By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com Several critical developments took place last week that further complicated the confrontation between the Armenian Church and the government. Since June,

By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com Last week, I came across a disturbing 8-page document described as a “White Paper” titled “Clarifying Church-State Relations in Armenia: A Rebuttal

By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com Over the years, I have been following many polls that tracked the views of Armenia’s population on key social and political issues. All of them have

By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com For seven years, the West has thoroughly indulged Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, allowing him to get away with all sorts of anti-democratic measures

By Harut Sassounian www.TheCalforniaCourier.com A significant development took place last week involving Azerbaijan, Turkey and Israel. While we are focused on the domestic crises in Armenia, we must

By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com With each passing day, the situation in Armenia becomes more disastrous. The country is under attack from enemies both outside and within. Instead of

By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has spent the past several months trying to pressure Catholicos Karekin II into resigning, thereby violating

By Harut Sassounian TheCaliforniaCourier.com Last month, during a speech at the general assembly of his Civil Contract party, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced a new ploy: the creation of a Fourth