Author: Maral Chavushian

Artsakh NSS to examine reports about HAlO Trust handing minefield maps to Turkish forces

Maral Chavushian
Panorama, Armenia

Politics 17:56 12/03/2021NKR

Media reports about British HALO Trust allegedly providing Turks with maps of minefields in Artsakh have been sent to the Artsakh National Security Service (NSS) for examination in line with the established procedure, the Artsakh Prosecutor general’s office said in a statement. 

Earlier media citied the Artsakh president’s special representative Boris Avagyan, that the UK’s HALO Trust company, engaged in charitable activities in Artsakh, provided the Turkish special services with maps of the minefields in Artsakh, allowing them to successfully pass through those areas during the 44-day war in 2020. 

HALO Trust denied the reports, naming them ‘absolutely false  statements’.

US top diplomat Blinken held talks with Armenian PM Pashinyan on bilateral issues

Maral Chavushian
TASS, Russia
March 6 2021
The Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed efforts to achieve a lasting political settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

WASHINGTON, March 6. /TASS/. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conference discussing key issues of bilateral importance, including the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the US Department of State said in a statement.

“Secretary Blinken and Prime Minister Pashinyan emphasized the importance of the U.S.-Armenia bilateral partnership,” the statement from the US Department of State reads.

“The Secretary stressed the significance of respect for the rule of law and democratic institutions, and he expressed our continuing support for the development of democratic processes and institutions in Armenia,” according to the statement.

“The Secretary welcomed efforts to achieve a lasting political settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict benefiting the people of the region,” the statement added.

On November 9, 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10.

The Russian leader said at that time that the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region. Besides, Baku and Yerevan must exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed.

Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and in July 2020. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.

General Norat Ter-Grigoryants: I support the Chief of the General Staff and all command staff

Maral Chavushian
Panorama, Armenia
March 6 2021

Retired Soviet and Armenian lieutenant-general Norat Ter-Grigoryants, who played a leading role in developing the Armed Forces of Armenia in 1992–1995, has vowed his support to the General Staff of the Armed Staff and the its command staff. 

In an interview with Yerevan Today, Norat Ter-Grigoryants has said: “The matter is that the Armed Forces in either Russia or in Armenia are not supposed to implement political changes. They are not used to make revolutions. Yet, the General Staff of the Armed Forces came to conclusion that the future rule of the Armenian prime minister, especially in his capacity of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, will lead to collapse. As a result, Armenians may spread all over the world, like assyrians, leaving the territories to Turks. The General Staff made its statement being aware of this. As a military and a person who stood at the forefront of the establishment of the Armed Forces, I support the Chief of the General Staff and all command staff.” 

Turkish Press: Does Turkey support Armenia’s Pashinian?

Maral Chavushian
Daily Sabah, Turkey
March 6 2021
 Does Turkey support Armenia’s Pashinian? | Daily Sabah

have listened at length to policymakers and practitioners talk about what happened over the course of 44 days in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Many details of that war, including Armenia’s fortifications, how they were destroyed, why the fighting began in the south as opposed to the north, and why Armenia decided to attack Azerbaijan, will be revealed over the next years through research and witness testimony. That is not my area of expertise. Instead, I would like to talk about the impact of the war on Armenia.

For the record, the outcome was clear all along. Plagued by economic crisis and poverty, Armenia launched an offensive in an attempt to expand the piece of land it occupied in Nagorno-Karabakh.

That attack had adverse effects. Nagorno-Karabakh was the “red apple” of Armenia’s government and society. The loss of occupied territories, coupled with military humiliation and an extraordinary loss of life and equipment, was going to cause a political crisis in Armenia. That turmoil was slightly delayed, but Yerevan eventually felt the aftershock.

Turkish journalists had to learn about the situation in Armenia from the wires, as that country was not safe for them. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian made the political decision to fight, but the Armenian military fought (and lost) the war.

Military and political humiliation in Nagorno-Karabakh pitted Pashinian against President Armen Sarkissian and the military. The prime minister also faced immense pressure from the pro-opposition alliance.

