Author: Kanayan Tamar

Cinéma
L’hommage de la Cinémathèque française à Jacques Kébadian

Vendredi soir, la Cinémathèque française a rendu un bel hommage au
cinéaste Jacques Kébadian, où trois courts métrages et un long métrage
ont été présenté à une salle comble.

Arménie 1900 : À travers une figure d’enfant imaginaire, portrait de
l’Arménie avant le génocide de 1915 à partir d’une iconographie de
cartes-postales anciennes issues de la collection du CRDA (1981).

Buvard : Où le monde d’Aïda. Comme toujours de petits personnages
graves et doux, arrêtés dans une immobilité rêveuse, saisis dans une
espèce d’éternité hantée par la quotidienneté la plus ordinaire. >>
(Michel Nurisdany) – 1979.

Les Cinq soeurs : Telle une moderne Shéhérazade, la mère du
réalisateur peignant à profusion, pour vaincre l’ennui, a su captiver
avec ses couleurs et raconter son histoire faite de tendresse et
d’humour. >> (1984).

Vingt ans après (vidéo) : De 1983 à 2003, de l’Arménie aux
États-Unis, entre guerre et tremblement de terre, Jacques Kebadian
rend compte du trajet de la famille Hovanessian (avec Serge Avédikian)
qui quitte le pays vers un autre espoir (2003).

Entre chaque projection, de son regard poétique, Jacques Kébadian,
dont la famille est originaire de Yozgat, a rendu compte de certains
détails de ce parcours atypique et des conditions de tournage.

Biographie par Nicole Brenez

> Goethe (1827),cité par Pierre Kropotkine
in L’Entraide, un facteur de l’évolution (1902).

C’est l’une des plus belles et gratifiantes biographies de cinéaste :
un tract en trois feuillets ronéotypés, daté du 15 novembre 1970. > En octobre, Jacques Kebadian est condamné à 2 mois de prison
avec sursis. Vingt ans après, en mars 2000, il se voit condamné pour > contre la police. Tout cinéphile ayant rencontré le
très élégant et doux Jacques Kebadian ne peut manquer de sourire. Tout
spectateur du Remords (1973), malicieuse parabole de René Vautier sur
la lcheté des cinéastes français face à la guerre d’Algérie et au
racisme, appréciera les circonstances de l’interpellation : >

Le 5 septembre présentation de :

Albertine, le souvenir parfumé de Marie Rose – France/1972/25’/35mm

de Jacques Kebadian et Collectif Eugène Varlin

(Franssou Prenant)

Cérémonie pour une victoire – France/1966/10’/35mm

(Michel Butel)

Apsaras 2 – France/1989/45’/16mm

> (JK)

dimanche 28 septembre 2014,
Jean Eckian (c)armenews.com

MOSCOW INTERESTED IN SPEEDY SETTLEMENT OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT

AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Sept 26 2014

26 September 2014, 18:07 (GMT+05:00)

Moscow is interested in the settlement of this conflict in the shortest
possible time.

Chairman of Russian Liberal-Democratic Party, member of the State
Council, deputy of State Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky made the remark
while speaking before the students of the Baku Slavic University on
September 26.

He said the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be resolved at the level
of the heads of states, adding that the settlement of the conflict
will be beneficial both for Azerbaijanis and Armenians.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in
1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a
result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.

The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently
holding peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.

The Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a very painful
issue and Russia.

STONE AGE WEAPONS-MAKING TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERED IN ARMENIA

Capital OTC
Sept 26 2014

Thousands of tools from the Paleolithic era have been discovered from
a site in Armenia.

The latest discovery gives scientists a better insight into how
technological developments evolved and spread in the world. The
research teams which included scientists from across the world and a
team from Royal Holloway, University of London believe that they have
unearthed evidence that the ancient technique of Levallois which is
used for making hunting weapons was actually invented in Africa and
later spread across the world. Details of the study was published in
the journal Science

The Paleolithic era is a period of human history which is characterized
by the development of primitive stone tools which was developed for
hunting. The period covers a major portion of human pre historic
technology.

The levallois technique is type of stone knapping which was developed
by the ancestors of modern humans for making hunting tools. It is
a more sophisticated method for making hunting tools. Levallois
technique has been named after the discovery of flint tools in the
French province of Levallois-Perret

The evidence of the theory that these tools originated in Africa
and spread to other parts is available at a site in Armenia. The
archaeologist believes that the technology was a part of these Armenian
communities which thrived 325,000 to 335,000 years ago.

This technique is also known in these parts of the world as biface
that can be described as something similar to Levallois. After careful
analysis and research, the archaeologists concluded volcanic material
was used in the tools which have discovered in Nor Geghi in Kotayk
Province, Armenia.

The discovery of these Paleolithic tools is giving new insight into

FAMED PIANIST KARINE POGHASYAN OPENS THE GRAND MONTGOMERY CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES

Times Herald-Record, NY
Sept 26 2014

>From the world’s most prestigious music stages and across America,
Karine Poghasyan, a young Armenian pianist of virtuoso talent,
is no stranger to standing ovations. Terms like “extraordinary,”
“larger-than-life” and “jaw-dropping” are often used to describe
her talent.

