Law Enforcement Authorities Still Negotiating in Ongoing Hostage Situation
United States State Department Condemns Attack; Urges Authorities to Show ‘Restraint’ YEREVAN (A.W.)—Armenian authorities said on July 20 that they do not plan to storm the Yerevan police station that has been seized in an ongoing hostage situation since July 17. Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) said that they are still in negotiations with the […]
Human Rights Association Istanbul Branch Releases Report on Turkey’s War on Kurds
ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)–The Human Rights Association (HRA) Committee Against Racism and Discrimination Istanbul branch recently released an official report entitled, “A Racist War is Waged Against the Kurds in Turkey.” After a two-week investigation, the group confirmed that the war currently being waged against the Kurdish people is “racist in every aspect.” To collect their […]
What’s the Excuse Now?
Alton Sterling: July 5, 2016, Baton Rouge, Louisiana…dead. Philando Castile: July 6, 2016 in Falcon Heights, Minnesota (near Minneapolis)…dead. Police murders both. Alton Sterling (L) and Philando Castile (R) It would be too easy to rattle off names of unjustly killed people, overwhelmingly black, all under highly questionable circumstances. In almost all cases, what would […]
AMAA: Concerned with the Future of Istanbul’s Camp Armen
Last week, Rev. Kirkor Ağabaloğlu, the pastor of the Armenian Evangelical Church of Gedik Pasa in Istanbul, was in Armenia, along with a delegation comprised of members of the committee for the construction and rehabilitation of Istanbul’s Camp Armen, including engineer Nazareth Binatli, architects Aleen Pontioglu and Zhan Gavrilov, Hrant Dink Foundation representative Delal Dink, […]
St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School 2016 Graduation Ceremonies
WATERTOWN, Mass.—In June 2016, St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School (SSAES) successfully completed its 32nd academic year. The Graduation Ceremonies were held on June 16 (K) and June 17 (Elementary). A scene from the Kindergarten graduation ceremony In her remarks, school principal Mrs. Houry Boyamian focused on: – The 13th Graduating Class Trip to Armenia – […]
Homenetmen Scouts Troup 51 Hold Annual ‘Panagoum’ (Photo Series)
Providence Homenetmen Scouts Troop 51 held their annual Panagoum Camping Trip the weekend of June 17-19 at Camp Buck Hill in Pascoag, R.I. This year, Boston Homenetmen Scouts Troop 290 attended as a joint effort to bring Armenian youth together for a weekend of scouting and fun. The 50 scouts participated in various activities, including […]
MV ‘Knights of Vartan’ Honor High School Graduates
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.—Class officers, athletes, honor students, musicians, and community volunteers. This year’s crop of high school graduates in Merrimack Valley (MV) certainly made the Armenian community quite proud of its achievements throughout local schools. As tradition has it, the Arakadz Lodge, Knights of Vartan, paid tribute to these fine students during a recognition night […]
Academic Conference on the Armenian Diaspora in Russia to Be Held in Yerevan
YEREVAN—The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is sponsoring an academic conference on the Armenian Diaspora in the Russian Federation, organized by the Department of Diaspora Studies of the Yerevan State University. It will be held on October 13-14, in Yerevan. Red Square, Moscow (Photo: Valerii Tkachenko) The aim of the conference is to […]
Syrian-Armenian Serviceman Killed in Aleppo Clashes
Panos Aghazarian (Photo: Kantsasar) ALEPPO, Syria (A.W.)—Panos Aghazarian (b. 1994), an ethnic Armenian member of the Syrian Armed Forces, was killed in military clashes in Aleppo on July 10, according to a report by Aleppo-based Kantsasar news. Fighting between the Syrian Army and rebel forces in Aleppo has intensified in recent days, with some reports […]
Sarkisian, Hollande Meet in Warsaw
Sarkisian Expresses Gratitude for Hollande’s “Consistent, Important Role and Support on all Issues, which are Vital for Armenia” WARSAW, Poland (A.W.)—Armenian President Serge Sarkisian met with the French President François Hollande in Warsaw on June 9. During their meeting, Sarkisian expressed gratitude for Hollande’s “consistent, important role and support on all issues, which are vital […]
