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+ Azerbaijan Bombards Stepanakert Ahead of Geneva Talks— Attacks on civilian settlements in Artsakh continue to worsen on Thursday ahead of yet another diplomatic attempt in Geneva. Deliberate attacks ...

+ Negligent Social Media Platforms Breeding Grounds for Turkish Nationalism, Hate Speech—“…if Twitter and Instagram genuinely seek to keep their ‘communities safe,’ I suggest that they begin banning accounts of thos...

+ Life and war— As usual I started my Sunday morning with a cup of coffee and news browsing. Facebook was getting flooded with #wewillwin posts. My heart started thu...

+ Julia Eshkonian: Our Work of Art—Julia Eshkonian (1924 – 2020) Lovingly submitted by children Sylvia Tanielian, Alan Tanielian, and Darcy Tanielian. Beautiful young peo...

+ Soothe your anguish with action—Silent protest at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, October 24, 2020 (Photo: Knar Bedian) A nguish is described as “extreme unhappiness caused by physica...

+ Hamilton: An Armenian Musical— I first saw the musical Hamilton at the Providence Performing Arts Center in 2019 and was instantly pulled into the hysteria surrounding the show. Th...

+ Help Them Help You: Seven Ways to Engage Your Non-Armenian Friends—Dalita and her friend Ibrahima Tylar Jahumpa at the Rally for Artsakh in Providence I have seen many posts on social media about disappointment in...

+ Azeri War Crimes Mount as Forces Bomb Maternity Hospital in Stepanakert— The cities of Stepanakert and Shushi suffered another day of widespread destruction after Azeri forces bombed more civilian infrastructure, most nota...

+ Diaspora Armenians train to protect Artsakh—Click to view slideshow. I met Vik in an old, abandoned courtyard in a suburb of Yerevan which had been retrofitted as a military training center. W...

+ Azeri soldiers wearing Armenian uniforms may be shot by their own troops—(Photo: MoD of Armenia, October 5, 2020) By now you know that Azerbaijan violated a third humanitarian ceasefire in the Artsakh War in as many week...

+ ANCA Announces Congressional Endorsements— WASHINGTON, DC –  The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) today announced its Congressional endorsements and shared final Congressional Re...

+ Artsakh Defense Minister injured as Armenian forces repel Azeri attacks— YEREVAN—Artsakh Minister of Defense (MoD) Lieutenant General Jalal Harutyunyan is said to be injured after fighting in a trench near Martakert on Tue...

+ The Most Consequential Election of a US Citizen’s Life— This election article is a bit atypical for me in that it will contain EVERYTHING, rather than being broken up into three parts: local/state/federal ...

+ From the Eyes of the Diaspora—Vartiter Vardanyan, AYF “Arev” Chapter member, West Palm Beach, FL at WPTV News Station Editor’s Note: The following was a speec...

+ Armenian Youth Federation: Ready with Resolve—AYF Greater Boston “Nejdeh” Chapter member Emin Abrahamian addressing silent protesters at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, October 24, 2020 (Pho...

+ AMAA holds 101st annual meeting via Zoom—Click to view slideshow. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA) held its 101st annual meeting v...

+ Securing Artsakh’s Borders: A Never-ending Task— BERDZOR, Kashatagh Province, October 20—Dusk. Usually, this is a lovely time to drive through the Lachin Corridor—that vital patch of land linking...

+ Azerbaijan breaches newly US-negotiated ceasefire within minutes—(Photo: NKR Infocenter) YEREVAN—A last-minute humanitarian ceasefire negotiated by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo between Armenia and Azerb...

+ A Fantastic Development— By now you’ve seen the news about Mercury Public Affairs terminating its registration as a foreign agent of the Republic of Turkey and how this came ...

+ US Brokers Third Humanitarian Ceasefire—US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Armenian FM Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, October 23, 2020  (Photo: MFAofArmenia/Twitter) Armenia and Azerbaijan have...

+ Autumn in Artsakh—Azerbaijani military fires cluster missiles from a BM-30 Smerch multiple rocket launcher at the Karmir Shuka, or “Red Market,” village in Martuni (Pho...

