Twenty years before joining six of his like-minded colleagues in Fresno to establish Asbarez in 1908, Abraham Seklemian, the newspaper’s first editor, had a harrowing experience as a prisoner in Garin (Erzerum)
Sako Apar: A Memoir of a Genocide Survivor
About seven years ago, I became aware that my father, Haroutun Kevorkian had left behind a 250 page hand-written autobiography spanning the years 1903-1955. I have decided to tell my father’s story by translating it.
Asbarez Archives: Armenians Protest at LA Turkish Consulate in 1972
More than 2,000 community members protest Armenian Genocide denial at the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles in 1972
Pardon My Genocide
There is a worrisome dismissiveness rising towards our Genocide recognition, awareness rising, and commemorative activity.
Editorial: 2016 Turning Points Will Define Our Future
In the Armenian reality, two singularly different yet similarly tumultuous events of 2016 have defined how we will view critical turning points in the next year.
My Beloved Artsakh
We began our journey to Arstakh with military helicopters hovering over our head. We gazed at the sky in silence.
2016 Became A Defining Year For Nagorno-Karabakh
The year 2016 shook the very existence of Nagorno-Karabakh to the core. The short four -day April war was prevented from becoming a disaster thanks to the heroic resistance and self-sacrifice of our soldiers.
Prelate’s New Year And Christmas Message: God’s Gift of Renewal
Christmastide is upon us once more, warming our hearts and lifting our spirits as we joyfully embrace the glorious news of the Birth and Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
For Yuri, Vladimir, Arthur And the Rest of My Artsakh Ungers
BY DICKRAN KHODANIAN From The Armenian Weekly Earlier this month, I received an unexpected phone call from my good friend Arthur from Martuni, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh/NKR) who is currently serving his mandatory two years in the NKR Armed Forces. After not being able to see him during my six months in Armenia and generally not being…
AYF Completes Funding Families of Fallen Heroes, Launches Online Fundraising for Soldiers
The Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) has announced that it has completed the distribution of financial assistance to the families of the fallen heroes of the Four Day War through the ‘With Our Soldiers’ campaign.