Armenian Parliament Elects Kristinne Grigoryan as Human Rights Defender
(Armradio)- Kristinne Grigoryan will officially assume the duties of Human Rights Defender of Armenia after incumbent Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan’s term in office ends on February 23.
Grigoryan passed a confirmation vote in parliament on January 24.
Out of the 107 MPs, only
68 of the 107 MPs took part in the vote, all of them ...
Armenian President Announces Resignation
(Armradio)- President Armen Sarkissian has announced his resignation. The President has issued a statement, which reads, in part:
In the early 1990s, with major geopolitical changes, our people were given the greatest opportunity to establish their own independent state. Our mission was not to replace one flag with another but to build a ...
Canadian-Armenian Sisian Boghossian Appointed Head of Armenia’s Tourism Committee
(Armradio)- Canadian-Armenian specialist Sisian Boghossian has been appointed Head of Armenia’s Tourism Committee. A relevant order has been signed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Sisian Boghossian is a participant of the iGorts program of the Diaspora High Commissioner’s Office, which allows Diaspora specialists to work for the ...
Aurora Announces the 5th Round of Support for Artsakh Projects
25% of the 2021 Aurora Prize award funds and a matching $250,000 contribution from Co-Founders will be directed to addressing urgent humanitarian issues in the region
January 20, 2022 – Yerevan, Armenia – The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative declared a new round of support for the projects in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) that help the people ...
Remembering Hrant Dink
15 years ago, on January 19, 2007, the prominent Turkish-Armenian editor of the “Agos” newspaper Hrant Dink was assassinated in Istanbul while standing outside his office. Dink had written and spoken about the Armenian Genocide, was well known for his efforts for reconciliation between Turks and Armenians and for his advocacy of human and ...
All Healthcare Services Made Free In Artsakh
Republic Medical Centre of Stepanakert
(Armenpress)- Artsakh plans to increase its healthcare budget as all healthcare services are now free of charge from January 1, 2022.
The Minister of State Artak Beglaryan said that there won’t be any paid medical service in the country in 2022, with the exception of the kind of services that ...
History of Armenian Genocide to be Taught in Massachusetts Schools
Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill mandating public schools in Massachusetts teach students the history of some of the world's worst atrocities, including the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide, December 22, 2021.
ARMENPRESS. The history of the Armenian Genocide will be taught in middle and high schools in the U.S. state of Massachusetts ...
