Author: Tatoyan Vazgen

Expo-photo – Un monde englouti – Les Arméniens dans l’Empire ottoman avant le génocide de 1915

Tatoyan Vazgen
Nouvelles d’Arménie
3 août 2017


Issy : Expo-photo – Un monde englouti – Les Arméniens dans l’Empire ottoman avant le génocide de 1915

Info Collectif VAN – www.collectifvan.org – Comme chaque année, à la rentrée de septembre, le Collectif VAN tiendra un stand d’information dans le cadre du Forum des associations de la Ville d’Issy-les-Moulineaux. Mais de manière exceptionnelle, l’édition 2017 du Forum de rentrée d’Issy accueillera aussi le vendredi 8 septembre 2017 de 13h à 20h et le samedi 9 septembre de 10h à 18h l’exposition-photo que le Collectif VAN avait créée en 2015 pour l’ESG, “Un monde englouti – Les Arméniens dans l’Empire ottoman (Turquie) avant le génocide de 1915“.

Cette exposition, montée par le Collectif VAN avec l’aimable autorisation de Vahé Tachjian [Directeur de Houshamadyan] et le soutien de Frédéric Encel, avait en 2015 ouvert l’année du Centenaire du génocide arménien, au cours des Assises contre le négationnisme de l’ESG (ex-Ecole Supérieure de Gestion, actuelle PSB Paris School of Business).

Les Isséens pourront bientôt découvrir ces 20 grandes photos d’époque qui font revivre le quotidien des Arméniens de Turquie avant le génocide perpétré par le gouvernement Jeune-Turc. Le choix du Collectif VAN s’est porté principalement sur des photos de classe, de jeunes élèves ou d’étudiants, sérieux ou joyeux, ignorant tout du cataclysme qui va s’abattre sur eux.

En marge de son exposition qui sera visible sur la mezzanine (buffet-bar), le Collectif VAN attendra ses visiteurs au rez-de-chaussée, sur son stand du Secteur “O“, Pôle Démocratie locale/Vie sociale, pour répondre à toutes les questions sur le négationnisme d’État de la Turquie et de l’Azerbaïdjan.

Le Collectif VAN [Vigilance Arménienne contre le Négationnisme] mène depuis 2004 des actions de sensibilisation aux génocides et à leur négation. Il lutte contre le négationnisme, le racisme et l’antisémitisme, avec le soutien de nombreuses associations des droits de l’homme.

Lors du Forum de Rentrée, 200 associations isséennes se tiendront à votre disposition pour vous présenter leurs actions. Le maire, André Santini, et l’équipe municipale visiteront les stands samedi 9 septembre 2017 à partir de 10h45.

Forum de Rentrée 2017 d’Issy-les-Moulineaux

Vendredi 8 septembre 2017 de 13h à 20h et samedi 9 septembre de 10h à 18h

Palais des Sports Robert Charpentier 4/6, boulevard des Frères Voisin Issy-les-Moulineaux Métro Mairie d’Issy

Stand du Collectif VAN : Secteur “O“ Pôle Démocratie locale/Vie sociale Exposition du Collectif VAN à l’étage, sur la Mezzanine (Buffet-Bar)

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Sports: Armenian wrestler wins world youth championship silver

Tatoyan Vazgen
ARKA, Armenia

Aug 2 2017

YEREVAN, August 2. /ARKA/. Armenian freestyle wrestler Karen Zurabyan (50 weight category) has won the silver medal of the World Youth Championship, the press service of the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Armenia reported.

On the same day, Sargis Hovsepyan, a member of the Armenian youth freestyle wrestling team (96 kg weight category) has come in fifth. The Armenian team is led by the head coach Avetik Vardanyan. 

The championship is being held from 1 to 6 August in the city of Tampere in Finland. Greco-Roman style wrestlers will start bouts on August 4.-0-

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Ferrahian Students to Stage Vahe Berberian’s ‘Pink Elephant’

Tatoyan Vazgen
Asbarez Armenian News



Ferrahian students will stage “Pink Elephant” on August 11 to 13

ENCINO—The arts in schools have always been underestimated. Outside the realm of academics, the focus seems to be heavily placed on sports or extracurricular activities that polish résumés for soon to be graduates. What if by narrowing the interests and outlets students have, we’re preventing them from widening their perspectives, insights, and restricting the tools to evolve their critical thinking skills? When students are provided with limited choices on what their interests could be, we’re containing them into smaller vessels, but what happens when the possibilities are endless? What happens when we provide our students new and different outlets?

Levon Shant Demirjian began adapting Vahe Berberian’s play The Pink Elephant for Holy Martyrs Ferrahian’s High School students. With the support of Ferrahian’s principle, Sossi Shanlian, the production soon received a green light and the initiative to establish Ferrahian’s first Theatrical Production was underway.

