month : 03/2021 61 results

‘Never Give Up Hope,’ Recently Freed POW Maral Najarian Says

Maral Najarian has her freedom back after being held captive in Azerbaijan BY JASMINE SEYMOUR In a normal civilized world it would be absurd to rejoice the liberation of someone, who should have never been prisoner of war in the first place. But ours is a rather abnormal, ugly world. Mother of two, 49-year-old Lebanese-Armenian Maral ...

Quebec Armenian Student Associations Prevent Turkish Ambassador’s Conference on Nagorno-Karabakh in Concordia University

March 19th, 2021 Quebec Armenian Student Associations (ASAs) Prevent Turkish Ambassador’s Conference on Nagorno-Karabakh in Concordia University. The ASAs are proud to inform you that the event at Concordia University which was scheduled to host the Turkish Ambassador, on a matter concerning Armenian ethnic cleansing in #NagornoKarabakh, a ...

Armenian Wrestler Beats Azerbaijani Rival, Clinches Gold At European Olympic Qualifier

(Armradio)- Freestyle wrestler Vazgen Tevanyan (65 kg) defeated three-time world champion and Olympic vice-champion Haji Aliyev of Azerbaijan 9:0 to clinch gold at European Boxing Qualification Event in Budapest, Hungary. Vazgen Tevanyan defeated Bulgaria’s Vladimir Dubov 11:0 in the opening fight, then in the 1/8 final he defeated Nyurgun ...

Human Rights Watch: Armenian Pows Abused In Azerbaijani Custody

"Armenpress". Azerbaijani forces abused Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) from the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, subjecting them to cruel and degrading treatment and torture either when they were captured, during their transfer, or while in custody at various detention facilities, Human Rights Watch said today. Azerbaijani authorities should ...

Armenia Warns Of Destruction, Misappropriation Of Monuments On Azerbajani-Occupied Territories Of Artsakh

Kanach jam church (Armradio)- The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the international community, particularly UNESCO, to intervene to save the monuments in Azerbajani-occupied territories of Artsakh that have not yet been destroyed becomes urgent. The call comes after the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited the occupied ...

Photo Of Armenian Saint John Church In Iran Named Winner Of Wiki Loves Monuments Contest

Farzin Izaddoust Dar’s photo of the Armenian Saint John Church in  Iran has been named the winner of the Wiki Loves Monuments photography contest. “This image is superbly stunning,” one jury member said of this snapshot of Iran’s Saint John Church&nbs...

ANCC Urges Minister Garneau to Release WESCAM Investigation Results

ANCC Pushes Minister to Ban Arms Sales to Turkey and Azerbaijan (OTTAWA – March 18, 2020) The Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) sent a letter to Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Marc Garneau, urging the Minister to expeditiously release the results of the WESCAM investigation, uphold the current arms suspensions and ...

Snap Elections in Armenia Announced for June 20

A woman casts her ballot during the 2018 parliamentary elections in Armenia (Asbarez)- Armenia will hold early parliamentary election on June 20, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced on Thursday in a Facebook post. “I just met with the leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party’s Gagik Tsarukyan. During our meeting we noted that the best ...

Artsakh Slams Aliyev’s Order To Remove Medieval Armenian Inscriptions From Church Walls

In a blatant disrespect for the continuous efforts to find a lasting solution to the Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, accompanied by his wife and Vice President of Azerbaijan, Mehriban Aliyeva and other high-ranking state officials, visited the occupied Hadrut region of the Republic of Artsakh, and, by doing so, ...

“When Women Succeed, We All Prosper”

With this article, and others to follow, TorontoHye presents community women who have become accomplished personalities by achieving goals that have made them leaders in their respective fields. By Ani Hotoyan-Joly In April 2020, I became one of the 62 Founding Visionaries of The Prosperity Project, which was founded by Pamela Postian ...