Save the ArQ’s Setrag Balian and Hagop Djernazian, flanked by ANCA Policy Director Alex Galitsky and Government Affairs Director Tereza Yerimyan between a full day of Capitol Hill meetings and mid-day briefing raising alarms...
Save the ArQ’s Setrag Balian and Hagop Djernazian, flanked by ANCA Policy Director Alex Galitsky and Government Affairs Director Tereza Yerimyan between a full day of Capitol Hill meetings and mid-day briefing raising alarms regarding the plight of Jerusalem’s Armenian Christian Quarter. WASHINGTON, DC – Save the ArQ co-founders Setrag...
At the risk of being accused of being a “Dashnak” organization, taking Russian money, and circulating “fake news” by some Armenians, including notably the Zoryan Institute, which demanded last year that we apologize to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan after suggesting that he was engaging in cryptic genocide denial,...
The Council of Swiss Armenian and Armenophile Associations (CAAS) expresses its deep concern about the statements made by the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, during his recent meeting with leaders of the Swiss Armenian Diaspora in Zurich. These statements, which we consider controversial, undermine the memory of the...
Strasbourg, 28.01.2025 – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) today elected Vahe Grigoryan as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Armenia.Mr Vahe Grigoryan, having obtained a majority of votes cast, is elected judge of the European Court of Human Rights for...
Aliyev’s Show Trials Echo Stalin’s Tactics in Suppressing Opposition By Luis Moreno Ocampo Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has resurrected one of Joseph Stalin’s most sinister tools: the show trial. Just as Stalin’s purges in the 1930s relied on forced confessions and sham trials to kill his rivals and strengthen...
Statement by Ruben Vardanyan,Armenian Political Prisoner Illegally Incarcerated in Azerbaijan (conveyed to his family during his weekly phone call)January 16, 2025 I would like to address the global community, to those who care about what is happening in our region, those opposed to religious persecution worldwide and those who...
By Dr. Arshavir Gundjian, C.M. Special to the Mirror-Spectator The year 2024 is coming to its end. Like all perceptive people, the Armenian people as well, are stunned, witnessing every day increasingly shocking political developments that take place from the East to the West and in-between, and that just...
The year 2024 marks a time of transitions, most notably when I assumed the position of eighth president of AGBU, succeeding Berge Setrakian. His remarkable 22-year presidency followed his decades of service on the AGBU Central Board. It is an honor to continue the tradition of delivering a year-end...
This week, the European Union paid a €1.5 million grant to the Armenian government, the EU Delegation to Armenia announced in a Facebook post on 10 December. This new funding is provided in addition to €13.5 million already disbursed in September. The financial support is granted as part of...
To celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the EU Delegation to Armenia supported an event organised by the Armenian NGO Agata,with a diverse programme aimed at highlighting the talents, potential, and challenges faced by people with disabilities. The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on 3 December....