According to media reports, Pashinian’s comments about Armenia’s Russian-made ballistic missiles failing to function against Turkish armed drones sparked the crisis.

Needless to say, that was the observable reason. The heated debate would have turned into political turmoil even if the prime minister had not blamed the president, the military and (perhaps unintentionally) Russia for what happened.

A scapegoat was needed to deal with the humiliation in Nagorno-Karabakh. The identity of that scapegoat will become clear once the dust settles and the power struggle ends. The loser will be held responsible for Armenia’s loss.

When Armenia’s military issued a public statement to urge Pashinian and his government to resign, the premier responded by calling for street protests and removing the country’s top military commander from his post.

Pashinian’s supporters took to the streets, but the president did not approve Pashinian’s decision to sack the chairperson of the joint chiefs. In other words, Sarkissian sided with the military command.

The crisis still rages on as Pashinian’s supporters and critics protest in the streets. The military called for the government’s resignation but could not take additional action, as the prime minister described their move as a “coup attempt.” Indeed, we have (not yet) seen soldiers storming official buildings or arresting politicians.

The potential transfer of power in Armenia is closely monitored by the Armenian people as well as foreign stakeholders. Some countries opted to keep silent, yet those nations and organizations, which did respond, reacted in three different ways.

Some called for calm without making a clear choice between the two sides. The United Nations, NATO, France, Russia and even Iran fall within this category. Their reactions were united in their lack of direct criticism against the Armenian military.

It was noteworthy that the Russians referred to the situation as Armenia’s “internal affairs.” Others adopted a balanced approach but criticized the military based on democratic considerations.

The U.S. refused to describe the situation as a coup attempt, instead, Ned Price, the U.S. State Department’s spokesperson, reminded the military where they belonged in a democratic regime.

The European Union, too, adopted that position.

Thirdly, Turkey was the only country that described what happened as a coup attempt and unequivocally opposed it. Hours after the military’s memorandum, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that Turkey was “opposed to military coups wherever they may happen.”

In other words, Çavuşoğlu described the situation as a military coup and adopted a clear stance.

It is no secret that Turkey and Armenia experience certain problems. It would not be an exaggeration to describe Pashinian as anti-Turkey. So why does Ankara seem to support him? Turkish policymakers say that the country’s response was informed by three factors.

First, Turkey suffered many losses due to military interventions. Its democracy experienced setbacks as a result of past coups and its people paid a heavy price. That’s why Turkey opposes military coups on principle and sides with civilian governments and the people.

Second, there is an attempt underway to create a six-nation mechanism to promote peace and economic development in the Caucasus after the Nagorno-Karabakh war.

That mechanism is intended to include Armenia as well. Pashinian is not a member of Armenia’s dominant political elite and therefore has a stronger connection with the outside world. Turkey is concerned that his successor, who would be endorsed by the military, may pursue a more rigid foreign policy.

Last but not least, policymakers in Ankara seem to believe that a pro-Western leadership in Yerevan is more likely to contribute to regional peace.

Spokeswoman says Russia does not interfere in Armenian affairs

Maral Chavushian
Prensa Latina
March 4 2021

Moscow, Mar 4 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that her country does not interfere in Armenia’s internal affairs.

‘Our position is stable, clear and unequivocal,’ the Russian diplomat replied to a question from Govorit Moskva radio station about the current political conflict in Yerevan.

The spokeswoman stressed that ‘this is an internal affair of a sovereign State, of a political process in that State, there can be no other opinions.’

Regarding a possible Moscow’s performance as a mediator in the Armenian conflict, Zakharova reiterated that these events are part of ‘an internal matter of a sovereign country’, so ‘our position is invariable.’

According to Sputnik news agency, the political tension in Yerevan worsened after Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that the Russian Iskander missiles ‘did not detonate at all or did so at 10 percent’ during recent hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh.