She has won some of music’s most prestigious awards, made her
orchestral debut at 14, performing Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 1,”
going on to her solo Carnegie Hall debut at 23. Currently based in NYC,
she teaches at her alma mater, the Manhattan School of Music.

Her incredible ability to coax deep feeling out of the works she
performs, coupled with a flair for dramatic technique, has drawn her
many loyal fans. She will open the 27th season of the Grand Montgomery
Chamber Music Series at 3 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Senior Center in
Montgomery. In this concert, Poghasyan will showcase different forms
of Spanish music, including works by Liszt and Scarlatti.

— Mimi Estes

What: Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series opens its 27th season
with a piano recital featuring Karine Poghasyan When: 3 p.m. Sept. 28
Where: Montgomery Senior Center, 36 Bridge St., Montgomery Price:
Free Information: 457-9867, villageofmontgomery.org

CHINA’S CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE DAY CELEBRATED IN ARMENIA

Global Post
Sept 26 2014

Yerevan, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — The Confucius Institute at Yerevan
State Linguistic University on Friday held an event to celebrate the
Confucius Institute Day.

“We are very glad that we present Chinese culture in Armenia. Recently
we opened four classes of Chinese language in different educational
institutions of the country,” said Chinese director of Confucius
Institute Yang Meihua.

“We are very proud that Confucius Institute works in Armenia. After
all, it gives a fine opportunity to learn Chinese and to get acquainted
with rich culture of the East,” said Naira Grigoryan, Armenian director
of Confucius Institute of the university.

The Confucius Institute in Armenia was founded in 2009. It helped to
lift the level of knowledge of Chinese language and Chinese culture in
general and to promote the Armenian-Chinese relations and connections.

UN HOMME D’AFFAIRE PRO-OPPOSITION DEFAITISTE SUR L’ECONOMIE

ARMENIE

Un homme d’affaires armenien de premier plan proche de l’opposition
a offert jeudi une evaluation sombre de la situation economique en
Armenie et a dit qu’elle ne va pas s’ameliorer sans un >.

Khachatur Sukiasian a affirme que le système actuel empeche une rupture
des monopoles economiques de fait ce qui selon lui est necessaire
pour le developpement economique durable du pays.

>, a-t-il dit.

Sukiasian, qui contrôle diverses entreprises par le biais de sa holding
SIL Groupe, est connu comme un fervent partisan de l’ancien president
Levon Ter-Petrossian, ayant fait fortune au cours de la dernière
mandature de 1991 a 1998. Il a ouvertement soutenu Ter-Petrossian a
l’election presidentielle de fevrier 2008, dans laquelle l’ex-president
etait le principal candidat de l’opposition.

L’affiliation politique de Sukiasian a ete largement liee a la
repression de ses entreprises lancees par les autorites fiscales a
la fin de 2007, une de ces entreprises, une usine d’embouteillage
d’eau minerale, a ete confisquee par le gouvernement, officiellement
en raison de l’evasion fiscale.

Sukiasian etait parmi les associes de Ter-Petrossian qui ont fui
l’Armenie en Mars 2008 pour echapper a une arrestation suite des
affrontements post-electoraux meurtriers entre les forces de securite
et les manifestants de l’opposition. Il est revenu au pays en 2009
pour faire face a des accusations criminelles decoulant de l’agitation.

Bien que les accusations aient ete abandonnees en 2011 Sukiasian a
ete empeche de se presenter aux elections legislatives sur la liste
du Congrès national armenien de Ter-Petrossian mai 2012. Il a garde
un profil bas depuis lors.

vendredi 26 septembre 2014, Stephane (c)armenews.com

RULING PARTY: ARMENIA WILL NOT ACCEPT TURKEY’S PRECONDITIONS

17:12, 25.09.2014

YEREVAN. – The message of Armenian president was that official Yerevan
will not accept any of the preconditions put forward by Ankara and
will not open the border or establish diplomatic relations with
preconditions, MP from ruling party said.

Hovhannes Sahakyan, MP from the Republican Party of Armenia, said once
international community was committed to guarantee implementation
of Armenia-Turkey protocols and opening of the border, the first
precondition was not to do it at the expense of recognition or
non-recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

“Our primary task was to make international community notice that
we are open to contacts with our neighbors, primarily with Turkey,
in case when we had to put forward preconditions but have not done it.

Secondly, we know that Turkey maintains blockade of Armenia since
1993 to make us economically weaker,” Sahakyan noted.

Speaking during the UN General Assembly session, President Sargsyan
said Armenia is holding discussions on withdrawing Armenia-Turkey
protocols from the parliament.

Sahakyan stressed this remark proved that Armenia is honest with
international community and can fulfill the tasks.

“We will not let them forget about the most terrible crime of the
last century. I think that president’s message was addressed to
international community and called for consistency,” Sargsyan added.

