by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published June 11, 2020
On January 15, 2020, the Turkish government renewed a major contract with the Washington, D.C.-based U.S. lobbying firm of Greenberg Traurig for a total fee of $1,538,000 for one year ending on December 31,...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published June 3, 2020
An article in the Jewish Press of February 13, 2020 exposed the activities of the Turkish Government to take over the Armenian and Christian Quarters of Jerusalem. The article by journalist Baruch Yedid is...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published May 27, 2020
Parnag Shishigyan is a heroic Zeytountsi who retrieved hundreds of Armenian orphans from Arab families in the Syrian desert after the Armenian Genocide. His name is not known to most Armenians. Therefore it is...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published May 20, 2020
A major controversy erupted in Turkey last week after a pro-Erdogan Turkish Islamist magazine “Gercek Hayat” (Real Life) claimed that the controversial Turkish Imam Fethullah Gulen had written a letter on May 6, 1965...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published May 13, 2020
Libya’s Interim Government recognized the Armenian Genocide on April 24, 2020, for the second year in a row. On April 19, 2019 the provisional government had issued a similar recognition. While this recognition may...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published April 29, 2020
Pres. Donald Trump issued on April 24, 2020 another one of his denialist statements on the Armenian Genocide, calling it “Armenian Remembrance Day.” This is the fourth year in a row that as President...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published April 22, 2020
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic which is killing hundreds of thousands of people around the world, including in Armenia, and paralyzing the economy and societal life as we know it, the biggest...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published April 15, 2020
It is widely known that the Turkish government deprives the rights of minorities living in the country, whether they are Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks, Jews or Kurds. However, the Turks who are the overwhelming majority...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published March 25, 2020
The world as we knew it changed dramatically in the last few weeks due to the unexpected spread of the deadly coronavirus. Hundreds of millions of people around the world are isolated in their...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published March 18, 2020 · Last modified March 24, 2020
Last week, I reported that Pres. Erdogan’s office sent a letter to the heads of religious minorities in Turkey demanding that they sign it and send it back to the President. In that letter,...