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CivilNet: Shushi Carpets: A Treasure in Yerevan

Maral Chavushian
CIVILNET.AM

19:34

Carpets from Artsakh (Karabakh) are now part of the Alexander Tamanyan National Museum-Institute. The Armenian carpets were taken out of the city during the 202 Artsakh War on November 1 by their owner Vartan Astsatryan. There, they were on display at the Shushi Carpets Museum. Seeing that the war was getting closer, Vartan Astsatryan quickly arranged for their transfer to Yerevan to save a bit of treasure from the city.

During an exhibition on February 20, the National Museum in Yerevan displayed 71 carpets from all over Artsakh – from Martuni, Askeran, Hadrut and of course, Shushi. 

Kremlin follows developments in Armenia with concern – Peskov

Maral Chavushian
Panorama, Armenia
Feb 25 2021

The Kremlin has commented on the ongoing developments in Armenia. “We are following the developments in Armenia with concern, yet we consider them as an exclusively internal affair of Armenia, our important and allied country in the Caucasus,” Russian President’s Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Ria Novosty news agency. 

To remind, earlier today, the General Staff of Armenia’s Armed Forces issued a statement, saying that due to the current situation in the country, the Armed Forces demand the resignation of the prime minister and his government. Shortly after, Pashinyan dismissed the the Chief of the General Staff Colonel-General Onik Gasparyan, saying the statement by the top military officials is nothing but an attempt of a military coup d’etat and urged his allies to gather at Republic Square. 

Central Bank of Armenia: exchange rates and prices of precious metals – 25-02-21

Maral Chavushian

 17:32, 25 February, 2021

YEREVAN, 25 FEBUARY, ARMENPRESS. The Central Bank of Armenia informs “Armenpress” that today, 25 February, USD exchange rate up by 0.52 drams to 526.97 drams. EUR exchange rate up by 3.59 drams to 643.96 drams. Russian Ruble exchange rate stood at 7.16 drams. GBP exchange rate up by 1.32 drams to 746.93 drams.

The Central Bank has set the following prices for precious metals.

Gold price down by 167.29 drams to 30293.15 drams. Silver price down by 3.26 drams to 470.07 drams. Platinum price down by 131.56 drams to 21042.56 drams.

Armenia’s economic activity index declines 7.5% in January 2021

Maral Chavushian

 17:39,

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 26, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s economic activity index has declined by 7.5% in January 2021 compared to January 2020, according to the data released by the Statistical Committee.

Industrial production volume declined 10.8%. Construction volume increased by 0.8% in January 2021 compared to January 2020. The decline in trade turnover comprised 15.1%, and in the services volume (trade excluded) – 10.3%.

In January 2021 consumer price index increased by 4.5%, the index of the industrial production prices – 5.5%. Electricity production volume increased by 2.2%.

Average monthly nominal salary in January 2021 compared to January 2020 declined 3.8%, comprising 183,760 drams.

Decline was also registered in the external trade turnover volumes by 16.8%. Moreover, the export declined by 11.3% and the import by 20%.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Press Release: TAAL Takes on Turkey’s, Azerbaijan’s Anti-Armenian Campaigns of Hate, Violence and Disinformation

Maral Chavushian

The Blunt Post

 

 

For Immediate Release                        

Friday,                                                    

 

Media Contact: Vic Gerami

310.880.8563

[email protected]

 

 

TAAL Takes on Turkey’s, Azerbaijan’s Anti-Armenian Campaigns of 

Hate, Violence and Disinformation

 

Crowdfunding Effort Supports Launch of Truth And Accountability League (TAAL) whose Mission is to Combat Azerbaijan’s and Turkey’s Organized Campaigns of Defamation, Disinformation, Armenophobia, and Propaganda in the Media, Public Policy, Academia, and among global and Regional Intelligentsia Communities

 

 

LOS ANGELES—Five months after activating an informal task force addressing Azerbaijan’s and Turkey’s sudden, violent, and unprovoked genocidal assault and ethnic-cleansing attack against Armenians in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Armenian-American journalist, radio host, and activist, Vic Gerami has set out to amplify the impact of his  own and his news-media and entertainment-industry colleagues’ efforts to shine a brighter light on aggressor nations’ war of propaganda, Armenophobia, and disinformation by launching the Truth And Accountability League (TAAL).

