After Interlaken ECHR Will Resemble Kafka’s
“The Castle”

On February 18-19, in the Swiss city of Interlaken, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers met to devise ways to reform the overburdened European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

It’s the people of the RoA who suffer from “strained relations”

There’s a conference taking place in Washington D.C. these days on the state of Diaspora-Armenia relations during the past twenty years since independence. Now that’s a pretty big bite to chew off and digest in a few days, but I wish them success. This meeting of the minds...

In response to the CBS 60 Minutes broadcast of “Battle Over History”, a program that delved into the history of the 1915 Genocide, two Turkish organizations have sent protest letters to CBS executives. The Federation of Turkish-American Associations and the Assembly of Turkish-American Associations have also launched a letter writing and e-mail campaign to display their displeasure with the CBS program...

Mariam Sukhudyan and Friends Stumble on Some Disturbing Evidence in Forest

On February 20, a group of young people travelled to Dilijan for a hike in the woods. Upon entering the forest they heard a familiar but unwelcome sound. “We had just started to hike when we heard the sound of an electric chainsaw. It seemed like there were several saws going off from...

According to Financial Times.com, Safar Abiyev, Azerbaijan’s defense minister, told Gabriel Keller, the French Ambassador to Baku, on Thursday, that foreign diplomats had failed to negotiate a resolution of the Karabakh conflict and that Azerbaijan’s patience was wearing thin. “Azerbaijan cannot wait another 15 years. Now it is up to the military and the risk is getting closer. If the Armenian occupiers do not withdraw from Azerbaijan’s land the outbreak...

By Harut Sassounian

Armenians are great believers in national unity. Actually, they are obsessed with it. Yet, despite all the talk about unifying the Armenian people, writing fiery poems and singing patriotic songs about the benefits of unity, this most cherished dream remains elusive. Examples of failed attempts at unity are aplenty. Even in perilous times, Armenians have remained at odds and...