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Harut Sassounian. Erdogan Turns Turkey into a Vast Gulag: Some of his Actions Hark Back to 1915
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-08-03 13:58:14

Ominous developments are taking place in Turkey beyond anyone’s imagination, under the guise of capturing coup plotters. Calling the coup attempt of July 15 “a gift from Allah,” Pres.

Harut Sassounian.Erdogan Turns Turkey into a Vast Gulag: Some of his Actions Hark Back to 1915
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-08-02 12:31:21

Ominous developments are taking place in Turkey beyond anyone’s imagination, under the guise of capturing coup plotters. Calling the coup attempt of July 15 “a gift from Allah,” Pres.

Harut Sassounian. Which VP Candidate has a Better Record On Armenian Genocide Recognition?
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-07-28 11:33:01

Now that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have selected their vice presidential candidates, Armenian Democrats are claiming that Sen. Tim Kaine has the better record on recognition of the

Turkish Coup D’état Still in Progress: Conflict Keeps Turkey in Turmoil.Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-07-27 15:25:12

Most Armenians became ecstatic last Friday upon hearing that a military coup was in progress to topple Turkey’s President Erdogan.   Even I was caught up in a momentary euphoria, until

Harut Sassounian. Which VP Candidate has a Better Record On Armenian Genocide Recognition?
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-07-26 17:31:00

Now that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have selected their vice presidential candidates, Armenian Democrats are claiming that Sen. Tim Kaine has the better record on recognition of the

Harut Sassounian. Turkish Coup D’état Still in Progress: Conflict Keeps Turkey in Turmoil
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-07-21 11:48:48

Most Armenians became ecstatic last Friday upon hearing that a military coup was in progress to topple Turkey’s President Erdogan.   Even I was caught up in a momentary euphoria, until

Harut Sassounian.Turkish Coup D’état Still in Progress: Conflict Keeps Turkey in Turmoil
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-07-19 11:53:56

Most Armenians became ecstatic last Friday upon hearing that a military coup was in progress to topple Turkey’s President Erdogan.   Even I was caught up in a momentary euphoria, until

«THE GEOPOLITICAL LOVE» OF PUTIN AND ERDOGAN ROUGHLY DEVELOPS SO PUTIN DIDN’T EVEN MANAGE TO TAKE OUT «THE TURKISH KNIFE FROM THE HIS BACK».
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-07-19 10:40:12

  http://www.nt.am/ru/news/223693/   «THE GEOPOLITICAL LOVE» OF PUTIN AND ERDOGAN ROUGHLY DEVELOPS SO PUTIN DIDN’T EVEN MANAGE TO TAKE OUT «THE TURKISH KNIFE FROM THE HIS BACK». The beginning of the article –

Harut Sassounian.Bundestag’s Turkish Member: ‘Young Turks Are Traitors; Talat & Enver Criminals’
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-07-14 15:25:10

Cem Ozdemir, co-chair of the Green Party, delivered a passionate speech in the German Parliament (Bundestag) on June 2, 2016, in support of the resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide

Harut Sassounian. Bundestag’s Turkish Member: ‘Young Turks Are Traitors; Talat & Enver Criminals’
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-07-13 15:09:42

Cem Ozdemir, co-chair of the Green Party, delivered a passionate speech in the German Parliament (Bundestag) on June 2, 2016, in support of the resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide

Harut Sassounian.Bundestag’s Turkish Member: ‘Young Turks Are Traitors; Talat & Enver Criminals’
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-07-12 11:03:49

Cem Ozdemir, co-chair of the Green Party, delivered a passionate speech in the German Parliament (Bundestag) on June 2, 2016, in support of the resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide

Harut Sassounian.Early Warning Signs of Turkey’s Troubles with Trump
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-07-06 11:14:49

The Republican and Democratic Parties will be holding their conventions later this month to select Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton respectively as their presidential nominees.   For loyal party members, the

Harut Sassounian.Early Warning Signs of Turkey’s Troubles with Trump
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-07-05 11:00:54

The Republican and Democratic Parties will be holding their conventions later this month to select Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton respectively as their presidential nominees.   For loyal party members, the

Harut Sassounian.Pope Listens to His Heart, not Handlers, On Genocide during Armenia Pilgrimage
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  • 2016-06-29 14:15:38

While Armenians throughout the world were overjoyed with the landmark “pilgrimage” of His Holiness Pope Francis to the first Christian state, most people were unaware of the behind the

Harut Sassounian.Pres. Erdogan May Have to Resign If his College Diploma is Fake
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-06-24 13:10:24

As if Turkish President Rejep Erdogan did not have enough headaches, he now faces a new accusation that he may have forged his college diploma. If true, he would

Harut Sassounian. Pres. Erdogan May Have to Resign If his College Diploma is Fake
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-06-22 13:59:07

  As if Turkish President Rejep Erdogan did not have enough headaches, he now faces a new accusation that he may have forged his college diploma. If true, he would

Property of the RA Police Obtained by Foreign Grants
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  • 2016-06-22 12:54:29

