Anouch Toranian last week was elected Deputy Mayor of Paris, becoming the first elected representative of Armenian descent to a high-level post in the French capital.
ANC-UK Relaunches All-Party Parliamentary Group for Armenia
The Armenian National Committee of the United Kingdom announced the relaunch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Armenia, which held its inaugural annual general meeting Thursday
The Neo-Ottomans Are Back. How Should Lebanese Armenians Respond?
Lebanese resilience is being severely tested by the ongoing financial crisis. Economic and social costs are overwhelming, and the middle class is disappearing as poverty spirals out of control.
ANC International Condemns Turkey’s Hostile Anti-Armenian Actions
In recent weeks, Armenians worldwide have witnessed Turkey’s sharp escalation of its hateful incitement and hostile actions against Armenians, in Turkey, across the South Caucasus, and around the world.
Australian Lawmaker With Ties to Turkey’s Grey Wolves Fired from Posts
The Armenian National Committee of Australia welcomed the firing of Member of Parliament Adem Somyurek from the Victorian Ministry, as well as his effective expulsion from the Australian Labor Party
Erdogan Calls for Crackdown on Armenian Genocide Recognition Efforts
Erdogan convened a five-hour closed-door session of his High Advisory Board to discuss efforts to crackdown on individual activists and advocacy organizations that are engaged in securing the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide
EAFJD Executive Director’s Interview With Turkish ARTI TV
The Executive Director of the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy Heghine Evinyan gave an interview to the Turkish ARTI TV on May 29, for its journal “European Agenda,” prepared and presented by Lilit Gasparyan.
Mkhitaryan, Roma Team ‘Take a Knee’ in Support of Black Lives Matter
Armenian National Soccer team captain and Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan joined his coach Paulo Fonseca and his fellow teammates on Tuesday in taking a knee—kneeling—in a show of support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
IDC, ANCA, and HALC Statement on the Hagia Sophia
IDV, ANCA. and HALC called on UNESCO to respond to Turkey’s continued threat to violate Hagia Sophia’s status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Rights Court Faults Baku for Glorifying Axe-Murderer Safarov
Azerbaijan violated a key European convention by pardoning, rewarding and glorifying an Azerbaijani army officer who hacked to death a sleeping Armenian colleague in Hungary in 2004, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled