18:55, 7 March 2023
YEREVAN, MARCH 7, ARMENPRESS. , ARMENPRESS reports, the press secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia Aram Torosyan said.
He noted that the cause of death will be clarified after a forensic medical examination.
Author: Boris Nahapetian
If These Bones Could Speak: Early Armenian Pilgrimages to the Killing Fields of Dayr al-Zur
March 7 2023
In this presentation, Elyse Semerdjian will outline the earliest Armenian pilgrimages to the killing fields of Dayr al-Zur in the Syrian Desert. It is there that Armenians interacted with the remains of Armenians murdered during the Armenian Genocide (1915-1918) in acts of remembrance. Semerdjian will discuss the origins of the now-destroyed Armenian Genocide Memorial in Dayr al-Zur and the ritual and collection habits of pilgrims that enact what she calls bone memory. Using archival documents alongside recorded testimony of survivors preserved in the Shoah Foundation archives, she will present the genesis of these memory practices that largely halted during the Syrian War.
Elyse Semerdjian is Professor of Islamic World/Middle Eastern History and Chair of the History Department at Whitman College. She teaches a broad range of courses at Whitman on the subject of gender, sexuality, social history, culture, and politics of the Middle East. A specialist in the history of the Ottoman Empire and Syria, she authored ” Off the Straight Path”: Illicit Sex, Law, and Community in Ottoman Aleppo (Syracuse University Press, 2008), Remnants: Embodied Archives of the Armenian Genocide (forthcoming with Stanford University Press, 2023), and has published several articles on gender, law, violence, and Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. She was awarded a fellowship at Cornell University Society for the Humanities in 2016-2017 to support research for her forthcoming book Remnants. She recently received a German Research Grant with the “Religion and Urbanity” Research Group at University of Erfurt, Germany to write an inclusive pre- and post-war urban history of Aleppo’s Muslim and non-Muslim inhabitants.
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Since 2013, The Paros Foundation’s SERVICE Armenia program has taken young people ages 17 to 22 to Armenia for a service and tour program. This marks our 10th official year and we are excited to welcome you to join us!
The Paros Foundation’s SERVICE Armenia program provides a space for youth from around the world to experience Armenia in extraordinary ways. With a focus on service, this trip provides participants with a deeper connection to Armenia. This summer the trip will take place from June 24th-July 15th with similar programming as past years. Participant fees are $2,250 per person including a $400 charitable contribution, not including airfare.
“I had such an amazing time I absolutely cannot wait to come back to Armenia, it was a life changing experience! I really loved the projects we did and the work days we had,” said Sanah Syed, SERVICE Armenia 2021 participant.
Applications are now available on The Paros Foundation’s website for SERVICE Armenia 2023 at www.parosfoundation.org. The program includes tours to historic, religious and cultural sites in Armenia, English speaking staff and guides, safe and well-located accommodations and transportation combined with interesting cultural and educational activities that will ensure all will have an engaging and memorable experience. Participants need not be of Armenian descent; the program is open to everyone. Knowledge of the Armenian language is not required. Join us and create a lifetime of great memories and friends. The deadline to submit the completed application is March 24, 2023. Applicants are encouraged to apply early. Contact Peter Abajian at (310) 400-9061 for more information.
Armenpress: Azerbaijani blockade of Artsakh and other criminal activities have resulted in increase in diseases
21:30,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 27, ARMENPRESS. Due to the fact that the only road connecting Artsakh to Armenia has been blocked by Azerbaijan for 78 days, as well as due to the continuous stress caused by uncertainties and threats arising from Azerbaijani criminal activities, the indicators of a number of diseases and complications have increased in Artsakh compared to the same period of last year, ARMENPRESS reports the Ministry of Health of Artsakh informs.
“They include ischemic heart disease – 58%, cerebral palsy – 36%, birth complications – 11.6% and a number of other diseases.
Among adults and especially children, an increase in nervous and psychological problems is recorded, compared to the same period of the previous year, which was manifested by a 46% increase in children’s visits to neurologists and psychologists, and a 47% increase in the case of adults.
Compared to the same period of the previous year, the cases of surgical interventions due to intestinal obstruction, which may be caused by a lack of some ingredients in the diet, have increased by 25%.
