News Archive
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How Will the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Represent Genocide?
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No CommentsThe following is a formal statement by the IIGHRS-Zoryan on the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. TORONTO, Canada—In April 2003, the International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (a division of the Zoryan Institute; IIGHRS-Zoryan) was invited to a public gathering in Winnipeg by... -
HEWSEN TO DISCUSS MEKHITARIST CONTRIBUTIONS IN LECTURE AT ARARAT-ESKIJIAN MUSEUM
Posted on February 17, 2012 | No CommentsProfessor Robert Hewsen will speak on Sunday, March 4, 2012, at 4:00 p.m., at the Hasmig Mgrdichian Hall of the Ararat-Eskijian Museum, 15105 Mission Hills, CA. The lecture, entitled “The Mekhitarist Contribution to the Armenian Renaissance,” will be cosponsored by the Museum, the Armenian Cultural... -
U.S. Armenian Militaries To Hold First Joint Drills
Posted on February 17, 2012 | No CommentsEmil Danielyan armenialiberty.org The United States and Armenia have finalized plans to hold in April first-ever joint military exercises that will be primarily aimed at improving the interoperability of their forces deployed in Afghanistan, the Defense Ministry in Yerevan announced on Wednesday. The announcement followed... -
Turkey denies claims intelligence officers captured in Syria
Posted on February 8, 2012 | No CommentsTODAYSZAMAN.COM The Turkish Foreign Ministry denied on Sunday a report that claimed dozens of Turkish intelligence officers have been captured in neighboring Syria. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Selçuk Ünal told Today’s Zaman that similar allegations surfaced earlier as well, adding that they did not reflect the truth. Israeli... -
French Senate Passes Bill Criminalizing Armenian Genocide Denial
Posted on February 8, 2012 | No CommentsThe French Senate on Jan. 23 passed a bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide, despite threats and bullying from the Turkish state. The bill passed with 127 votes for, 86 against. Drafted by French General Assembly member Valerie Boyer, the bill renders denial... -
Overseas Press Club Assails Turkey’s Crackdown on Media
Posted on February 8, 2012 | No Commentswww.opcofamerica.org Below is a letter from the Overseas Press Club of America to the Turkish Government. One of our readers, Greg Martayan wrote in his forwarding email: “It hasn’t received much attention in the press, however it came across my desk today. The letter, coming... -
GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR AND ARMENIAN AMERICANS EXPLORE AVENUES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF JAVAKHETI
Posted on February 8, 2012 | No CommentsWASHINGTON, DC - An ongoing dialogue between the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) and the Georgian government – both in Tbilisi and via Georgia’s Ambassador in Washington, DC – is exploring ways to expand the Georgian-Armenian partnership to include broader direct Georgian and Armenian investments... -
Diaspora-Armenian educators’ yearly training program to be held in summer
Posted on February 8, 2012 | No CommentsArmenia’s Education and Science Ministry has commenced preparations for the 2012 training program for the Armenology studies teachers, principals, and teaching inspectors at Diaspora-Armenian educational institutions. The training course will be held in Armenia between July 8 and August 7. At the end of the...
