Author: Gohar Grigoryan
Conscientious objector begins two-year jail term
Felix Corley, Forum 18 On August 20, Yerevan police took 21-year-old Baptist conscientious objector Davit Nazaretyan to the city’s Nubarashen Prison to begin his two-year jail term for refusing
Day After Putin’s Visit, Azerbaijan Applies To Join BRICS Alliance
By RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service Initially comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, the BRICS group was set up to bring together important developing countries. (file photo)
Abandoning CSTO Against Armenia’s Interests, Moscow Says
Arguing that there are no real alternatives for Yerevan than Russia and its sponsored security organization, Moscow on Tuesday said that abandoning the two would be against Armenia’s interests. The
ANCA Western Region to Host Annual Awards Gala on Oct. 20
The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region will hold its 2024 Annual Awards Gala on Sunday, October 20, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. The event will raise funds to
U.S. Embassy Allocates $74,000 to Matenadaran for Preservation of Rare Artsakh Manuscripts
The U.S. Embassy will provide $74,000 through the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation to the Matenadaran—the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts—for preservation of rare manuscripts
Chelsea Clinton joins Aurora Prize Selection Committee
Siranush Ghazanchyan Armradio.am The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, dedicated to addressing on-the-ground humanitarian challenges around the world, has appointed Chelsea Clinton, vice chair of the
Strangers in a Promised Land – Remastered
Armenian Film Foundation Documenting and Preserving Visual Media on Armenian History, Culture and Identity Now available on Amazon Prime Video – Strangers in a Promised Land, Voices from the
Armenian Village in Turkey Celebrates Feast of Assumption
Turkiye Today Vakifli, a neighborhood in the Samandag district of Hatay (formerly a village), remains Turkey’s only Armenian village. This year, the Christian holy day of Feast of the Assumption was
Cash Remittances To Armenia Fall In 2024
azatutyun.am Individual cash remittances sent to Armenia through commercial banks fell by about 14 percent in the first half of this year following a drastic increase resulting from Western sanctions

