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ANCA: ‘We are Troubled by Trump’s Ill-Advised and Misguided Proposal to Cut Aid to Armenia’

 WASHINGTON (Asbarez)—The budget unveiled on May 22 by the Trump administration will see a drastic 69.6 percent cut in aid to Armenia over the fiscal year 2017 budget, which allocated $22.4 million in assistance to Armenia. Trump’s budget is ...
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Aram Ateshian Finally Steps Down From Istanbul Patriarchate

 After months of foot dragging, Archbishop Aram Ateshian, the self-proclaimed Vicar General at the Istanbul Patriarchate, on Wednesday stepped down from his post, a mandate placed on him in March when a new Locum Tenens was elected. Ateshian’s ...
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Texas Recognizes the Armenian Genocide

 (A.W.).-The Texas House of Representatives unanimously passed House Resolution 191, entitled “Recognizing the Armenian Genocide,” on Friday. Texas has thus become the 46th state in the US to officially classify and commemorate the 1915-1923 ...
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Audiovisual Analysis Points to Erdogan Ordering Washington D.C. Attack

 A screenshot form the Voice of America footage (Photo: Screenshot – Voice of America) WASHINGTON.- Audio and video analysis of recorded footage of the May 16 attack on peaceful protesters in Washington has found that Turkish President Recep ...
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Pro-Erdogan Group Attacks Peaceful Protesters in Washington D.C.

 WASHINGTON (A.W.)—A group of peaceful demonstrators protesting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s official visit to the United States, were attacked by pro-Erdogan groups at the Sheridan Circle near the residence of the Turkish Ambassador ...
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Vartan Gharpetian Elected Glendale Mayor

 GLENDALE—Vartan Gharpetian will serve his third year on the Glendale City Council as the city’s mayor thanks to a unanimous vote by council members Monday, where new and returning faces were officially sworn in to their roles as civil servants, ...
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‘Architects of Denial’ Film Gives First Hand Account of Armenian Genocide

 (ArmRadio)—Former Superman Dean Cain has produced a new film – Architects of Denial – which delves into the Armenian genocide and the denial by the Turkish government and other authoritative bodies that atrocities ever took place. “Arme...
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‘The Promise’ director makes a $5,000 challenge to innovative filmmakers

 Serj-Tankian-Garin-Hovannisian-Teri-Schwartz-Eric-Esrailian At a historic reception set at UCLA, Creative Armenia was officially launched with a mandate to discover talent and empower stories of impact in the digital age. The event was co-hosted by ...
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Former U.S. ambassador John Evans calls Armenian Genocide denial the worst alternative fact at the premiere of the Intent to Destroy documentary

 Photo: Question and Answer session after premiere of documentary Intent To Destroy at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 25, 2017 (Source: Den of Geek) NEW YORK—The viewing of Joe Berlinger’s Intent to Destroy will likely be a revelatory ...
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Czech Republic Parliament recognizes the Armenian Genocide

 The Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic approved a resolution, condemning the genocide of Armenians and other religious and national minorities in the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, Czech media repored. “The Chamber of Deputies ...
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