Armenia News – NEWS.am

LISKA: WHY WOULD I FEEL AWKWARD?

Lragir.am
Country – 25 September 2014, 17:24

Human rights NGOs called upon the international organizations to be
consistent to the issue of conduct of impartial and complete survey
of the Karen Petrosyan case

Downfall Continues At An Unbelievable Rate

Samvel Alexanyan On Carrefour

As Long As Serzh Sargsyan Remains President

“Are you sick? What are you talking about,” the reappointed governor
of Syunik Surik Khachatryan said to the journalist after the meeting
of government when the latter asked him whether he killed Avetik
Budaghyan. He was leaving the government from the backdoor to avoid
journalists.

The reporters noted that the people of Syunik are against Syunik
Khachatryan. “If it is not difficult for you, come to see whether
the people of Syunik accept me or not. People are a large notion,
a small part of them may not accept, what is ideal, is it possible
that they accept a government person by 100%?” Liska said.

The journalists noted that people are asking whether Surik Khachatryan
does not feel awkward. “Let the one who is asking this question feel
awkward, why would I feel awkward? I have been serving my people for
25 years, why would I feel awkward?” he said.

The reporters reminded that Surik Khachatryan should feel awkward for
the recent developments, meaning Avetik Budaghyan’s murder. “What do
the recent developments have to do with me, no person with a common
sense accuses me for the recent developments. The recent developments
are developments that any person with a common sense understands that
Mr. Khachatryan does not have anything to do with it. Nobody has the
right to pick up an arm and attack the governor’s house,” he says.

PACE PRESIDENT CALLS FOR DIALOGUE BETWEEN AZERBAIJAN’S LEADERSHIP, CIVIL SOCIETY

Journal of Turkish Weekly
Sept 25 2014

25 September 2014

The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
(PACE) Anne Brasseur called on Thursday for a broad dialogue between
the authorities, political figures and civil society in Azerbaijan
after her three-day visit to the country.

“Dialogue requires that all sides must be prepared to listen to each
other, treat each other with respect and try to understand each other,
even though they might not come to an agreement. By making small
steps, progress can be achieved. Our Assembly is ready to support
this process,” Brasseur said as quoted on the PACE official website.

During her visit, Brasseur met the President of the Azerbaijan
Republic, the Speaker of Parliament, the Minister of Justice,
the Prosecutor General, and representatives of political forces
in Parliament, as well as members of the Azerbaijani delegation to
the Assembly.

Brasseur expressed concern over “systematic deficiencies in the
operation of justice” in Azerbaijan and encouraged the government
to make “more progress on freedom of expression and freedom of
association, as well as the independence of the judiciary.”

Brasseur stated that as a PACE member state, Azerbaijan has to fulfill
its legal and political obligations and commitments.

Anne Brasseur expressed hope that the upcoming parliamentary elections
in Azerbaijan will allow for “a real debate between majority and
opposition political forces as well as representatives of civil
society.”

Brasseur also discussed the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh
between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The PACE President supported the
territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and offered help in establishing
a comprehensive political dialogue between the parties.

25 September 2014

REBUILDING A LIFE IN ARMENIA AFTER FLEEING SYRIAN CONFLICT

Washington Post
Sept 25 2014

By Nicole Crowder

In March of this year, the city of Kessab was attacked by al-Nusra
Front, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda. Christian Syrian Armenians
who had lived and worked in this region were forced to flee, leaving
behind businesses and properties. While many journalists covered the
refugees who fled to neighboring Lebanon, photojournalist Gianmarco
Maraviglia fixed his lens in the opposite direction: those who had
traveled back to their native Armenia. His series “Land of Fathers”
explores the new challenges many refugees have faced in the months
following the conflict, trying to readjust, away from the prosperity
they had previously known in Syria.

For many Syrian Armenians who fled to Armenia, the desire to maintain
some semblance of their previous social status determined the areas
of the country where they live. Wealthier families rented nice homes
in the center of Yeravan, the country’s capital. But their savings
soon disappeared because of the lack of available steady jobs. In
response, the Armenian government proposed building a luxury housing
complex called “New Aleppo,” along with several other new housing
quarters across the region. But the proposal soon came under fire,
with complaints that the housing complex was geared towards the rich
rather than being accessible for everyone. From May 2014, when this
series was photographed, until now, the land where this proposed
new housing was to be built has still seen no new development. Sheep
roam freely in an open field around a skeletal structure of what will
presumably be the new community.

The poorer among the refugees have been more or less forced to
move to Karabakh, a mountainous landlocked region in present-day
eastern Armenia and southwestern Azerbaijan. As modern settlers,
refugees have been given free housing and land to farm in the remote
area. Prior to the conflict in Syria, Armenia still represented the
homeland of their language, culture and religion. The uncertainty of
being able to sustain their livelihood for the future, however, has
left many suspended between the melancholy of exile and the material
difficulties of integration.

All photos by Gianmarco Maraviglia/Echo Photo Agency

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