2011 May - Armenian News By MassisPost

High Level Meeting Of Armenian Traditional Political Parties In Yerevan

YEREVAN – May 30, 2011 – The Central office of Social Democrat Hunchakian Party in Armenia hosted a meeting with the three traditional Armenian political party leaders; Chairman of the Social...
Istanbul-Born Armenian Singer’s Album Gets Popularity in Turkey

Turkey’s leading private music TV channels as well as the country’s state-run TRT broadcaster have broken new ground in airing the first Armenian music video on popular stations in the nation’s...
Prominent Opposition Political Prisoners Released in Armenia

YEREVAN — The two most prominent members of the Armenian opposition remaining in prison have been set free in accordance with a general amnesty declared by authorities. Sasun Mikaelian, a former...
Conference on Armenian Genocide Held in Bucharest

BUCHAREST — A scientific conference dedicated to the Armenian Genocide was held at the Economic Academy of Romania, featuring Genocide experts Taner Akcam, Professor at Clark University and Raymond Kevorkian, Professor...
Armenia on the Road to … Progress?

By Sarkis Y. Karayan, M.D. Corruption in Armenia is no secret to Armenians both in Armenia and in Diaspora. In Armenia they have invented the maverick word “Gorruptsia” for this deplorable...
The Armenians, the Jews and Israel

By S. H. ROLEF The Jerusalem Post Until recently, Israel chose to ignore the genocide in the Ottoman empire. In 1915-16, during World War I, the Turks were responsible for the...
Presidents Obama, Sarkozy and Medvedev on Karabakh Conflict: All Sides Must Take Decisive Steps Towards a Peaceful Settlement

DEAUVILLE — The presidents of the United States, France and Russia pressed Armenia and Azerbaijan on Thursday to hammer out a framework agreement to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, warning that failure...
Armenian Parliament Approves Amnesty for Political Prisoners and Others

YEREVAN — The Armenian parliament has overwhelmingly approved a general amnesty that should lead to the release of virtually all opposition members currently in jail. The general amnesty is going to...
Nearly a Third of Armenians Ready to Leave Their Country for Good

YEREVAN — The Armenian Center of the Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC) has conducted a polling in 6,000 households in the three countries of the South Caucasus, revealing interesting trends. According...
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Կիրակի, Մայիս 15-ին Փասատինայի Հնչակեան կեդրոնին մէջ, տեղի ունեցաւ Ս.Դ.Հ.Կ. Արեւմտեան Ամերիկայի շրջանի 14-րդ պատգամաւորական ժողովը, մասնակցութեամբ շրջանի մասնաճիւղերը ներկայացնող պատգամաւորներուն: Սոյն ժողովին ներկայ էին նաեւ Ս.Դ.Հ.Կ. Կեդրոնական Վարչութեան ատենապետ ընկ....
S.D. Hunchakian Party Western U.S. Region 14th Representative Assembly

On Sunday, May 15, 2011, the 14th Representative Assembly of the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party Western United States took place at Pasadena’s S.D.H.P. headquarters with the participation of the elected representatives...
FAR Honors Charles Aznavour in New York

By Taleen Babayan Only the rare individual can conquer the international music scene while using his renown and resources to improve the lives of people around the world. Such a man...
It Is Our Moral Obligation to Recognize Armenian Genocide – Israeli MP

Israel’s Knesset member Zahava Gal-On believes it is Israel’s obligation to recognize the Armenian Genocide. Member of left wing New Movement Meretz party commented for Armenian News-NEWS.am on decision to discuss...
Turkish Judge of Armenian Origin Granted Asylum in Netherlands

A former Turkish judge of Armenian and Kurdish origins has been granted political asylum by the Netherlands. According to the Turkish Hurriyet Daily, Caghatai Cetin, had fled to Netherlands with a...
ArmenBar Annual Meeting In San Francisco Reaches New Heights

SAN FRANCISCO — More than a hundred-fifty Armenian American lawyers, judges, and community leaders gathered in the city by the bay from April 29 to May 1, 2011 for a breakthrough...
US House Members Call for Increased Economic Assistance to Armenia and Karabakh

WASHINGTON, DC — US House of Representatives, members of the Armenian Caucus, led by Co-Chair Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), sent a letter to House Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Rep. Kay Granger...
Sarkisian Initiates General Amnesty that Could Lead to Release of All Political Prisoners

YEREVAN — President Serzh Sarkisian has formally asked the Armenian parliament to declare a general amnesty, a move which is expected to lead to the release of all remaining Armenian opposition...
Clinton: Karabakh Conflict Can be Settled Only by Peaceful Means

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian held talks in Washington late on Thursday, with the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict apparently topping the agenda....
Arec L . Jamgochian: A Revelation of an Artist

By Rev. Fr. V. Kalayjian, Pastor Emertius We were informed from time to time that young Arec has taken up studying violin. We even had the opportunity to attend a few...
It’s About Time to Recognize the Armenian Genocide

By Rabbi Albert Gabbai What would you say if the world denied that the Holocaust ever happened? Or that something like it may have occurred, but on a very small scale,...