 

Supporters of human rights, groups and individuals concerned with ending the years-long campaign by dictators, would-be dictators and demagogues to replace truth, reason and factual knowledge with regimes of lies and “alternative facts” can support TAAL’s defense of reason and truth, while stopping the genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh by participating in a new crowdfunding campaign on Facebook.

 

Azerbaijan and Turkey’s genocidal attack and systematic ethnic cleansing assault against Armenians of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) has overwhelmed the Artsakh and Armenian governments—as well as Armenian-American advocacy organizations operating in the U.S. and abroad.

 

The persuasiveness of Azerbaijan’s and Turkey’s high-priced lobbying and public relations firms, which are now working nonstop in the US and in European capitals to protect both government’s public images despite their aggressive and harmful actions, make TAAL’s work a moral urgency.

 

While Azerbaijan and Turkish interests are being advanced daily in Washington D.C. by powerful lobbyists, both nations carefully crafted public images are only made possible by a deadly blind spot in the global community’s collective consciousness and a void in too many individuals’ consciences. That’s exactly where TAAL is aiming to establish a beachhead with its work to build awareness and foster concern for the plights of Armenian children, women and men suffering the genocidal impulses of a deadly alliance.

 

“The Armenian community cannot afford to assume that members of the media will, on their own, examine all the facts and evidence and report without bias, while Azerbaijan’s oil money directly or indirectly influences the media narrative,” TAAL founder, Vic Gerami said.

 

TAAL aims to serve as a watchdog organization conducting human rights-violations monitoring and reporting. With eyes open wide and specifically focusing on how nation-states, dictators and other antidemocratic forces manipulate international media, diplomats, and members of the intelligentsia, be they individual or institutional, TAAL is elevating its powers of observation and aspiration to greater governmental accountability.

 

“In the weeks leading up to the September 27 attach on Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Azerbaijan had ramped up its deceptive public relations campaigns—employing no fewer than six of K-Street’s heaviest-hitting lobbying firms, including the Livingston Group, Stellar Jay Communications, BGR, The Podesta Group, and DLA Piper,” Gerami continued.

 

Gerami further notes that last year the southwest Asian country spent $1.3 million on lobbying and that the previously mentioned Washington D.C. firms have worked aggressively to distort facts and to convince media outlets to report false narratives and distortions that favor the dictatorial Azerbaijani government.

 

“TAAL combats this war of disinformation,” Gerami said. “We need those who believe in peace, democracy and human rights to step up to the plate and help us be effective in our work.”

 

The mission of TAAL is to stop the defamation of the Armenian people; achieve worldwide recognition of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-16; advocate for the free exercise by the Armenians of Artsakh their right to self-determination; attain universal recognition of the Independent Republic of Artsakh—and to secure justice and fair treatment for all people.

 

Referring to Gerami’s vision for TAAL, Garo B. Ghazarian Esq., former chairman and current member of the Board of Governors of the Armenian Bar Association, who also serves as co-chair of the group’s Armenian Rights Watch Committee said, ““It’s comprehensive and very good…,” You’re spot on with your vision,” 

 

TAAL will not only be monitoring, “calling out,” and otherwise addressing Armenophobia, extremism, and bigotry in the US and around the globe whenever such transgressions arise in the news and entertainment media, social media, public policy environments, governing bodies, and academia, it will also stay abreast of, and expose instances of intelligentsia manipulation by bad actors seeking to oppress vulnerable populations.

 

Now more than ever, Artsakh and Armenia need people of good faith to stand up for and with them as they face existential threats from bully nation-states like Azerbaijan and Turkey. TAAL helps members of the media, human rights advocates, and non-governmental organizations as well as other stakeholders, to better understand complex issues surrounding the genocide now underway in Artsakh. TAAL also advocates for a secure and stable democratic Artsakh and Armenia.

 

Interested parties can learn about Artsakh and Armenia and its challenges through a host of now-developing TAAL resources, including a website, blogs, and other resources focused on history, geopolitics, and current events.