+ Strength in Small Actions: Lessons from Chicago on the Continuing Struggle for Survival—Click to view slideshow. On October 18, as Azerbaijan was launching attacks violating the most recent ceasefire, Chicago Armenians were gathering to...

+ ANC of Indiana Representatives Connect with Senator Mike Braun—Members of the Armenian National Committee of Indiana met with Senator Braun on October 22, 2020. Pictured from left to right: Top row: Tamar Gregoria...

+ Humanitarian disaster in Artsakh widening as attacks continue—Recent Smerch missile rocket attack on Stepanakert (Photo: Armenian Unified Infocenter, October 24) Armenian officials say the civilian population...

+ What’s Behind All the Pro-Azerbaijan Articles?— Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has opened another battlefront thousands of miles away from Baku, in the pages of local and national newspapers a...

+ Human rights violations in Artsakh persist amid diplomatic efforts— Diplomatic efforts in Washington DC yielded seemingly fruitless results on Friday as Azeri forces continued to attack the civilian settlements of Art...

+ Over 50 US House Members Call for Sanctions on President Aliyev, Azerbaijani Leaders for War Crimes Committed in Artsakh— WASHINGTON, DC – As US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo prepared to meet with Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov earlier today, over 50 US H...

+ ARF Eastern US Sends Over 5,000 pounds of Medical Supplies to Yerevan—Click to view slideshow. By Sossi Essajanian NEW JERSEY—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Eastern United States Central Committee (ARF Easter...

+ Joint Statement Calling for the International Recognition of the Republic of Artsakh—(Original graphic created by former Weekly editor and current h-pem editor Rupen Janbazian) Since Azerbaijan refuses to pursue good-faith diplomati...

+ IALA’s Open Letter Against War in Artsakh— On September 27th, Azerbaijan, encouraged and aided by Turkey, launched a massive assault on Nagorno Karabakh, an ethnically Armenian enclave known ...

+ ANCA Welcomes Pallone Resolution Calling for International Recognition of Artsakh Independence—Congressional Armenian Caucus Founding Co-Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ) offering remarks at a special session of the Republic of Artsakh Parliament in 20...

+ Historic Worcester Community Rallies for Artsakh—Click to view slideshow. WORCESTER, Mass.—Over 300 Armenians from America’s oldest Armenian community braved the pouring rain and came together outs...

+ ANCA Welcomes Menendez Resolutions Requiring Review of Turkey and Azerbaijan’s Human Rights Violations—Click to view slideshow. WASHINGTON, DC –  Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced two powerful resolutions...

+ Armenia’s Fight Against Azerbaijan, COVID-19 Intensifies—Life in an underground shelter in Shushi (Photo: Government of Armenia, October 22) As the international community awaits with bated breath the re...

+ 200 American Fulbright Scholars call for Artsakh’s right to self-determination in letter to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo—US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (Photo: Twitter, October 21, 2020) October 22, 2020  The Honorable Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State ...

+ An Open Letter to the World Citizens of Good Faith—Ghazanchetsots Cathedral was bombed by Azeri forces on October 8, 2020 (Photo: Armenian Unified Infocenter) “When God, who is forever free, Bre...

+ COAF Rendering Critical Assistance During Crisis in Armenia —Click to view slideshow. The brutal attack on the Republic of Artsakh launched by Azerbaijan on September 27 has become a war of survival for the Ar...

+ Senator Markey Makes Case for US Recognition of Artsakh Republic— WASHINGTON, DC –  U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) has said that “the international community will be left with no choice but to move to recognize the ...

+ Preparing the Diaspora for the Marathon— This is different. Yes, many of us were alive for the liberation war of Artsakh from 1991 to 1994. Same enemy. Same evil intent, but so many differen...

+ Words for Peace—(Photo: Armenian Unified Infocenter, October 6, 2020) I never thought I would purposefully learn war vocabulary. Smerch rockets, kamikaze, ballist...

+ Deranian’s book on the Armenian Orphan Rug in Translation—Click to view slideshow. In 2013 the Armenian Cultural Foundation published President Calvin Coolidge and the Armenian Orphan Rug by Dr. H. Ma...

