Monthly Archives: January 2009

In Respect of the Detention of the Armenian Public Activists of Georgia

On January 22, 2009 the special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia detained Grigor Minasyan, the director of the Akhaltskha Armenian Youth Center of Samtskhe-Javakheti Region of Georgia and Sargis Hakobjanyan, the chairman of “Charles Aznavour” charitable … Continue reading

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Armenian officials:SOAD will not represent Armenia at Eurovision Song Contest

Finish of the saga of SOAD at Eurovision-2009  The Turkish media regularly reports false stories and makes exaggerated claims. The latest example of misinformation is the Turkish claim of preventing the participation of the world famous American-Armenian rock band System … Continue reading

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What about armenian bloggers?

In my opinion we  have to pay more attention on the armenian bloggers’ capacity and skills in order to have success during the struggle with azri and turkish information war. “The Immigrant Absorption Ministry announced on Sunday it was setting … Continue reading

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The Armenian Prime Minister visited capital Stepanakert and Shahumyan region

Finally Armenian officials found out existence of Karvachar region:) Hope now,the wrong maps of NKR will be chamged to real ones. On 17 January President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan accompanied by Premier Ara Harutyunyan visited the Shahumyan region … Continue reading

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Isabel Bayrakdarian is nominated for Grammy

Canadian singer Isabel Bayrakdarian was shortlisted for Best Vocal Performance Grammy Nomination with Komitas’ songs she sings with the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Grammy.com reports. Isabel Bayrakdarian has already released a CD with Komitas’ songs. Komitas, who was born on in … Continue reading

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On the dangers of forgetting Armenian Genocide

Eternal Damnation of the Spotless Mind Bernard-Henri Levy, The New Republic Published: January 13, 2009 I write this in remembrance of the renowned Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, murdered two years ago, on Jan. 19, 2007, for his comments on the … Continue reading

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