A Shocking Reminder Why We Must Never Be Silent
By Stepan Piligian | The Armenian Weekly It has been a very difficult week for humanity. Whenever human life is lost, we must pause and reflect. When those lives are…
Armenia’s Arpineh Dalalyan: Under-20 European Champion
Armenia’s Arpineh Dalalyan (superweight class) emerged the winner at the European U-20 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania. Her total score of 234 kg beat her three competitors. In the snatch,…
Armenia wins second bronze at 2019 Military World Games
YEREVAN, ARMENPRESS. Armenia Gymnastics Team’s Arthur Avetisyan has won bronze at the 7th Military World Games organized by the International Military Sports Council (CISM) in China. Avetisyan scored 14,533 points…
Secret Document Reveals State Dept.’s Interference in Genocide Recognition
BY Harut Sassounian The United States government has recognized the Armenian Genocide multiple times in the past. In an official document submitted by the US government to the World Court…
Open Letter To PM Pashinyan
Dear Prime Minister Mr. Pashinyan, On June 12, 1987 President Reagan said to General Secretary of Soviet Union Communist Party, Mr. Gorbachev: “Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down That Wall.” As we…
Regarding Turkish Invasion on Northeastern Syria
During its October 17-18, 2019 meeting, the Armenian Evangelical World Council (AEWC) discussed the October 10, 2019 Turkey’s unilateral invasion in the northeastern region of Syria and its devastating consequences…
ANCA – Pasadena Chapter Endorses Pasadena City Council District 4 Candidate Joe Baghdadlian
PASADENA—The Armenian National Committee of America – Pasadena Chapter announced this week its endorsement of Joe Baghdadlian in his bid for City Council in Pasadena’s District 4 for the 2020…
AGBU to Close Pasadena’s Vatche and Tamar Manoukian High School
Dear AGBU Vatche and Tamar Manoukian High School Parents, Students and Community, After extensive consideration of a number of factors and, most importantly, thinking about the best interests of our…
AG BU Vatche & Tamar Manoukian High School Students Stage Walkout to Protest School Closure
BY ALEEN ARSLANIAN PASADENA—Students of the Armenian General Benevolent Union’s Vatche & Tamar Manoukian High School (MHS) staged a classroom walkout Monday to protest a decision to shutter the campus…
AGBU Armenian Sch. Students in Pas. Rally to Keep Their School Open
Editor’s note: The recent wave of silent and vocal protests across Los Angeles against AGBU Pres. Berj Setrakian and his allies’ decision to shutter AGBU Manoukian High School in Pasadena…