I dont know what possessed me, but I went to even more April 24th events this year than last. As a balm for my sanity, lets just say I did it for the purposes of writing this article, to provide a chronicle. I got to twelve. So today, Ill cover anything before the 24th, and [...]

Colleagues, You should know that I had a Page One story killed this week by Doug Frantz. His stated rationale for killing the piece had nothing to do with any problems with the story itself. In an email to me, he cited no bias, no factual errors, no contextual mishaps, no glaring holes…. Because his [...]

YEREVAN (Combined Sources)During a meeting with students and faculty of Yerevan State University Friday, President Robert Kocharian said his next meeting with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev would likely take place in St. Petersburg, Russia on June 10. In the same address, Kocharian discussed Armenia’s energy future and touched on the May 12 elections. Kocharian [...]

ISTANBUL (AP)–The ruling party’s presidential candidate failed to win enough votes for election during the first round of parliamentary voting Friday, after an opposition boycott. The candidate, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, received 357 votes, 10 shy of the 367 required to be elected in the first round. A second round is scheduled for May 2. [...]

ENCINO–Jewish World Watch (JWW) presented Dr. J. Michael Hagopian’s "Voices from the Lake" on April 23 before an audience of over 600 at Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue in Encino, California. The Armenian National Committee of American Western Region (ANCA-WR) welcomed the news that over 200 Armenian Americans from the West San Fernando Valley attended [...]

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)–Statemen’s reportedly made by Armenia’s former parliament speaker Artur Baghdasarian in his secretly recorded conversation with a senior British diplomat constitute high treason, President Robert Kocharian claimed on Friday. It was Kocharians first public reaction to the publication by a pro-presidential newspaper of purported details of Baghdasarians recent private meeting with the number two [...]

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)–Armenia’s government questioned the impartiality of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe before formally asking it to monitor the approaching parliamentary elections, it emerged on Friday. The administration of President Robert Kocharian had taken issue with the OSCEs highly critical assessment of its handling of the last presidential and parliamentary elections held [...]

WASHINGTON–A crowd of over 600 Armenian Americans, anti-genocide activists and concerned citizens gathered on April 24th in front of the Turkish Embassy in Washington, DC, to mark the 92nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and demand an end to the Turkish government’s campaign of genocide denial, reported the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) Washington "Ani" Chapter. [...]

WASHINGTON–Senators and Representatives joined Armenia’s around the world this week in commemorating the 92nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, making statemen’s on the floor of their respective chambers of Congress, reported the Armenian National Committee of America. In their statemen’s, many Senators and Representatives spoke forcefully about the importance of ending US complicity in Turkey’s [...]

LOS ANGELES–The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region participated in over a dozen events throughout Arizona, California, and Nevada, organized by the Armenian American community to commemorate the 92nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The ANCA-WR also joined the community at several more events to raise awareness about the Click for Justice campaign [...]

LOS ANGELES–Asbarez has learned that Los Angeles Times Managing Editor Douglas Frantz is reportedly the subject of an internal investigation regarding his role in blocking an article last week on the Armenian Genocide. According to sources, the author of that article, veteran award-winning journalist Mark Arax, received an email from Frantz telling him he was [...]