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Telethon 2017 raises $12,505,456 for Artsakh

 12 million 505 thousand 456 USD has been raised in donations as a result of the Hayastan AllArmenian Fund’s Telethon 2017. The funds will be used for two major agricultural development projects in Artsakh: the drilling of deepwater wells and ...
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Polish parliament unanimously adopts resolution marking the 650-year-long presence of Armenians in Poland

 The Sejm (Lower House of the parliament) of the Republic of Poland, the lower house of the country’s parliament, adopted on Friday a resolution about the positive contribution of the Armenians throughout the Polish history, as this year marks the ...
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Turkey’s Armenian schools struggle to survive

 (Hurriyet Daily News)- Minority schools in Turkey, of which there are 24 currently, are struggling to survive. For Turkey’s Armenian community, the meager number of schools for their children is also a problem. With a population of 60,000 and 16 ...
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks to support Children of Armenian Fund Gala

 (Armradio)- The Children of Armenian Fund (COAF) will hold its 14th annual star-studded gala on December 16. This year’s event to be held in New York will be supported by a number of celebrities, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, ...
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Chris Cornell honored with inaugural “Promise” Award from Human Rights Watch

 (Armradio).-The Los Angeles Committee of Human Rights Watch presented its inaugural Promise Award to the song The Promise during the Voices for Justice Human Rights Watch Annual Dinner on November 14, 2017. The ...
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NY Times: ‘Intent to Destroy’ shows that the Armenian past is not over

  “Intent to Destroy” is a call to remember the Armenian genocide victims, both for their sake and for our own, Ken Jaworowski writes in an article published by The New York Times. Joe Berlinger, the director, uses old footage of ...
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Indiana Becomes 48th State to Recognize the Armenian Genocide

 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb issued a powerful proclamation memorializing the Ottoman Turkish Empire’s centrally-planned and executed annihilation of close to three million Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, and Syriacs, making ...
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First photos of Armenian Genocide Memorial Church in Der Zor after the liberation of the city

 The first photos of Armenian Genocide Memorial Church in Der Zor by journalist Ahmad Hamdush. On 21 September 2014, the memorial complex was blown up and destroyed by members of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
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Serj Tankian urges Armenia to “stay free and clear”of Monsanto

 System of a Down rock band’s frontman and activist Serj Tankian called on Armenians to “stay free and clear” of Monsanto company, which is considered to be an international leader in plant biotechnologies. This was Tankian’s response to ...
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ANCA-Sponsored Conference on Christians Prioritizes Justice for the Armenian Genocide

 IMG. A portion of the IDC and ANCA advocates following over 400 Congressional meetings on spotlighting the plight of Christians in the Middle East and demanding justice for the Armenian Genocide (Photo: ANCA) WASHINGTON– Hundreds of Christ...
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