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Armenians shedding blood, sweat, tears inside enemy’s nest at European Games

To paraphrase Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics: “It’s not the winning, but the taking part that counts.” This sentiment is symbolized by the Armenians competing at the...

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Majority of Russians aware of Armenian genocide and Holocaust

YEREVAN, June 15. / ARKA /. The number of Russian citizens who know about the Armenian genocide has grown in recent years to 62% from 50% in 2007, Interfax news agency reported citing the findings of a...

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WCC Executive Committee speaks out on migrant crises (The Anglican Communion)

(Source: The Anglican Communion) [World Council of Churches] Deeply concerned for migrants in many regions, especially those "driven to undertake journeys of desperate risk and danger", the Executive...

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President convenes consultation attended by organizing committee members of...

(Source: The President of the Republic of Armenia) President convenes consultation attended by organizing committee members of 6th Summer Pan-Armenian Games President Serzh Sargsyan today convened a...

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WCC Executive Committee Visits Armenia, Reaffirms Armenian Genocide

PRESS RELEASE Date: June 17, 2015 ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA Contact: Taniel Koushakjian Telephone: 393-3434 Email: taniel@aaainc.org Web: www.aaainc.org WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE...

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WCC Executive Committee Releases Statement On Armenian Genocide

WCC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RELEASES STATEMENT ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE Standard Newswire June 12 2015 Contact: WCC Media Office, +41 79 507 6363 GENEVA, June 12, 2015 /Standard Newswire/ -- "Denial, impunity...

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Sports: Clegg hopes for cheers not jeers for Armenians

The hostile reception given to Azerbaijan's bitter enemies Armenia at the lavish opening ceremony of the inaugural European Games in Baku will hopefully not be repeated in the sporting arena, the...

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Blatant rights failures in Burundi make upcoming elections ‘impossible,’ UN...

(Source: UN - United Nations) Blatant rights failures in Burundi make upcoming elections 'impossible,' UN expert warns Burundians arriving in Rwanda after fleeing pre-election violence. Photo:...

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Turkey slams Belgian PM over `Armenian genocide` remarks

Turkey on Saturday lashed out at Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel for recognising the massacres of Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces during World War I as genocide....

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Blatant rights failures in Burundi make upcoming elections ‘impossible,’ UN...

Print 19 June 2015 – Decrying Burundi’s “blatant failures” to respect freedom of expression and assembly and the fact that open issues from the past are ensnaring the upcoming elections process, a...

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Review: Great Catastrophe: Armenians and Turks in the Shadow of Genocide

On April 24th, 2015, Armenian communities around the globe gathered to solemnly mark a grim centenary. On that day 100 years ago, the Young Turk leadership of the Ottoman Empire ordered the arrest of...

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Turkey slams Belgium's premier over remark on Armenian 'genocide'

The Turkish government has strongly criticized the Belgian prime minister for recognizing the massacre of Armenians in 1915 as “genocide.” The Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a Saturday statement that...

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Turkey slams Belgian PM over 'Armenian genocide' remarks

ISTANBUL: Turkey on Saturday lashed out at Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel for recognising the massacres of Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces during World War I as genocide. Michel, the...

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iDreamSky Special Committee Retains Financial Advisor and Legal Counsel...

(Source: Idreamsky Technology Ltd) iDreamSky Special Committee Retains Financial Advisor and Legal Counsel SHENZHEN, China, June 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iDreamSky Technology Limited ("iDreamSky"...

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Pope Francis denounces 'great powers' for turning blind eye to genocide

In impromptu remarks to a crowd of young people in northern Italy Sunday, Pope Francis criticized the “great powers” of the world for failing to prevent the systematic genocide of minorities over the...

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Georgian Party Leader Urges Government To Recognize Armenian Genocide

GEORGIAN PARTY LEADER URGES GOVERNMENT TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE 17:01, 22 Jun 2015 Siranush Ghazanchyan Gita Elibekyan Public Radio of Armenia Tbilisi Head of the Georgian Alliance of Patriots...

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The delegation of the Mayors of the 12 cities of the Federal Republic of...

(Source: Yerevan Municipality) 19.06.2015 At the initiative of the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia in Germany Hessen State, Dr. Steven Brian Fera,...

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Turkey slams Belgian remark on Armenian 'genocide'

World Bulletin, Turkey June 20 2015 Turkey slams Belgian remark on Armenian 'genocide' The Turkish Foreign Ministry has slammed Charles Michel's recognition of 1915 events as "genocide" World Bulletin...

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Chairman Miller Statement Ahead of VA Budget Hearing (US House of...

(Source: US House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs) WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Chairman Miller released the following statement ahead of the hearing "The State of VA's Fiscal Year 2015...

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Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee Adds to Executive Team

MINNEAPOLIS, June 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee today announced the hiring of three seasoned executives to help the state prepare for Super Bowl LII, which...

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Star of Angelina Jolie's Bosnian war film to speak at Royal Holloway's...

(Source: Royal Holloway, University of London) Royal Holloway, University of London will host an international conference on the Srebrenica genocide, on Monday 29 June, ahead of the 20th anniversary of...

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Visit of the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Artak...

(Source: National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia) Visit of the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Artak Zakaryan to Brussels 1 / 1 The Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee...

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“Our Assembly Could Initiate Direct Contacts with Nagorno Karabakh,...

(Source: National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia) "Our Assembly Could Initiate Direct Contacts with Nagorno Karabakh, Irrespective of Its Status," Hermine Naghdalyan's Message to PACE 1 / 1 On...

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Argentine Armenians Thank Pope Francis for the Armenian Genocide Recognition

Argentine Armenians Thank Pope Francis for the Armenian Genocide Recognition Agencia Prensa Armenia http://www.prensaarmenia.com.ar/2015/06/argentine-armenians-thank-pope-francis.html A Mass and a...

