire. This week, we expose the...
View ArticleTwenty Years after Princess Diana’s Iconic Walk, a Landmine Free Artsakh is...
An Interview with Andrew Moore, the Director of Development of the HALO Trust Moore: ‘Karabagh is one of the Easiest Places in the World for HALO to Conduct its Work’ WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—Twenty...
View ArticleBreaking: U.S. House of Representatives Condemns D.C. Attack on Peaceful...
H.Res.354 Passes Unanimously, Calling for the Perpetrators to be ‘Brought to Justice’ WASHINGTON (A.W.)—The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.Res.354 on June 6, condemning the May 16...
View ArticleTurkish MFA Criticizes Passage of H.Res.354; ANCA Says Ankara’s ‘Free Pass’...
ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.)—Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Ambassador Hüseyin Müftüoğlu criticized the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of H.Res.354 on June 6, which condemns the May...
View ArticleCongressman Adam Schiff Condemns D.C. Attack in U.S. House Floor Speech
WASHINGTON—In a speech delivered on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on June 7, Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) strongly condemned the May 16 attack on peaceful American protesters...
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