Cultural Heritage Ombudsman of Artsakh, Vice President of the Azgayin (National) Cultural-Historical NGO Hovik Avanesov Artsakh is far more than a mere coordinate on a map. It is a sanctuary of memory, a cradle...
Cultural Heritage Ombudsman of Artsakh, Vice President of the Azgayin (National) Cultural-Historical NGO Hovik Avanesov Artsakh is far more than a mere coordinate on a map. It is a sanctuary of memory, a cradle of millennial Armenian culture, and a landscape defined by monasteries, fortresses, khachkars, heroism, and profound...
Several diaspora and Artsakh representatives were excluded from the inauguration of Armenia’s new embassy in Paris, prompting strong criticism from the Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations of France. In a statement issued on April 28, 2026, the CCAF said those excluded from the official ceremony included its co-chairs Ara...
International lawyers representing the families of seven Armenian hostages currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan have filed a formal petition with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), calling for their immediate and unconditional release. Dated 24 April—the annual day of remembrance for the victims of the 1915 Armenian...
Yesterday Alexis Ohanyan @alexisohanian celebrated his birthday – an American entrepreneur of Armenian descent known as the co-founder of the Reddit website and an active investor involved in financing more than 50 startups, Forbes magazine called him the “Mayor of the Internet”. ~ Ohanyan was born into a family...
Today marks the milestone 120th Anniversary of AGBU. And it is my honor to lead our global effort to pay tribute to every leader, volunteer, donor, and supporter who has contributed to a remarkable journey paved with wisdom, compassion, and belief in the force of the Armenian spirit. What started...
S. Simonian Touchpoints Tour: California. 4.3.2026: AGBU President Sam Simonian and wife Sylva receive a warm welcome at the AGBU MDS in Canoga Park. The Armenians of Greater Los Angeles and Fresno have long been on AGBU President Sam Simonian’s list of key communities to visit, as he pursues his...
On the evening of March 21, 2026, St Cuthbert’s Church was filled with the music of George Frideric Handel as the Klingen Chamber Orchestra and Choir presented Handel Forever—a thoughtful tribute to one of the Baroque era’s most influential composers. Under the direction of Maestro Sipan Olah, the concert...
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,...
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...
