[THE ARMENIAN WEEKLY] Elections, Politics, and Accountability: An Interview with Civilitas Director Salpi Ghazarian

YEREVAN, Armenia—The Armenian Weekly assistant editor Nanore Barsoumian sat down with Civilitas Foundation Director Salpi Ghazarian for a discussion on the upcoming Parliamentary elections. One of the aims of Civilitas is to promote the development of democracy in the country, through initiatives that support education, rural development, and environmental awareness....

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ESSAY CONTEST AT OIA

    ՇԱՐԱԴՐՈՒԹԵԱՆ ՄՐՑՈՒՄ ՊՈԼՍԱՀԱՅ ՄԻՈՒԹԵԱՆ ՄԷՋ< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />   Մարիէթ Մինասեան-Օհանէս      Կազմակերպութեամբ Պոլսահայ Միութեան Մշակութային Յանձնախումբի, եւ Կեդրոնական Վարժարանի Սանուց Յանձնախումբի, Շաբաթ, 14 Ապրիլ 2012-ին, …

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[E.H.A.] Batman’da Tarihi Ermeni kilisesi Çöplük Oldu

  Türkiyenin Batman`ýn Beþiri Ýlçesi`ne baðlý Yenipýnar Köyü`nde bulunan 11`nci yüzyýla ait olduðu Ermeni Kilisesi köyün çöp alaný olarak kullanýlýyor. Kiliseyi ayakta tutan sütunlar ve bazý iþlemeli taþlarýn ise, köylülerin ev ahýrlarýnda basamak olarak kullanýlýyor. Köy sakinlerinden Ali Uçar da, eski eserlerin sütun ve taþlarýnýn ahýr ve binalarýn zemin …

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Passing news of Mrs. Zora Gavrilof Sabuncu (1929-2012)

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mrs. Zora Gavrilof Sabuncu (1929-2012) On behalf of   OIA Board of Trustees, OIA Executive Board  and all the committees, we convey our hearthfelt condolences To Her Son: M/M Ohannes (Former President of OIA Scholarship Com) and Rita Sabuncu Her Daughter: M/M Berc and...

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[VATAN] Ermenilerden özür diledi!

Ermenilerden özür diledi!AKP’nin kurucu kadrosundan Ýsmet Uçma 1915’te yapýlan tehcir için özür diledi… AK Parti’nin kurucu kadrosundan Ýsmet Uçma, 1915’te yapýlan tehciri trajik bir “soy sürgün” olarak nitelendirerek özür diledi. Radikal’in haberine göre AKP’nin kurucu kadrosu’ arasýnda yer alan Ýstanbul Milletvekili Ýsmet Uçma, 1915 olaylarý için “Trajik bir soy …

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[TURKISH HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP] Your Demands are our Demands’

Your Demands are our Demands’: Turkish Human Rights Group Sends Letters to Etchmiadzin, Antelias The Committee Against Racism and Discrimination of the Istanbul Branch of the Human Rights Association sent letters today to the Catholicos of all Armenians Karekin II and the Catholicos of Cilicia Aram I, expressing solidarity with...

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