24 year-old Bruno Rasmussen hails from the city of Bordeaux. Last September he left France without a penny in his pocket and hit the open road. So far, Bruno has travelled to Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia. I met Bruno by chance in Yerevan’s metro as we both got out at the Republic Square […]
Reps. Grimm, Schiff, Valadao and Pallone Introduce Legislation During Prime Minister Erdogan’s White House Meetings New Measure Calls for a Just and Comprehensive International Resolution of this Crime against Humanity WASHINGTON, DC – As Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Erdogan continues his official U.S. state visit, a bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives introduced the Armenian Genocide […]
Վոլոդյային գիտեմ քսան տարուց ավելի: Նա Լեոնիդ Ազգալդյանի ստեղծած «Ազատագրական բանակի» զինվորներից է: Մասնակցել է բազմաթիվ մարտերի: Հիմա Ազատության հրապարակում Վոլոլոդյա Ավետիսյանը երկու տասնյակ ազատամարտիկների հետ նստացույց է անում: Նրանք պահանջում են վերանայել սոցիալական երաշխիքները, կենսաթոշակի վերահաշվարկման կարգը եւ մի շարք այլ հարցեր: Մի խոսքով՝ արժանապատիվ ապրելակերպ են պահանջում: Ռազմական գործողությունների ավարտից հետո Վոլոդյան մնացել […]
Black Sabbath guitar hero Tony Iommi will be glued to the telly on Thursday – to see if his song makes it through to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. The 65-year-old rock legend dusted off an old ballad titled Lonely Planet when Armenian broadcasting bosses came knocking at the door of his Lapworth […]
Confronted by the chilling 100th anniversary of the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Turks in 1915, Turkey’s government is planning to swamp memories of the massacres with ceremonies commemorating the Turkish victory over the Allies at the battle of Gallipoli in the same year. Already, loyalist academics have done […]
I spent my high school years in Samatya. The majority of my classmates were the children of the Armenians who had come to Istanbul from the provinces during the republican years. We were allowed to go out during our lunch breaks. Many of the students lived in Samatya and could go home for lunch. Yet, […]
Armenian Genocide Centenary Commemoration Committee The Armenian Genocide Centenary Commemoration Committee was formed in May 2012, in the presence of civic dignitaries and representatives of over 25 community-based organisations, in line with other Armenian Diaspora communities world-wide. Its mission is summarised as follows: The committee is represented by 15 members from all major organisations in […]
His Grace Bishop Vahan Hovhanessian, Primate, attended a regular meeting of the Armenian Community and Church Council (ACCC) on Thursday, 2 May 2013, to discuss the procedure of the establishment of a Parish at St Yeghiche Church. During the meeting it was agreed that public forums be scheduled to discuss the transitional procedure and the […]
Two years ago, when I decided to visit Turkey to do some research for my upcoming novel, people couldn’t wait to give me tips on what to see and do. They would inevitably describe the splendor of Istanbul’s many wonders, or the beauty of the Aegean coast. I would listen politely before informing them that […]
Gharib Karapetyan from Echmiadzin, who joined the liberation struggle when he was 21, talks about his experiences during the war and sends a message to the Diasporan youth. The assistance from the With Our Soldiers campaign came in the form of a specially retrofitted car, which will enable this freedom fighter to find a job […]
Հայաստանի առաջատար բջջային կապի օպերատորի գլխավոր տնօրենի նվիրատվության շնորհիվ Մաշտոցի անվան Մատենադարանի հնատիպ գրքերի հարուստ հավաքածուն համալրվել է տպագիր առաջին հայերեն Աստվածաշնչի եզակի օրինակով: Ոսկան Երևանցու` բացառիկ արժեք ներկայացնող Աստվածաշունչը տպագրվել է 1666 թվականին` Ամստերդամում: Գրատպության այս շքեղ օրինակը տարիներ շարունակ եղել է արտասահմանյան մի մասնավոր հավաքածուի մասը: «ՎիվաՍել-ՄՏՍ»-ի գլխավոր տնօրեն Ռալֆ Յիրիկյանի նվիրատվության շնորհիվ […]
During the endless Turkish arguments and Armenian/international counter arguments about the number of massacred Armenians in 1915, Hrant Dink would repeatedly remind both sides about a more critical topic: “We keep talking about the gone dead, let’s start talking about the remaining living…” The remaining living meant the unknown number of Armenians remaining in Anatolia, […]
A motion recognising the Greek, Assyrian and Armenian genocide was passed unanimously by the Parliament of NSW Legislative Council, after the request of the Assyrian Universal Alliance, the Australian Hellenic Council and the Armenian National Committee. While in 1997 the NSW Parliament passed a motion recognising the genocide of the Armenians, on Wednesday 1 May […]
Երեւան: Մեդիամաքս: Լոնդոնում կայացել է «Դիպլոմատ» ամսագրի «Տարվա դիվանագետ» ամենամյա մրցանակաբաշխությունը: «Տարվա դիվանագետ-2013» մրցանակը ներկայացվեց 10 անվանակարգում: Եվրասիայի տարածաշրջանի համար նախատեսված մրցանակը միաձայն քվեարկության արդյունքում հետմահու շնորհվեց Միացյալ Թագավորությունում ՀՀ դեսպան Կարինե Ղազինյանին՝ «բացառիկ ձեռքբերումների ու իր երկրի շահերն արդյունավետ կերպով ներկայացնելու համար»: Մրցանակաբաշխությունը մասնակցել են Միացյալ Թագավորությունում հավատարմագրված ավելի քան 150 երկրների դեսպաններ ու […]
The Syunik Region of Armenia covers a vast expanse that stretches from Spandarian Reservoir, near the town of Sisian, all the way south to the Iran border. Despite its grand size, there is usually no argument about which of the cultural sites of Syunik is the grandest. I posted the question on FaceBook a while […]
Presented at the Commemoration of the Church of Wales’ Recognition of the Armenian Genocide Temple of Peace, Cardiff 22 April 2013 This presentation will cover key elements of the British Government’s policy on the Armenian Genocide, the destruction of up to 1.5 million people between 1915 and 1923, from the perspective of an Armenian born […]
Last week, Today’s Zaman signed off on a very important piece of journalism. Professors Taner Akçam and Yusuf Halaçoğlu were asked seven questions about the forced relocation of Ottoman Armenians and its disastrous outcomes. Akçam’s responses were also reproduced in Zaman’s Sunday edition. I wholly applaud this initiative. April 24 is not necessarily a topic […]
“When Russia sneezes, Armenia catches cold”. This was an Armenian proverb often used to refer to the dominance of first the Russian empire and then the USSR over the small Caucasian republic during the previous two centuries, and how Russian incompetence and warring would damage its hapless neighbour. Ironically, today, it is the opposite. It […]
Molokans are a Christian sect who split from the Russian Orthodox Church in the late 16th century. The sect’s name, derived from the Russian for milk, refers to their refusal to give up milk and meat on the fast days dictated by the Orthodox clergy. Because of their doctrinal differences, Molokan believers were exiled in […]
Despite continuing concerns about the state of Armenia’s the economy, President Serzh Sargsyan is showing little sign of using his new term in office to push through major reforms in the near future. Sargsyan won re-election in February with 59 per cent of the vote. A member of his Republican Party, Mikran Hakobyan, says the […]