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ACLI Submits Statement to House Financial Services Committee for "The Annual...

(Source: ACLI - American Council of Life Insurers) Title ACLI Submits Statement To House Financial Services Committee For "The Annual Report Of The Financial Stability Oversight Council" Hearing...

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Joint Press Release: Gaza: States must act on UN Commission’s recommendations...

(Source: PCHA - Palestinian Centre for Human Rights) FIDH - International Federation for Human Rights and its member organisations in Palestine Al-Haq Al-Mezan Centre for Human Rights Palestinian...

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TrademarkNow Chief Scientist Elected to Executive Committee of International...

HELSINKI, June 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Anna Ronkainen, Chief Scientist at TrademarkNow, has been elected to the executive committee of the International Association of Artificial Intelligence and Law...

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Ban urges global community to help Syria end ‘cataclysmic conflict’

Print 30 June 2015 – The international community should be ashamed that three years since the adoption of the Geneva Communiqué on Syria, the Middle Eastern country’s “cataclysmic conflict” continues...

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Armenian genocide images on show in Italy

Rare, moving images of survivors of the 1915 Armenian genocide will be shown in Bologna on Thursday as part of the 29th edition of the city's "Cinema Ritrovato" (Rediscovered Cinema) festival....

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Rare images of Armenian genocide survivors on show in Italy

Rare, moving images of survivors of the 1915 Armenian genocide will be shown in Bologna on Thursday as part of the 29th edition of the city`s "Cinema Ritrovato" (Rediscovered Cinema) festival....

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Bodies Of Armenian Genocide Survivors To Be Exhumed For Beach Resort In...

BODIES OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SURVIVORS TO BE EXHUMED FOR BEACH RESORT IN BYBLOS, LEBANON 14:17, 30 Jun 2015 Siranush Ghazanchyan Barely two months after the 100 year anniversary of the Armenian...

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9th Sitting of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee on Cooperation between the...

(Source: National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia) 9th Sitting of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee on Cooperation between the RA National Assembly and the RB National Assembly is Held 1 / 4 On...

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The actions dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide are...

(Source: Yerevan Municipality) 25.06.2015 Within the frames of the commemoration actions dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the exhibition-award of fine arts called "The...

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Britain, Russia at odds over UN Srebrenica genocide commemoration

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A draft United Nations Security Council resolution commemorating the 1995 Srebrenica massacre does "not seek to bring up painful divisions nor point the...

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Honoring the Victims and Survivors of the Genocide in Srebrenica

Remarks By Ambassador Samantha Power at a High-level UN Commemorative Event on Srebrenica: Remembering and Honoring the Victims of the Genocide, July 1, 2015 Thank you, Mirsada, for inviting us to join...

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Secretary-General's remarks at High-level Commemorative Event: "Srebrenica:...

(Source: UN - United Nations) Statement Secretary-General's remarks at High-level Commemorative Event: "Srebrenica: Remembering and Honouring the Victims of the Genocide" New York, 1 July 2015 I thank...

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01 July 2015 Recalling 'responsibility to protect' UN pays tribute to victims...

(Source: United Nations Security Council) 1 July 2015 - During a high-level commemorative event in New York, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to the victims of the...

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01/07/2015 Reacalling 'responsibility to protect' UN pays tribute to victims...

(Source: United Nations General Assembly) 1 July 2015 - During a high-level commemorative event in New York, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to the victims of the...

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Reacalling 'responsibility to protect' UN pays tribute to victims of...

(Source: UN - United Nations) 1 July 2015 - During a high-level commemorative event in New York, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to the victims of the Srebrenica...

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Reacalling 'responsibility to protect' UN pays tribute to victims of...

Print 1 July 2015 – During a high-level commemorative event in New York, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to the victims of the Srebrenica genocide, perpetrated 20 years...

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‘TRADITION OF IMPUNITY’ THREATENS BURUNDI’S FUTURE, RENDERS FREE ELECTIONS...

(Source: UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva) 19 June 2015 GENEVA (Issued as received) - The calendar for democratic elections in Burundi can only be determined by successfully establishing...

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Tribunal launches website and video commemorating the Srebrenica Genocide...

(Source: ICTY - International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia) Today, the ICTY launched a dedicated website 'The Tribunal Remembers: The Srebrenica Genocide' commemorating the 1995...

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Goodlatte: Administration’s Anti-Detention Policy Ensures Continuation of...

(Source: US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary) CONTACT: Kathryn Rexrode or Jessica Collins, (202) 225-3951 Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.)...

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NAACP President Rachel Dolezal Releases Statement To Spokane Members

The letter sheds a little more light on what she plans to do during the swirling controversy, including asking for prayers and support from those people she represents. What follows is the complete...

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Blumenthal, Markey Call for Increased Transparency, Accountability at NHTSA...

(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) In wake of blistering new report outlining myriad NHTSA failures in safety investigations, lawmakers call for passage of their legislation to increase...

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Turkish Documentary Filmmaker Seeks Inner Reconciliation With Armenians

TURKISH DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER SEEKS INNER RECONCILIATION WITH ARMENIANS Anna Muradyan 12:02, June 12, 2015 Turkish video artist and cinematographer Umut Vedat wants the screenwriter for his film on the...

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03 July 2015 - Ministerial statement in relation to issues raised by Sport NI...

(Source: Northern Ireland Executive) The Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure Carál Nί Chuilίn has issued the following statement in relation to Sport NI, an arm's length body of the department. ~...

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Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (CIPA) Passage Out of Homeland...

(Source: US House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today the Committee on Homeland Security passed the (CIPA), important legislation to protect Americans from an...

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