by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published July 23, 2019 · Last modified July 30, 2019
After months of uncertainty and controversy, both the European Union (EU) and the United States decided to punish Turkey in the same week for two different violations. The Associated Press reported on July 16...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published July 22, 2019
The Breitbart website published an article by Frances Martel describing the Turkish lobbying efforts in the Colombian City of Armenia which was founded in 1889 and originally called Villa Holguín. According to Wikipedia, the...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published July 9, 2019
Pres. Donald Trump is on the verge of making a serious mistake, jeopardizing the security of the United States and other NATO members if he decides not to sanction Turkey for purchasing Russian S-400...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published June 25, 2019
Thirty four years ago, the United Nations Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities adopted a report acknowledging the Armenian Genocide as a case of genocide. Until recently, there has been no...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published June 18, 2019
Patrick Shanahan, Acting Defense Secretary of the United States, sent on June 6, 2019, a harsh letter to his counterpart, Hulusi Akar, Turkey’s Minister of Defense. Shanahan threatened to end Turkey’s participation in the...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published June 11, 2019
The Institute of Turkish Studies (ITS), a non-profit organization, was founded in 1983 with $3 million donated by the Government of Turkey in Washington, D.C. ITS issued a press release on May 31, 2019...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published June 4, 2019
All members of the European Council had agreed to comply with judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). However, Azerbaijan has violated that commitment ever since 2014, according to the unanimous ruling...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published May 28, 2019
While Pres. Trump is visiting Japan this week, it is the appropriate time to comment about his nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The nomination was announced by...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published May 21, 2019
In recent years and months, Arab countries have been liberating themselves from the nefarious political influence of the Turkish government and are beginning to take an honest position on the Armenian Genocide. The Arab...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published May 14, 2019
Last week, I reported on Azerbaijan’s violations of religious freedom as documented in the most recent Annual Report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). My article this week covers religious...
