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Armenia Needs More Women in Politics, But What Will It Take?
“A woman’s place is in the revolution” read signs carried by countless young protesters who helped oust Armenia’s autocratic President Serge Sarkisian (Photo: netgazeti.ge) “A woman’s place is in the...
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Criminal Case Brought Against Lydian
YEREVAN—Lydian Armenia CJSC is under investigation by the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Armenia for intentionally concealing information on pollution. Lydian Armenia controls the rights to...
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Youth: Our First Trip to Armenia
A trip to Armenia is so important for any Armenian, especially the youth. Though we thought it was impossible to become even more committed Armenians, our experiences in Armenia proved us wrong. The...
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Research Your Armenian Roots—What You Need to Know (Part I)
Conferences on Armenian genealogy have been held annually for the last three years (in Watertown, Mass. in 2016; in Detroit, Mich. in 2017; and in Mahwah, N.J. earlier this year). These conferences...
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Azerbaijan Organizes its Own Diaspora To Compete With the Armenian Diaspora
Azeri protest at the U.S. Capitol (Photo courtesy Wikimedia) For many decades, the Turkish government has had an inflated image of the Armenian Diaspora, describing it as a giant worldwide force. In...
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Camp Haiastan Partners with ATP to Plant New Trees on Picnic Grounds
Preparing the ground (Photo: AYF Camp Haiastan) FRANKLIN, Mass.—The staff and counselors of AYF Camp Haiastan welcomed representatives of the Armenia Tree Project (ATP) on June 20 to plant new trees on...
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Rep. Brad Sherman Continues Pressure to Secure New U.S.-Armenia Tax Treaty
WASHINGTON, DC – House Financial Services Committee senior member Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) once again called on U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to work with the Armenian Government toward a new...
View ArticleU.S. Threatening Turkey with Sanctions
Speaking at the State Department’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, Vice President Mike Pence threatened Turkey with sanctions unless pastor Andrew Brunson is released. Last week, Brunson’s...
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Kocharian Charged With ‘Usurping State Power’
Robert Kocharyan in Karabakh, 2003 (Photo courtesy Wikimedia) YEREVAN—Armenia’s Special Investigative Service (SIS) on Thursday, July 26, officially charged Armenia’s former president Robert Kocharian...
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Research Your Armenian Roots—What You Need to Know (Part II)
This article is part of a continuing series documenting the available records for research into one’s Armenian family roots. Part I in the series supplied a historical background on the Armenian...
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How Will Russia React to Robert Kocharian’s Arrest (or Will It At All)?
On July 27, an Armenian court ordered the detention of former Armenian President Robert Kocharian for two months. The Armenian ex-president is charged with overthrowing the constitutional order during...
View ArticleUPDATE: No Deal for Pastor Brunson Release
The Washington Post has reported that the Trump administration understood a deal was in place for the release of Pastor Andrew Brunson. All sources within the Trump administration were quoted...
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Forty-Eight U.S. Representatives Call for Trump-Pashinyan Meeting
WASHINGTON, DC — A bipartisan letter – spearheaded by the Armenian Caucus, backed by the bipartisan leaders of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees, and signed by 48 U.S....
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Research Your Armenian Roots—What You Need to Know (Part III)
This article is part of a continuing series documenting the available records for research into one’s Armenian family roots. Part I in the series supplied a historical background on the Armenian...
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Diaspora Minister Visits Boston Area
Diaspora Minister, Mkhitar Hayrapetyan (Photo: Kenneth Martin) WATERTOWN, Mass.—Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, Minister of the Diaspora, visited the Boston area for a number of events this past weekend. A town...
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Banning Single-Use Plastics: Can Armenia Take Out the Trash for Good?
Stand outside of any supermarket in Yerevan for an afternoon and Armenia’s plastic problem comes into focus. In a larger, wealthier nation, it’s easy to lose sight of the waste stream, or how our...
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Manoogian Wins Democratic Primary in Michigan
Mari Manoogian BIRMINGHAM, Mich.—Preliminary results indicate Mari Manoogian has won the Democratic primary for the Michigan State House of Representatives’ 40th District. Manoogian defeated Nicole...
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Homenetmen Celebrates 100-Year Anniversary
Photo courtesy HMEM YEREVAN—On July 29, the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Homenetmen (HMEM) and the 11th pan-Homenetmen Jamboree were concluded with a ‘Victory Dinner Dance’ in Yerevan. The...
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Turkey Pressures Non-Muslim Leaders Into Claiming that They are not Pressured!
In a recent article, I wrote about the U.S. State Department’s annual report on International Religious Freedom which stated that “all religious groups that are not Sunni Muslim suffer discrimination...
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The Sardarabad Memorial Complex (Photo: Rupen Janbazian/The Armenian Weekly) AYF New Jersey Arsen Chapter A complete turning point. The Battle of Sartarabad took place from May 21-29, 1918, and became...
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