 

“In Vic I trust,” said State of California Commissioner Sam Kbushyan, a prominent Armenian-American and leader in the community, noting his confidence that the nascent TAAL movement is in good hands.

 

While still in its early-launch phase, TAAL has already accomplished a great deal. TAAL’s Vic Gerami co-produced the celebrity Public Service Announcement (PSA) awareness campaign, ‘I Stand with Artsakh & Armenia.’ Its PSA features Kim Kardashian, Serj Tankian, Congressman Adam Schiff, Ed Begley Jr., Sally Kirkland, Lawrence Zarian, Andrea Martin, and several other major stars.

 

Gerami granted several TV interviews to discuss the campaign including The Immigrant Magazine’s TV program, Bionic Buzz, BEONDTV, Buy Armenian, and Brave New Hollywood to discuss the dire situation in Artsakh. Urgently compelled to shed greater light on the genocide, Gerami has likewise published multiple articles about the assault on Artsakh in The Blunt Post, Desert Daily Guide, and GoWeHo.

 

At the same time, Gerami continues advancing TAAL’s mission by interviewing on his radio show and elsewhere leading members of Congress, other high-profile elected officials, and dignitaries from all over about the situation in Artsakh, thus putting their support on record. You can listen to all Gerami’s interviews here. Recent guests include Senator Bob Menendez,  Congressman Adam Schiff (10.19.20), Congressman Adam Schiff (3.30.20), Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Congressman Brad Sherman, Congresswoman Katie Porter, Congressman Tony Cardenas, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and Congresswoman Judy Chu, Congressman Mark Takano, Congressman Jim Costa, Congressman Gil Cisneros, Congresswoman Norma Torres, Congresswoman Grace Napolitano, Congressman Raul Ruiz + Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, Congressman Alan Lowenthal, 

 

The Twitter handle @ArtsakhArmy is a part of the social media strategy to combat Azerbaijani and Turkish trolls and bots.

 

Gerami asked Lindsay Carlson, president of the Heart of LA Democratic Club to include the Los Angeles County Democratic Party’s resolution condemning Azerbaijan in its membership newsletter. Similarly, he asked Jon Katz, president of the Santa Monica Democratic Club to post a statement on behalf of the organization.

 

TAAL’s founder, Vic Gerami also wrote an open letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein to address her ignoring of California’s 700,000 Armenian-Americans. The letter demanded an explanation for and an end to her deafening silence, and her apathetic response to Gerami’s previous letter to the senator asking for help on behalf of Artsakh and Armenia. TAAL, Vic Gerami and the Armenian-American community are still waiting for Sen. Feinstein to say something meaningful about the ongoing genocide in Artsakh

 

Gerami called out Cher, a fellow prominent Armenian-American, during an interview that he granted to Brave New Hollywood, for being mute about the situation since September 27 and for going to Pakistan during the war, the only country that does not recognize the Independent Republic of Armenia. Pakistan is also one of the countries that supplied jihadist mercenaries to Turkey and Azerbaijan for the purpose of killing Armenians. Following the airing of Gerami’s interview, Cher finally recorded a PSA of her own. 

 

With a YouTube video, Gerami also called out the former Presidential Candidate, Marianne Williamson, for her apathy and hypocrisy regarding Artsakh and Armenia.

 

Gerami requested that his longtime friend, attorney, and West Hollywood Councilmember Sepi Shyne sponsor a resolution for the City of West Hollywood to recognize the Independent Republic of Artsakh. Gerami’s relationship with all the members of the West Hollywood City Council, Mayor Lindsey Horvath helped him convince her to co-sponsor the resolution, which passed on its merits unanimously on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.

 

TAAL has several active initiatives aimed at changing the current media narrative to reflect the truth and favor the innocent people of Artsakh now under attack by Azerbaijani and Turkish forces and to support Armenia. But these initiatives must advance quickly because lies become “truth” over periods of time that are far too short.

