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  • California State Assembly Votes to Divest from Turkey

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    California State Assembly passes Turkey divestment measure ANCA-WR and AYF-WR Welcome Passage of Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian’s Measure (AB 1597); Expand Efforts to Secure CA Senate Passage SACRAMENTO—With a vote of 61 to 0, the California State Assembly overwhelmingly voted to adopt Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian’s measure (AB 1597) – a movement long championed by the Armenian…

  • Funeral Notice: Dr. Robert Dergalust (Galustian)

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    Dr Robert Dergalust Dr. Robert Dergalust (Galustian) Born on May 18, 1956 in Tehran, Iran It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, brother, uncle, relative Dr. Robert Dergalust, which took place on Friday May 26, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Monday June 5, 2017 commencing 12 noon…

  • ANCA Presses Congress for Continued Artsakh Funding to Complete De-Mining

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    ANCA Chairman Raffi Hamparian recently met in Stepanakert with The HALO Trust’s Program Manager Ash Boddy WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America continues to press U.S. Congressional appropriators to ensure continued U.S. federal funding in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 foreign aid bill for the HALO Trust’s de-mining activity in the interior of the Artsakh…

  • More Tainted Fruit

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    Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN As if it wasn’t enough that we are deprived of eating apricots grown in our and their native soil unless they’ve gone through Turkey’s economic system. As if it wasn’t enough that our own community members are among the biggest distributors of Turkish produced goods. As if it wasn’t enough…

  • Award-Winning Director to Stage Performance at iWitness Installation

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    iWitness installation is located at Glendale’s Central Park, adjacent to the Downtown Central Library GLENDALE—An open-air, site-specific theatrical piece uniquely designed for the iWitness installation of Genocide survivor portraits now on display in Glendale will be performed during the installation’s closing weekend, June 10 and 11. Featuring a cast of 30, “i Go On” is…

  • ANCA Presses Congress for Continued U.S. Artsakh Funding to Complete De-Mining

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      WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) continues to press U.S. Congressional appropriators to ensure continued U.S. federal funding in the Fiscal Year 2018 foreign aid bill for the HALO Trust’s de-mining activity in the interior of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh), with the aim of empowering this non-profit organization to complete its long-term…

  • D.C. Attack Puts Turkey-U.S. Gun Deal in Jeopardy

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    ANCA’s Hamparian: ‘Senator Cardin is Right to Put the Brakes on this Proposed Sale of U.S. Firearms to Turkey’ WASHINGTON (A.W.)— Nearly two weeks following the violent attack against a group of peaceful protesters by the Turkish President’s security detail, the future of the sale of semiautomatic guns handguns to Turkish security forces appears to…

  • ARS Gars Celebrates 40th Anniversary

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    The Armenian Relief Society Gars Chapter celebrated its 40th anniversary on March 26, 2016 SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Nearly 100 members, friends, and supporters of the Santa Monica Gars Chapter of the Armenian Relief Society gathered for a Sunday Brunch at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades to celebrate the chapter’s 40th anniversary on March 26.…

  • Azerbaijani Forces Fire at Baghanis Border Village

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    Baghanis Mayor Narek Sahakyan (Photo: Tert.am) Mayor Says Two Homes Were Damaged BAGHANIS, Armenia (Armenian Weekly)—Armenia’s Baghanis village of the Tavush province was shelled by Azerbaijani forces on the night of May 31. Both Baghanis village Mayor Narek Sahakyan and Armenian Defense Ministry Spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan confirmed the attack. Though Hovhannisyan told reporters that there…

  • Artsakh Calls Azerbaijani Artillery Strike Threat ‘Irresponsible’

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    Artsakh Defense Army (Image: Artsakh Defense Army) The Number One Task of Our Army is the Security of Our People says Artsakh Colonel Senor Hasratyan  STEPANAKERT—Artsakh Colonel Senor Hasratyan in an interview with Artsakhpress, was asked to comment on the recent accusations by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry of the Artsakh Defense Army shelling Azerbaijani territory,…