WASHINGTON–DC–Armenian–Kurdish–and Greek Americans protested Turkey’s ongoing campaign of genocide denial–human rights abuses–and aggression against its neighbors at an American Enterprise Institute (AEI) lecture featuring visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan–reported the Armenian Youth Federation Washington Ani Chapter (AYF-DC).
Protesters chanted "Erdogan Go Home,"Turkey Guilty of Genocide," and "Shame on AEI," as Prime Minister Erdogan and [...]

BOHIGIAN SERVES AS ACTING STATE DIRECTOR; BOUSIAN SERVES AS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DIRECTOR
Washington–DC–US Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) announced this week that her former Deputy State Director Tom Bohigian–has been promoted to Acting State Director. Former Field Representative Adrienne Bousian has been promoted to Northern California Director.
As Acting State Director–Bohigian is responsible for supervising Senator Boxer’s California [...]

YEREVAN (Yerkir)–The 29th World Congress of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF)–which is held once every four years–will convene in Yerevan on February 6.
The Congress will discuss the executive body’s–ARF Bureau’s–four-year activity report–as well as world and regional developmen’s–and issues relating to Armenia and Armenia’s. The Congress will also outline ARF strategy in the coming four [...]

After hearing Ara Gevorgian’s musical piece Adana–American songwriter Daniel Decker wrote lyrics to the piece that deals with the recognition and denial of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The song will be translated–and then recorded by various distinguished foreign singers. Decker also wrote the lyrics to Gevorgian’s work Moush–and recently performed the piece at a [...]

ARLINGTON (AADLC)–Democratic Presidential candidate Senator John Kerry joined Senator Barbara Boxer and four other Senate colleagues on Tuesday–in calling on President Bush to press the visiting Prime Minister of Turkey to lift his nation’s illegal blockade of Armenia.
The Senate letter stressed the damage that Turkey’s blockade inflicts on Armenia. In addition to Sen. Kerry and [...]

STOCKHOLM (Armenpress)–During the last plenary panel of the Stockholm International Forum on the Prevention of Genocide–which ended on Wednesday–heads of state delegations addressed the theme–"Next Steps toward Genocide Prevention." The panel covered those genocides that have occurred during the last 15 years–in plain view of the civilized world. The Armenian Genocide of 1915–however–was an inescapable [...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters)–President Bush said Wednesday he was committed to a "territorially intact" Iraq as he sought to allay Turkish fears that Iraqi Kurds may seek a breakaway state.
Meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office–Bush told reporters–"I assured him of the United States’ ambitions for a peaceful country–a democratic Iraq that is [...]

Los Angeles–CA–Descendants of victims massacred in the Armenian Genocide of 1915 will share a multi-million dollar settlement in a class action lawsuit brought against New York Life Insurance Company for unpaid life insurance benefits–announced the class counsel for the plaintiffs. The class includes Armenia’s living in the United States and abroad who are descendants and [...]

YEREVAN (Combined Sources)–The dynamics to a settlement to the Karabagh conflict has changed with Ilham Aliyev in power–Armenia’s Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said during a Monday interview with Armenian Public Television.
Oskanian elaborated–saying that a resolution was close at hand when Haydar Aliyev was in power–as he was ready to compromise. "He was a realist and [...]

The Stockholm International Forum: Preventing Genocide; Threats and Responsibilities ended on Wednesday–after three days of speeches–panels–and workshops that focused on prevention of genocide–mass killings–and ethnic cleansing. Plenary panel topics were–"Identifying the Threats,"The Responsibility to Prevent," and "Next Steps Toward Genocide Prevention."
The Keynote speech at the closing ceremony was delivered by the Secretary General of the [...]

WASHINGTON–DC–Supporters of the Genocide Resolution–H.Res.193–in the US House began collecting signatures yesterday on a Congressional letter urging Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) to bring this human rights legislation to a vote as soon as possible–reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
The letter–initiated by Rep. Radanovich (R-CA)–stressed that–"As we saw in Rwanda a decade ago–and as [...]

WASHINGTON–DC–California Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) joined with five of her Senate colleagues in encouraging President Bush to renew his call for Turkey to immediately lift its decade-long blockade of Armenia–reported the Armenian National Committee Of America (ANCA). The letter was sent in anticipation of this week’s meeting at the White House between President Bush and [...]

SUPPORT FOR S.RES.164 REACHES 37 IN THE SENATE
WASHINGTON–DC (ANCA)–Maine Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins agreed to cosponsor the Genocide Resolution–S.Res.164–bringing the total number of cosponsors to thirty-seven.
Over the past several months–both senators heard regularly from their Maine constituents on the matter of signing on–reflecting the growing activism of the Armenian American community in northern [...]

AKHALKALAK (A-INFO)–The Council of the Armenian Non-Governmental Organizations of Samtskhe-Javakhk (the Council) condemned Armenian member of Georgia’s parliament Van Baiburdian–for his negative commen’s concerning the Council’s appeal to Georgia’s newly elected president Mikhail Saakashvili.
In a January 16 letter to President Saakashvili–the Council explained that Javakhk prides itself as being a part of the historic Armenian [...]