Bipartisan U.S. Lawmakers Demand Release of Armenian POWs and Right of Return to Artsakh
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers called on Azerbaijan to release Armenian prisoners held in Baku and allow Armenians displaced from Artsakh to return to their homes, bringing the unresolved humanitarian consequences of the 2023 exodus back into focus on Capitol Hill. A dozen members of Congress joined Armenian American advocates, clergy and human rights experts Tuesday for “Accountability | 2026 — Artsakh: Justice. Freedom. Right of Return,” a Capitol Hill program organiz
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Armenian Karate Team Wins 16 Medals at Youth Martial Arts Festival in Russia
Armenian Kyokushin karate athletes won 16 medals, including two golds, at the All-Russian Youth Martial Arts Festival in Anapa, Russia, the Armenian Kyokushin Karate Federation said. Armenia sent 17 athletes to the competition, with all but one returning with a medal. The team finished with two gold, three silver and 11 bronze medals. Davit Baghdasaryan and Areg Avagyan won gold in their respective categories. Artur Kasemyan, Tigran Baghdasaryan and Hamlet Soghoyan took silve
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Pashinyan Threatens ‘Toughest Measures’ Against Any Attempt to Maintain an Artsakh Government in Armenia
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned Wednesday that his government would use the “toughest measures” to stop any attempt to maintain a separate Artsakh government or parliament in Armenia, while also calling for the Artsakh representative office in Yerevan to be placed under state control. The warning came during a tense exchange in parliament over housing for Armenians displaced from Artsakh, where more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians fled to Armenia following Azerbaijan’s Se
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Pashinyan Calls Efforts to Prove Gandzasar’s Armenian Identity to Azerbaijan “Pointless”
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan broke his public silence Wednesday over Azerbaijan’s claims about the Armenian heritage of Gandzasar, four days after a senior Azerbaijani official presented the medieval monastery to foreign diplomats as part of the heritage of Caucasian Albania. Pashinyan addressed the controversy after opposition lawmaker Lena Matevosyan of the Strong Armenia faction raised the issue during a question-and-answer session in parliament and urged him to “come to
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New Armenian Law Could Block Citizens Living Abroad From Voting
Armenia’s Constitutional Court will review a new law that could prevent citizens who spend extended periods outside the country from voting in parliamentary elections and referendums. The case challenges legislation passed by the National Assembly on July 3 that requires citizens to have spent at least 366 days in Armenia during the previous two years to be eligible to vote. Under the new rules, an Armenian citizen who has been outside the country for more than half of that p
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‘Dashnak Ideology Must Be Uprooted’: Ruling Party MP Sparks Outrage in Armenia’s Parliament
A ruling party lawmaker called for the Armenian Revolutionary Federation’s ideology to be “uprooted” from Armenian political thought during a heated debate in Armenia’s parliament, prompting opposition lawmakers to accuse him of using fascist rhetoric. “Dashnak ideology must be uprooted from Armenian political thought. Kristine Vardanyan must be the last Dashnak,” Civil Contract MP Arman Yeghoyan said from the parliament floor, referring to the Armenian Revolutionary Federati
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Jerusalem Armenian Patriarchate Defends Gandzasar’s Armenian Identity, Accuses Baku of Rewriting History
The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem on Monday condemned Azerbaijan’s portrayal of Gandzasar Monastery as non-Armenian, accusing Baku of rewriting the history of one of Nagorno-Karabakh’s most prominent Christian sites and criticizing foreign diplomats for taking part in a government-organized visit there. In a Sept. 15 statement, the Patriarchate also delivered a rare public rebuke of Armenia’s government, saying Yerevan has failed to respond forcefully to what it called t
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Remembering Hrant Dink at 72: The Journalist Who Dared Turkey to Confront the Armenian Genocide
Hrant Dink, the Turkish-Armenian journalist who became one of Turkey’s most prominent voices for democracy, minority rights and honest dialogue about the Armenian Genocide, would have turned 72 on Sept. 15. He was assassinated in Istanbul in 2007. Dink was born September 15, 1954, in Malatya, eastern Turkey. After his parents separated, he and his brothers spent part of their childhood at an Armenian orphanage in Istanbul. Those early experiences shaped a life closely tied to
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Armenia’s Foreign Ministry Shifts Responsibility to Matenadaran for Responding to Azerbaijan’s Artsakh Claims
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said Monday that the Matenadaran, Armenia’s leading center for ancient manuscripts, was the appropriate institution to respond to Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev’s claims about Armenian cultural and religious heritage in Artsakh. Mirzoyan said the Foreign Ministry was satisfied with the Matenadaran’s response. Hajiyev drew criticism in Armenia after accompanying foreign diplomats on a Sept. 11-12 visit to occupied Artsakh
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Armenian Swimmer Makes History With 74-Kilometer Nonstop Swim Across Lake Sevan in 34 Hours
Armenian swimmer Hovhannes Gabrielyan has completed a 74-kilometer nonstop swim along the length of Lake Sevan, spending about 34 hours in the water in one of the most ambitious endurance swims ever attempted on Armenia’s largest lake. Gabrielyan finished at Piruze Beach in Tsovagyugh, where friends and supporters were waiting for him. He was presented with a symbolic medal before being placed under medical supervision to recover from the prolonged physical effort. His relati
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