Ferrahian students during rehearsals for “Pink Elephant”

What Levon, now as director, and the faculty couldn’t predict was the discipline and dedication a group of students would showcase over the coarse of the months ahead.

The cast includes a mix of seniors, juniors, and sophmores. Nareg Kuyumjian, who plays the lead character Simon, graduated this past June and has still devoted his time to rehearsals. Marinor Balouzian (Nina), Alex Kassamanian (Roupen), Hagop Balekhyan (Apo), and Sevoulig Bastilian (Vatche) have all proven their commitment to not only sacrificing their free time over their summer vacation, but to mastering a script in Armenian. The cast also includes Sarkis Semerjian (Tsolak) and Puzant Berberian (Khoren) who have substantiated the support of the Armenian community through their involvement in the production.

The play takes place in the 1980’s during the Lebanese Civil War as a group of Armenian actors rehearse for a play scheduled to open the following day. Amidst the turmoil of the outside world that threatens their existence, the actors face an equally dire obstacle of upholding the Armenian language.

This multi-dimensional play highlights both the struggles young Armenians faced forty years ago in Lebanon and the responsibility they face today. Let us continue encouraging our youth and support their efforts of embracing our culture, language, and praise the artists who bare the weight of this crucial role.

The Pink Elephant will be performed August 11, 12, and 13 at the ARTN Theatre – 4407 San Fernando Rd. Glendale, CA 91402. The production features music written by Ara Dabandjian as well as Stage Design and Artwork created by Sevag Mahserejian.

The Opening Night Gala Premiere – Friday night 7:30 – will provide an Open Bar and Catering Sponsored by Falafel Arax. The following performances will take place Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.itsmyseat.com/pinkelephant.

Putin and Aliyev discussed Karabakh settlement in Sochi

Tatoyan Vazgen
ArmInfo, Armenia

ArmInfo.As part of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Sochi, the sides discussed issues related to the  settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, APA reports.

In addition, the heads of state once again confirmed the existence of  strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and Russia, underscored the  successful development of bilateral relations in the political,  economic, humanitarian and other spheres. The meeting also exchanged  views on international and regional problems.

Sports: New Armenian Greco-Roman wrestlers to participate in Cadet European Championship

Tatoyan Vazgen
Mediamax, Armenia

9 athletes will represent Armenian cadet freestyle wrestling team. They will be the first to perform.

Greco-Roman wrestlers will start competition on July 28.

The head coach of the team Gagik Khachatryan told Mediamax Sport that the team would depart for the Championship on July 25.

“We have involved a number of new athletes in the team, mainly born in 2001. They will compete for the first time in such a major tournament. The boys from the last year have already joined the ranks of the youth team,” Khachatryan said.

The participants of the European Championship from Armenia are Garnik Hovhannisyan (42 kg), Robert Karapetyan (48 kg), Hayk Asatryan (50 kg), Samvel Aghajanyan (54 kg), Ashot Kirakosyan (58 kg), Shant Khachatryan (63 kg), Sargis Tadevosyan (69 kg), Vahe Poghosyan (76 kg) and Tigran Hambardzumyan (85 kg).

Flow of tourists into Armenia grows 24.3% to 1.35 million in Jan-June 2017

Tatoyan Vazgen
ARKA, Armenia

YEREVAN, July 19. /ARKA/. Some 1,350,791 people have visited Armenia over the first half of this year – 24.3% more than at the same period a year before, Zarmine Zeytuntsyan, head of the economic development and investments ministry’s tourism committee, told journalists on Wednesday referring to the figures received from border checkpoints.

She still refrained from mentioning how many of these visitors have traveled to Armenia as tourists, and only said that appropriate calculations are under way now.

The largest number of visitors came from Russia, Georgia and Iran. Some increase in flows from particular countries was seen in Jan-June 2017.

The number of visits to Armenia from Turkmenistan grew 132% and from Uzbekistan 200%.

High growth indicators were recorded also on visits from Canada, Iraq and Spain.  

Zeytuntsyan said that the number of tourist visits to Armenia grew 18.2% in the first quarter to 298,533.

«These figures are unprecedented, and they are quite positive to us, but we have no intention to be limited to this and we are going to double the result at least,» she said.

In her words the committee outlined target markets yet in October. They are Russia, Iran and Western Europe countries, with which Armenia has direct air communication, as well as Germany and Persian Gulf countries.  

She also said that the committee is exploring now new markets – China and Japan.

In its program, the government is planning to double the number of visits to Armenia to AMD 3 million by 2020.

According to the National Statistical Service, Armenia hosted 1 259,657 tourists in 2016 recording a 5.7% growth.

Tourists from the Commonwealth of Independent States dominated the inflow – 21.7% came from Russia, 25.8% from the European Union and 48.5% from other countries. –0—-