The ARF election campaign banner BY MICHAEL MENSOIAN Given its enviable political history and proven selfless service to the Armenian people and the nation, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation still remains a marginal political party in Armenia. In the May 2012 parliamentary elections, the ARF ga...
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Turkish protesters march against internet censorship in İstanbul May 15, 2011, holding a banner reading “Hands off my Internet” BY JOSEPH KAZAZIAN ANCA Leo Sarkisian Intern, Class of 2012 University of California Santa Barbar, Class of 2011 The Arab Spring, The Green Revolution in Iran...
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Annie P. Marandjian-Hovanessian, Esq. BURBANK—The Armenian National Committee of America—Burbank announced that five Armenian-Americans were recently appointed to serve on numerous Commissions in the City of Burbank: Annie P. Marandjian-Hovanessian on the Burbank Water and Power Board, Ara Boya...
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Armenia's Consul General to Los Angeles Grigor Hovannesyan makes a presentation during the event GLENDALE—Members of the Mexican and Armenian business communities gathered at the House of Armenia on July 19 on an initiative designed by the Mexican-Armenian Task Force to engage both communitie...
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Dalida Keuroghlian after receiving the Ellis Island Medal GLENDALE—Community activist Dalida Keuroghlian received a very prominent and prestigious award, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor hosted by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, otherwise known as NECO on May 12. The Ellis Island M...
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Gor Plavchyan GLENDALE—The 6’7” Gor Plavchyan of the men’s Armenia national basketball team will soon begin his collegiate basketball career as a freshman student at Glendale College. Plavchyan will play both the power forward and center positions. Plavchyan rose to prominence under Coach H...
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A voter takes part in last week's Karabakh presidential elections STEPANAKERT—The Foreign Ministry of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic issued an announcement Tuesday saying that last week’s presidential election demonstrated the people of Karabakh’s commitment to freedom, democracy and peace...
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Young Mesrobian students PICO RIVERA – The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) announced that its Accrediting Commission for Schools has renewed the accreditation for Armenian Mesrobian School until June 30, 2014. The renewal decision was based on the final report of the WASC vis...
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Rep. John Sarbanes WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America on Monday welcomed the decision by the U.S. House of Representatives to defeat a watered-down version of a pro-Turkey trade measure, H.R. 2362, that would have, in its non-binding “findings,” highlighted Turkey&#...
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President Bako Sahakian STEPANAKERT—Nagorno-Karabakh Republic President Bako Sahakian, who was re-elected for a second term on Thursday, pledged socio-economic and defense advances in during his new term in office. In a statement to the people of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Sahakian said while...
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