I could not believe it. Armenians experienced a new genocide. In 2023 Azerbaijan removed the entire Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh from its ancestral homeland and, as in 1915, imprisoned its leaders. On September 22,...
I could not believe it. Armenians experienced a new genocide. In 2023 Azerbaijan removed the entire Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh from its ancestral homeland and, as in 1915, imprisoned its leaders. On September 22, 2023, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide warned of “the risk of...
Berlin police have authorized a gathering on March 15 commemorating the assassination of Talaat Pasha, an Ottoman leader and one of the main perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide, prompting protests from Armenian community groups in Germany. According to a notice cited by the Armenian weekly Azg, the event is...
The pursuit of academic work and historical truth must remain independent of shifting political circumstances or political expediency, especially regarding matters that affect humanity. The International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (IIGHRS), a division of Zoryan Institute, reaffirms a core principle of scholarship. There has recently been...
The fourth CoM East (Covenant of Mayors East) communication training in Armenia brought together 30 participants from 16 communities in Yerevan on 9-10 March, expanding its programme this year to cover community branding, fact-checking, and countering climate disinformation alongside Covenant of Mayors East promotion. The programme was designed for...
March 12, 2026 The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention expresses grave concern over recent remarks by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in which he compared Armenian political detainees and prisoners of war to Nazi leaders convicted at the Nuremberg trials. During a 13 February interview with France 24 TV channel,...
We, the undersigned, express deep concern over the recent and troubling developments at the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute (AGMI) in Yerevan. On March 11, 2026, Dr. Edita Gzoyan, one of the most outstanding and dedicated directors in the history of the Institute, submitted her resignation — reportedly under pressure...
Preliminary Assessment of Democracy Monitoring Organization Follows Week of Meetings with Representatives of Civil Society, Political Parties, and Government Authorities Armenia: Targeting of Political Opponents, Misuse of Judicial and Security Forces, Raise Concerns Ahead of June Parliamentary Elections Yerevan, Armenia — A deteriorating environment for political and civil rights...
On 11 March, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed the European Parliament, highlighting peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan and his country’s EU membership aspirations. Pashinyan spoke about the establishment of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, formalised on 8 August 2025 in Washington DC, when President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan...
Photo: President Sam Simonian and the AGBU delegation with members of the AGBU Nicosia interim committee at the AGBU Center in Nicosia, Cyprus. AGBU President Sam Simonian, accompanied by his wife Sylva, led an official delegation to Cyprus and Greece from February 19 to 23 as part of his...
From 6 to 8 March, a three day Lenten retreat for the youth of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the Netherlands took place at a retreat center in Woudsend. The gathering brought together about sixty young Armenians from various parishes across the country for prayer, reflection, and fellowship in...
