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Armenian Americans demand Azeri axe-murderer’s re-incarceration

September 11, 2012 News

10/9/2012 PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian Americans from throughout the Greater Washington DC area called Hungary’s release and Azerbaijan’s pardon and glorification of convicted axe-murderer Ramil Safarov a travesty of justice and pressed for the killer’s immediate re-incarceration, at a demonstration held in front of the Hungarian Embassy. “Hungary’s extradition of an unrepentant axe-murderer to Azerbaijan, where [...]

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ANCA-Orange County to host commemorative Armenian Genocide event featuring a screening of “Bolis”

April 19, 2012 News

18.04.2012 The Armenian National Committee of America-Orange County will be hosting an Armenian Genocide Commemoration event featuring a screening of “Bolis” by Award winning Director Eric Nazarian. The event will be held on April 22, 2012 in the Gugasian Hall at Forty Martyr’s Armenian Church. “We are looking forward to this year’s commemoration as a [...]

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Achadjian Introduces Return of Churches Bill in Calif. Assembly

April 10, 2012 News
Assemblymember Katcho Achadjian

9/4/2012 SACRAMENTO—The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region welcomed the introduction of Assembly Joint Resolution 34 (AJR 34) introduced by California Assembly Member Katcho Achadjian (R-33). The resolution calls on the Republic of Turkey to respect religious freedom and return church properties to its minority communities. “I believe that this resolution is an important step [...]

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SECRETARY CLINTON RESPONDS TO ANCA; CONTINUES TO CHARACTERIZE GENOCIDE AS A CONFLICT INSTEAD OF A CRIME

March 10, 2012 Featured News

9/3/2012 WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a written response to a letter of protest from the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), refrained from again mischaracterizing the Armenian Genocide as a “matter for historical debate,” but stopped far short of properly characterizing this atrocity as a crime, much less keeping the [...]

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Senate Introduces Return of Churches Resolution

March 10, 2012 Featured News
Senators Scott Brown, Dianne Feinstein and Mark Kirk introduced the resolution demanding Turkey to return stolen church properties.

9/3/2012 Religious Freedom Measure Calls on Turkey to Return all Stolen Christian Church Properties. WASHINGTON–Senators Scott Brown (R-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) introduced a bipartisan measure, today, calling upon the Secretary of State to press Turkey to return stolen Christian church properties and allow full freedom of faith for religious minorities, reported [...]

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ANCA chairman calls for justice for Genocide

February 28, 2012 News

28/2/2012 Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Chairman Ken Hachikian offered a broad vision of how Return of Churches movement reflects and also materially reinforces the broader international movement to hold the Republic of Turkey responsible for a truthful, just, and comprehensive resolution of the Armenian Genocide. Hackikian offered his remarks, at the recently concluded [...]

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ANCA-WR to Bestow ‘Khrimian Hayrig’ Award to Prelate Mardirossian

October 19, 2011 News

17/10/2011 GLENDALE—The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region announced that it will bestow the Khrimian Hayrig Award to His Eminence Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate of the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, at the 2011 ANCA-WR Annual Banquet for his decades of service as the spiritual leader of Armenian American [...]

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