As a result of the ratification of the agreement, China will provide aid to Armenia in the amount of 100 million yuan
21:08,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 21, ARMENPRESS. The development of cooperation with China is in the series of the foreign political priorities of the Armenian Government. High level of political dialogue was formed between Armenia and China, more than 5 dozen agreements and memoranda were signed and political consultations are held, ARMENPRESS reports, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Mnatsakan Safaryan said during the debate of the draft law on Ratifying the Agreement on Technical-Economic Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the People’s Republic of China at the sitting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport on February 21. The Agreement was signed on November 15, 2021.
The Deputy Minister informed that during the past more than 3 decades a number of agreements on technical-economic cooperation were signed, which essentially promote the deepening of cooperation existing in a number of spheres.
As a result of ratification of the Agreement under debate, China will provide free of charge assistance in amount of 100 million Chinese Yuan, which will be used for designing, construction of the broadcasting hall of the Public Television and implementation of other inter-agreed projects.
The Committee endorsed the draft law.
New U.S. Ambassador presents copy of credentials to Armenian Foreign Minister
17:05,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 20, ARMENPRESS. The new United States Ambassador to Armenia Kristina Kvien presented the copy of credentials to the Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan on February 20.
Photos by Hayk Manukyan
FM Mirzoyan congratulated Ambassador Kvien on assuming office and attached importance to the further deepening of the Armenia-United States partnership in areas of mutual interest. The importance of the Armenia-United States Strategic Dialogue format was emphasized in context of advancing the agenda based on common democratic values, the foreign ministry said in a read-out.
FM Mirzoyan appreciated the United States support for strengthening institutional capacities and fostering the government’s democratic reforms in Armenia.
Issues related to regional security and stability were also discussed at the meeting.
The latest developments in the Armenia-Azerbaijan settlement process, including the trilateral meeting in Munich were discussed.
The Armenian side highly appreciated the efforts made by the United States both trilaterally and as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group for the establishment of lasting peace in the region.
Speaking about the illegal blockade of Nagorno Karabakh by Azerbaijan, FM Mirzoyan emphasized that Azerbaijan must unconditionally restore the regime of the Lachin corridor as defined under the 9 November trilateral statement.
Colonie celebrates Armenian Independence Day
News 10 ABC
Sept 22 2022
COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — September 21 is the anniversary of the Republic of Armenia gaining independence. A local ceremony was held on Wednesday to mark the occasion.
Community members and officials gathered at Colonie Town Hall to raise the Armenian flag on the town’s flag pole. But the celebration was a somber one. This Armenian Independence Day was overshadowed by the recent deadly conflict between the country and it’s neighbor Azerbaijan.
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“It’s a celebration of democracy — the 31st anniversary — however, right now, Armenia is under threat by countries such as Azerbaijan and Turkey, who have ethnic cleansing in mind,” event organizer Rafi Topalian said. “So in one aspect, it is a celebration, but in many cases, we want to raise awareness of what’s going on there.”
Earlier this week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan to help maintain the fragile cease fire between the two nations.
Ex-ombudsman: Footage spread by Azeris shows mutilated body of another female Armenian soldier
Panorama
Armenia – Sept 17 2022
Armenia’s former Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan and his team are collecting evidence of Azerbaijani atrocities against Armenian soldiers during the latest aggression, including videos and photos, he said in a statement on Friday. The full text of his statement is below.
“We are collecting and verifying evidence of Azerbaijani war crimes regarding the torture and murder of Armenian servicemen, including videos and photos. Translation from Azerbaijani into Armenian, Russian and English, recording and analysis is being carried out.
Research proves that the Azerbaijani soldiers act on the same principle as in April war of 2016 and 44-day-war of 2020. They act with extreme cruelty, cynically, and with confidence that not only will they not be punished, but they will be praised by their leaders.
For example, in one video, a female Armenian soldier was stripped naked, tortured and mutilated.
Then Azerbaijani soldiers marked the name of the Azerbaijani special forces – YAŞMA or YASHMA – on the tortured body of the same Armenian woman, indicating that the crime had been committed by them.
In the same video, they mention in Azerbaijani that they killed 2 more female Armenian soldiers and show the mutilated body of one of them in the nude. The details of both this and other cases are not presented in this publication, they will be presented to the relevant international institutions.
These brutalities were filmed and purposely posted on Azerbaijani social media channels so that these videos would spread in the Armenian domain in order to terrorize people.
The purpose of verifying evidence of the Azerbaijani war crimes is to provide real grounds for the criminal prosecution and punishment of the Azerbaijani authorities.
Evidence of the damage caused to the civilian population is also being collected.
