#FreeArmenianHostages Berlin, March 10, 2025 – Human rights organizations, activists, and concerned citizens gathered today at the Brandenburg Gate to demand the immediate release of Armenian political prisoners unlawfully detained in Azerbaijan. The protest,...
Brussels, Belgium – The European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD) is pleased to announce its Youth Leadership Workshop titled “Advocacy in the European Union” taking place in Brussels, Belgium, from April 21-25....
On March 1, 2025, a landmark meeting took place in Amersfoort, Netherlands where youth representatives of nine Armenian Church communities of the Netherlands gathered to address the future of Armenian youth within their congregations....
Strasbourg, 24.02.2025 – To mark the third anniversary of the start of the Russian Federation’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, the Ministers’ Deputies (ambassadors) have held an extraordinary meeting focusing on Ukrainian civilians held prisoner...
On February 11, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and members of their team met with leadership from the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) Western Region and the Sahag Mesrob...
Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský concluded his working visit to Washington D.C. on Friday. During two days he presented Czech interests to representatives of the new US administration and Congress. The main items on the...
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...
In the wake of a catastrophic wildfire that destroyed the Pasadena campus of Sahag Mesrob Armenian Christian School, up to 190students from Kindergarten through 8th grade will temporarily relocate to the AGBU Vatche and...
Rescuing Armenian Culture from the 19th Century: A Report on Marc Nichanian Visiting the Department of Armenian Studies at Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest Marc Nichanian, the preeminent diaspora Armenian philosopher, critic and translator,...
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...
#FreeArmenianHostages Berlin, March 10, 2025 – Human rights organizations, activists, and concerned citizens gathered today at the Brandenburg Gate to demand the immediate release of Armenian political prisoners unlawfully detained in Azerbaijan. The protest, organized by the Zentralrat der Armenier in Deutschland e.V., the Society for Threatened Peoples (GfbV),...
Brussels, Belgium – The European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD) is pleased to announce its Youth Leadership Workshop titled “Advocacy in the European Union” taking place in Brussels, Belgium, from April 21-25. This unique training program offers young European Armenians an intensive five-day experience-based workshop focused on...
On March 1, 2025, a landmark meeting took place in Amersfoort, Netherlands where youth representatives of nine Armenian Church communities of the Netherlands gathered to address the future of Armenian youth within their congregations. This significant event was presided over by Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, the Pontifical Legate of the...
Strasbourg, 24.02.2025 – To mark the third anniversary of the start of the Russian Federation’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, the Ministers’ Deputies (ambassadors) have held an extraordinary meeting focusing on Ukrainian civilians held prisoner by the authorities of the Russian Federation. At this meeting, a Ukrainian woman who was...
On February 11, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and members of their team met with leadership from the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) Western Region and the Sahag Mesrob Armenian Christian School (SMACS), along with other Armenian community figures. The purpose was to discuss...
Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský concluded his working visit to Washington D.C. on Friday. During two days he presented Czech interests to representatives of the new US administration and Congress. The main items on the agenda were a meeting with the Special Representative for Ukraine and Russia, General Keith Kellogg,...
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,...
In the wake of a catastrophic wildfire that destroyed the Pasadena campus of Sahag Mesrob Armenian Christian School, up to 190students from Kindergarten through 8th grade will temporarily relocate to the AGBU Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Cultural Center, just four miles from the original school campus. It will serve...
Rescuing Armenian Culture from the 19th Century: A Report on Marc Nichanian Visiting the Department of Armenian Studies at Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest Marc Nichanian, the preeminent diaspora Armenian philosopher, critic and translator, visited Budapest at the invitation of the Department of Armenian Studies at Pázmány Péter Catholic...
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...