 

Azerbaijan is rapidly producing fake maps, khachkars (Cross-Stones), and fantastical, fictitious narratives to gaslight and deceive the world. TAAL works to unleash truth where lies keep it shackled; unveil facts where propaganda keeps them obscured; and enforce accountability where murderers reign free and inculpable.

 

The goal of TAAL’s crowdfunding campaign is to raise funds to cover initial expenses and to formalize the organization’s structure; create a website; and secure various other tools necessary to carry out its ambitious, vital and achievable objectives. Donate now, here.

 

Vic Gerami is available for interviews. Please contact [email protected].

 

More About Vic Gerami

 

A noted journalist, a columnist, Vic Gerami is also a radio show host and media contributor who is also publisher and editor of The Blunt Post.

 

Gerami is the host and producer of his prime-time radio show, THE BLUNT POST with VIC on Independent Radio KPFK 90.7 FM (Pacifica Network). The program covers national breaking and headline news, politics, and current events, and Gerami offers analysis and commentary. He also interviews a high-profile member of Congress on every show. A few of his recent guests include Congressman Adam Schiff, Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Congressman Tony Cardenas, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and Congresswoman Judy Chu, Congressman Jim Costa, Congresswoman Norma Torres, Congresswoman Grace Napolitano, Congressman Raul Ruiz + Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, as well as Marianne Williamson. The program broadcasts LIVE on Mondays, 6:00 a.m. (PT) on KPFK 90.7 FM and Livestream at KPFK.org. You can listen to all the interviews here.

 

Today reaching national international audiences, Gerami first built a foundation of knowledge and skills by learning the media industry during his years at Frontiers Magazine, followed by positions at LA Weekly and Voice Media Group. For the second time, Gerami was selected as a finalist in the Los Angeles Press Club’s National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards “Columnist of the Year” category in 2019, having first made the final round of consideration in 2017. Vic was a finalist in record seven (7) categories for the 62nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards in 2020. His celebrity Q&A column, ‘10 Questions with Vic‘ is internationally syndicated.

 

A few of many celebrities whom Gerami has interviewed include Melissa Etheridge, Paula Abdul, Dan Reynolds (Imagine Dragons), Kathy Griffin, Matthew Modine, Laverne Cox, and Marianne Williamson. 

 

In July 2020, the Los Angeles Press Club announced that Gerami is a Finalist in record seven (7) categories for the 62nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards. The seven categories in which Gerami is a finalist are a mix of investigative reporting, political coverage, social justice issues, and interviews. He is recognized for his print and online journalism, as well as interviews on his namesake radio show.

 

On Monday, February 15, 2021, it was announced the Gerami is a finalist for the LA Press Club’s National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards in three (3) categories: Best Radio Anchor/Host, Vic Gerami, KPFK 90.7 FM (Pacifica Network), “The Blunt Post with Vic,” Best Online Commentary Analysis/Trend-TV, Vic Gerami, The Blunt Post, “Binge on GayBingeTV, 24/7 LGBTQIA+ programming,” and Best Entertainment Publication, Vic Gerami, The Blunt Post, “The Blunt Post.”

 

Gerami is also a contributor to some of the most prominent publications in the nation, including Windy City Times, California Courier, IN Magazine, OUT Traveler, The Fight, and The Advocate Magazine, among others.

 

The Wall Street Journal featured Gerami as a “leading gay activist” in its landmark 2008 coverage of opposition to Proposition 8, the ballot measure that for years denied same-sex couples in California the freedom to marry. In addition to his years of volunteer work as a leading advocate for marriage equality, later Gerami went on to serve as a Planning Committee member for the historic Resist March in 2017. Vic Gerami is also a founding board member of Equality Armenia.

 

In 2015, Gerami was referenced in the landmark Supreme Court civil rights case, Obergefell v. Hodges, in which the Court held in a 5–4 decision that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process and the Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.


 
 Vic Gerami
 Editor & Publisher
 The Blunt Post

 Host & Producer
 THE BLUNT POST with VIC 
 KPFK 90.7 FM

 310.880.8563
 [email protected]
 Facebook.com/thebluntpost
 @thebluntpost