+ “No diplomatic solution” for Artsakh, says PM Nikol Pashinyan— YEREVAN—“The Karabakh issue, at least at this stage, has no diplomatic solution,” announced Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in a Facebook Live address...

+ A conversation with my fellow Armenian Americans: The “Titanic Syndrome”— It was around 8:00 a.m. Worries, imagined and real, had kept me from getting any sleep the night before. I had to get out of the house for a walk. I ...

+ The Struggle for Artsakh: Civilization Against Tyranny— Editor’s Note: The following was a speech delivered by the author at a rally outside Worcester City Hall on Friday, October 16.  Rally in Worc...

+ BREAKING: Library of Congress Corrects “Armenian Massacres” Subject Heading to “Armenian Genocide”— WASHINGTON, DC –  A campaign – launched by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) and strongly backed by key Congressional allies – resul...

+ Will You Stand With Me?—Stephanie Mangioglu participating in the New York City protest on October 10, 2020 What kind of society do we live in? Where a fly gets more ...

+ Providence ARF Remembers Khanasor Expedition and Shushi Liberation—Providence ARF members and friends prepare the meals for the community On Sunday, September 27, as news of the attacks on Artsakh broke, the Provi...

+ We are alone—Click to view slideshow. On Saturday, the “humanitarian ceasefire” was put into effect that Azerbaijan broke in four minutes, one minute earlier tha...

+ Rep. Grace Napolitano Calls for Official U.S. Recognition of Artsakh Independence—Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA), who has served California’s 32nd district for over two decades, has been an outspoken advocate of a broad range of Armen...

+ Armenia Downs More Turkish, Israeli Drones, as Azeri Forces Retreat from Arax River Region— YEREVAN—Armenian Ministry of Defense spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan announced on Tuesday morning that Armenian forces had expelled Azeri units from th...

+ Armenian Genocide Memorial Dedicated in Montvale, NJ—Blessing of the Stone MONTVALE, NJ—On Sunday October 4, the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of New Jersey held a re-dedication ceremony to bless...

+ US Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy Responds to Open Letters by US Exchange Programs Alumni—US Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy pictured during an Oct. 5, 2020 meeting with Armenia’s MoD October 20, 2020 Dear Alumni: Many of yo...

+ Dealing with Diaspora FOMO in Wartime—”We Will Win” mural by Armenian calligrapher and repat from Canada Ruben Malayan in Shushi (Photo used with permission) Twenty-four days since the...

+ I am voting for Biden…to end the Trump nightmare—President Donald J. Trump walks to speak with members of the press along the South Lawn driveway, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (Official White House Phot...

+ Pashinyan, Aliyev Say They’re Ready to Talk as Fighting Continues— Diplomatic efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement of the war in Artsakh are seemingly underway as leaders from Armenia and Azerbaijan express their...

+ Sincerely, A Heartbroken Armenian—(Photo: Anahid Kaprielian/@anahidddd) Dear non-Armenian, It’s been three weeks. Three weeks of tears. Three weeks of screaming. Three ...

+ ANCA Working to Block U.S. Arms Sales to Turkey—The ANCA is working to block U.S. arms sales to Turkey and Azerbaijan, launching a grassroots campaign at anca.org/exportcontrol WASHINGTON, DC – ...

+ Second humanitarian ceasefire collapses—Damaged children’s storefront in Stepanakert (Photo: NKR InfoCenter, October 17, 2020) Hopes for a humanitarian ceasefire were dashed when A...

+ ANCA praises Congressional Chairman James McGovern for backing US recognition of the Republic of Artsakh—Congressman Jim McGovern pictured during his comments to the Worcester Armenian community, October 16, 2020 (Photo: Facebook) WORCESTER, Mass.—In ...

+ ANC-MI Applauds Passage of Rep. Manoogian’s Resolution Condemning Azerbaijan’s Attacks on Artsakh—After a marathon session day that lasted until 3:30am, Michigan’s House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning Azerbaijan’s and...

+ Artsakh’s Song—An image from the author’s travels to Artsakh in 2019 (i) In the quiet, between bombs, there is a sound, A hum, My heart still ...

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