It is absolutely clear that these atrocities are not separate crimes from each other, but the consequences of the unified state policy of hatred of the Azerbaijani authorities. Those are the links of a single chain. The torturers even use the same expressions as the Azerbaijani officials. Not only has this policy not stopped, but it has deepened, reaching outright fascism. And all of this is encouraged by absolute impunity for these vicious crimes.
In this situation, we should not allow ourselves to be numbed by false peace building.
It simply serves the Azerbaijani interests and assists them in concealing their own insidious intentions under the veil of peace.”
Oppositionist about Artsakh’s surrender to Azerbaijan within framework of possible peace treaty
NEWS.am
Armenia – Sept 5 2022
Oppositionist about Artsakh's surrender to Azerbaijan within framework of possible peace treaty
19:38, 05.09.2022
There are two scenarios regarding the so-called peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Tigran Abrahamyan told NEWS.am.
One of them, according to him, envisages a settlement of the Artsakh issue, which will include only clauses on the rights and freedoms of Armenians. "The Armenian authorities, in fact, gave an opportunity to Azerbaijan to take a convenient position and say that the Armenians of Artsakh are the same citizens of Azerbaijan as other citizens living in other territories of Azerbaijan," the deputy said.
He believes there is a second scenario: if Artsakh is somehow enshrined in a document, Azerbaijan's control over Artsakh will be legally secured. "The principle of the right to self-determination is completely absent from the negotiation process. Neither Armenian nor Azerbaijani proposals say anything about it," Abrahamyan added.
The deputy is sure that the main idea of the so-called peace treaty is to consolidate Artsakh within Azerbaijan's territorial integrity, given that the current Armenian authorities have already given up on Artsakh. They gave their consent to five proposals from Baku, which in no way reflect Armenian interests and do not affect the realization of the right of the people of Artsakh to self-determination.
"In today's circumstances, Armenia should at least enshrine the thesis that the Artsakh issue has not been resolved. The absence of this clause would mean the settlement of the issue within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
It would be important for us to fix also the point that the deployment of Russian peacekeepers is mechanically prolonged until the conflict is solved. But that's not on the agenda of the Armenian authorities either," Abramyan stressed.
Romanos Petrosyan: Time will come to hold slanderers accountable, and that day is not far off
NEWS.am
Armenia – Sept 4 2022
10:14, 04.09.2022
In recent days, there has been an intensified flow of articles of a clearly defamatory nature aimed at my person and activities, carried out by dozens of “media”, numerous scribes and some unpatriotic and blasphemous scum who do not recognize any “red” lines, have nothing sacred and, therefore, the only motivation for such behavior may be money, possibly big money, the head of the State Control Service, Romanos Petrosyan, wrote on his Facebook page, commenting on the talk circulating about him.
“In recent days there has been an intensified flow of articles of clearly slanderous nature aimed at my personality and activities, which is carried out by dozens of “media”, numerous writers and some unpatriotic and blasphemous scum, who do not recognize any “red” lines, have nothing sacred and, accordingly, the only motivation for such behavior may be money, probably big money …
And they villainize unhindered, ranging from the most ridiculous and illogical “accusations” to the meanest and, in any case, most direct “accusations” incomprehensible to a reasonable person with sober judgment.
And they do all this with a “very serious” look on their faces, spicing it up with deliberately invented “details”, referring to some anonymous sources or fictitious recipients in order to appear more convincing…
Nevertheless, once again I have to disappoint those same “tools” and their richly-paid sponsoring clients con artists (regardless of which particular circles they represent). Fortunately, in our country, and in our reality in general, the type that soberly judges and distinguishes wet from dry incomparably dominates and constitutes the vast majority of the public, which cannot be persuaded in any way by your trumped-up and invented “facts” and false testimony about something that simply does not exist, and in the case of a particular person/entity is excluded from the very beginning, excluded by nature, if you like, and by providence…
However, one thing is certain: I assure you, the time will come to hold them accountable, and it is not “far off.” An answer will be required in both legal and political and moral dimensions. We know everyone by name, from the customers to the executors, the intermediaries of the executors, and even the commissions (where they are even dishonest with each other)…
And my biography and socio-political activities are visible to everyone, now also known. I have been and I will always be open and available for public, I have acted in front of everyone and I will act exclusively for the Republic of Armenia and the citizens of Armenia…
P.S.: And my life credo is one as always: to be a MAN in any situation and status
And my biography and socio-political activity – for all…” he wrote.