Ramifications of Cilicia Catholicosate’s lawsuit against TurkeyNow that the financial issue is clarified, there are other important matters facing the Catholicosate and Armenians in general. June 10, 2015  Armenians worldwide applauded the Cilician Catholicosate for filing a lawsuit in the Turkish Constitutional Court on April 27, demanding the return of its historic seat in Sis, Kozan district of Turkey’s Adana province. The Cilician See’s former headquarters, established in 1293, was confiscated by the Turkish government in 1921, at the culmination of the Armenian Genocide. Chris Bohjalian: you can blow up a monastery but you can’t bulldoze the truthThe monastery compound is only eight miles as the crow flies from Digor, but it sits hidden on a ledge halfway down a steep ravine. June 5, 2015  In March I spent three days at “Responsibility 2015,” the conference on the Armenian Genocide sponsored by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation held in Manhattan. At the end of the final day, I was at once invigorated and exhausted. I was inspired by the passion of the artists and activists and intellectuals, and I was emotionally wrung out by the realities of imagining for three days the genocide that a century ago this month was commencing. New York Times ad depicts Obama as ‘liar’A second newspaper announcement reminding Pres. Obama of his promise on the Armenian Genocide appeared in the Los Angeles Times. May 28, 2015  The Centennial commemorations of the Armenian Genocide were marked with unprecedented, and sometimes, unexpected developments. One such occasion was the full page ad placed in the New York Times on April 18 by well-known and controversial Rabbi Shmuley Boteach (Founder, The World Values Network) and the Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee, Eastern U.S. (AGCC), harshly criticizing Pres. Obama for not keeping his campaign promise on the Armenian Genocide. Scholar: Armenian Genocide and American silence still unbrokenAfraid it could hurt the feelings of its Turkish ally, the United States has consistently refrained from Genocide recognition. May 22, 2015  The ghastly scenes are familiar: boxcars bursting with human freight, soldiers leading death marches as if shepherding flocks, mass graves swallowing up the cadaverous bodies of the living and the dead. Such are the scenes of the Holocaust that a few infamous photographs have impressed upon the popular consciousness. Third digital exhibit on Armenian Genocide goes onlineThe exhibit includes previously unpublished photographs of Zeytun and reproduces newly released images from German sources. February 2, 2015  A third digital exhibit on the Armenian Genocide consisting of 128 images on 24 panels entitled "The First Deportation: The German Railroad, the American Hospital, and the Armenian Genocide" was released by the Armenian National Institute (ANI), Armenian Genocide Museum of America (AGMA) and Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly).  Derby hosts Armenian Genocide recognition event, Turkish embassy tries to interfereTo give the whole occasion the due respect it deserved, I invited a representation from the Armenian Embassy in London to join the day. January 30, 2015  Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) takes place on January 27 each year to remember the Nazi atrocities during the Second World War, and subsequent Genocides throughout the world. It is an important day marked in many of the major cities in the UK, and governed by a central committee in London. University of Birmingham hotspot of Karabakh discussionsThe University of Birmingham is an open platform for expression. December 2, 2014  The University of Birmingham hosted a round-table discussion on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict Nov 26, followed by a seminar The Challenges and Choices of the South Caucasus: Between Political, Cultural and Economic Priorities hosted by a Russian expert Denis Dvornikov. Later, several Armenian media outlets hurried to slam the event, accusing the organizers of bias. The expert commented on the situation amid the media scandal. Armenians and Armenian photographers in Ottoman EmpirePerhaps the most fascinating aspect of the Gigord collection is the number of images taken by Armenian photographers. November 11, 2014  Julia Grimes, research assistant at the Getty Research Institute, introduces a fascinating selection of images from the Pierre de Gigord Collection detailing Armenian life in the 19th-century Ottoman Empire, many from the studio of Armenian photographers Pascal Sebah and the Abdullah Frères. 15 Friends of ScotlandTop 15 of European states and regions where the population won independence against the will of the center or struggles to be recognized as independent. September 29, 2014  In a September 18 vote, Scotland stepped back from the brink of ending the 307-year-old union with England and Wales and rejected the prospectus for independence to remain part of the United Kingdom. However, dozens of European regions would like to alter the existing borders. Karabakh: recognition is the only humanitarian optionTaken literally, then no country is truly independent with many relying on financial and military support from other countries or institutions. September 1, 2014  As Nagorno-Karabakh (NKR) celebrates the 23rd Anniversary of its Declaration of Independence, the country remains in the unsatisfactory position of still being globally unrecognised. The route out of this situation seems complicated; history provides many conflicting examples which serve only to confuse and not to enlighten. |  Most popular Other articlesEconomy: 4 rules for business success Arts & Showbiz: The Armenian girl and her Resignation Syndrome  Interviews News from the section Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin  Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Russia: Armenia not withdrawing signature from Karabakh statement Armenia does not formally withdraw its signature from the statement on ceasefire in Karabakh, said Overchuk.La Francophonie resolution expresses solidarity with Armenia The “Resolution on crisis situations in the Francophone space, overcoming them and strengthening of peace" was adopted by 54 member states of the organisation. |
