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Aurora to Honor International Humanitarians and COVID-19 Heroes in October

The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is glad to announce that on October 19, 2020, a special Gratitude in Action luncheon will be organized in New York City to celebrate Aurora’s fifth anniversary by honoring the five Aurora Prize Laureates and ...

UN Human Rights Council Adopts Armenia-sponsored Resolution on Genocide Prevention

(Armradio)- The UN Human Rights Council has adopted by consensus a Resolution on Prevention of genocide, sponsored by Armenia. “Most grateful to all cosponsors and members of the Council. Armenia continues to promote this important topic in ...

A Total of 20,588 COVID-19 Cases Reported in Armenia

Armenpress - A total of 20,588 coronavirus cases have been reported in Armenia by 11:00, June 22. 9131 have recovered, the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention reports. There are 10,980 active cases. A total of 96,843 tests have been ...

Atom Egoyan Donates $5,000 In Support of Armenia’s Covid-19 Response Efforts

(Armradio)- Internationally renowned film director Atom Egoyan has donated $5,000 to the “Hayastan” All Armenian Fund, the Fund’s Executive Director Haykak Arshakyan informs. Using the online payment platform Egoyan wrote: “On the occasion ...

Armenia Again Extends Coronavirus State Of Emergency

People wear face masks in the center of Yerevan, June 10, 2020. (Azatutyun)- Citing the continuing spread of the coronavirus in Armenia, the government on Friday extended by another month a state of emergency which it declared in March to combat ...

Noubar Afeyan’s Moderna to Test Coronavirus Vaccine on 30,000 People in Final-stage Trial

(Armradio)- A vaccine against COVID-19 developed by US biotech firm Moderna will enter the third and final stage of its clinical trial in July with 30,000 participants, the manufacturer has announced. Moderna, co-founded and chaired by Noubar ...

We’ve Stepped Into Hell, But Are Not Living a Humanitarian Crisis – PM

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during a media briefing, June 5, 2020 (Armtadio)- Armenia has run out of hospital beds, and 200 citizens with coronavirus are waiting to be hospitalized, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told a daily briefing today. ...

Alexis Ohanian Resigns From Reddit Board, Asks To Fill His Seat With A Black Candidate

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TorontoHye’s Interview With Filmmaker Francois Jacob and Human Rights Advocate Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte About The Making Of “Under The Same Sun” About NK Conflict

                                                                  Stepanakert Soviet theatre in ruins as featured in "Under the Same Sun". Photo courtesy of Francois Jacob. The Documentary About Nagorno Karabakh ...

Colorado House of Representatives Passes Bill on Holocaust and Armenian Genocide Education

The Colorado House of Representatives has unanimously passed House Bill 1336 – Holocaust and Genocide Studies in Public Schools – which requires Holocaust and Armenian Genocide education as a condition for High School graduation in Colorado, ...