“Union of Informed Citizens” continues introducing the series on the foreign grants received by RA state bodies. This time we will introduce the grants received by the RA Police

Harut Sassounian.Acting Armenian Patriarch of Turkey: Shameful Tool of Turkish Propaganda
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-06-17 15:20:44

Archbishop Aram Ateshyan, General Vicar of the Armenian Patriarch of Turkey, sent a highly controversial letter last week to President Recep Erdogan, criticizing the German Parliament’s decision to recognize

Theory and Practice of Terrorism: Myth Busting
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-06-13 13:53:39

‘’ Terrorism will spill over if you don't speak up’’, said a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai. Brussels and Paris, and

Harut Sassounian.Having Admitted Complicity in Genocide, Germany Should Now Compensate Armenians
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-06-08 13:55:09

Despite ‘Sultan’ Erdogan’s insults and threats, the German Parliament went boldly forward last week and recognized the Armenian Genocide. In retaliation, Turkey immediately withdrew its ambassador from Berlin.   The historic

Harut Sassounian.Having Admitted Complicity in Genocide, Germany Should Now Compensate Armenians
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-06-07 14:21:52

Despite ‘Sultan’ Erdogan’s insults and threats, the German Parliament went boldly forward last week and recognized the Armenian Genocide. In retaliation, Turkey immediately withdrew its ambassador from Berlin.   The historic

Harut Sassounian. Another Seasoned U.S. Diplomat Hounded Out of Office
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-05-31 11:49:57

The headline of the May 17 opinion column by David Ignatius in The Washington Post -- “When diplomats get punished for doing their jobs” -- triggered unhappy recollections of

Harut Sassounian.Erdogan vs. Gulen in Texas Courts: Battle of Two Turkish Powerhouses
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-05-25 15:55:52

A decade ago, two Turkish Islamist leaders -- Recep Erdogan (now President) and prominent Sunni cleric Fethullah Gulen -- were the best of friends. Their common enemy was the

Harut Sassounian. Erdogan vs. Gulen in Texas Courts: Battle of Two Turkish Powerhouses
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-05-24 13:16:20

A decade ago, two Turkish Islamist leaders -- Recep Erdogan (now President) and prominent Sunni cleric Fethullah Gulen -- were the best of friends. Their common enemy was the

What we need from the Humanitarian Summit
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-05-23 17:59:20

Next week at the first ever World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, leaders from Governments, international agencies, the private sector and civil society will gather to announce their commitments to

Harut Sassounian. Kurdish MP Delivers Fiery Speech In Turkish Parliament
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-05-19 14:30:25

In recent days, scathing speeches by Armenian and Kurdish deputies in the Turkish Parliament have been circulating on the internet. Last week, I presented the bold speech by Armenian

Harut Sassounian. Kurdish MP Delivers Fiery Speech In Turkish Parliament
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-05-18 11:52:58

In recent days, scathing speeches by Armenian and Kurdish deputies in the Turkish Parliament have been circulating on the internet. Last week, I presented the bold speech by Armenian

Harut Sassounian.Kurdish MP Delivers Fiery Speech In Turkish Parliament
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-05-17 11:41:51

In recent days, scathing speeches by Armenian and Kurdish deputies in the Turkish Parliament have been circulating on the internet. Last week, I presented the bold speech by Armenian

Eight Suggestions on the RA Draft Electoral Code
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-05-13 17:19:54

“Union of Informed Citizens” NGO has sent a number of suggestions related to the RA Draft Electoral Code to the RA Government and to the National Assembly Committee on

Will the Issue of Arms Sales Reach the UN Security Council?
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-05-12 16:37:18

There is an important noteworthy suggestion in the recent interview that the RA Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Shavarsh Kocharyan gave to the Austrian Die Presse regarding the Nagorno

Strategy based on historical experience
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-05-12 11:54:22

To the President of Russian Federation   Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich!   I, Mikaelian Artashes, have been a citizen of Russian Federation for 23 years. During these years I have been cherishing a great

Harut Sassounian.Turkish Denialist Helps Publicize Truth about the Armenian Genocide
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-05-10 13:52:55

Ergun Kirlikovali, a resident of Orange County, California, and former president of the Assembly of Turkish American Associations, has carried out a life-long Don Quixotic battle against recognition of

Electronic Voting Systems Do Not Reduce the Human Factor
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-05-10 11:30:12

As it is known, the RA Government proposes to introduce an electronic system of voter registration in the polling stations according to the Draft Electoral Code to be adopted

Natalia Sabol: «Crimean Armeniada»
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-05-07 22:10:22

Natalia Sabol:   «Crimean Armeniada» According to numerous sources, the modern Crimean peninsula in ancient times was called Tauris. This title is carefully draw to the Latin word “Taurus” (“bull”). Although

Harut Sassounian. Turkish Denialist Helps Publicize Truth about the Armenian Genocide
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-05-06 15:48:08

Ergun Kirlikovali, a resident of Orange County, California, and former president of the Assembly of Turkish American Associations, has carried out a life-long Don Quixotic battle against recognition of

Prime minister the Japanese Shinzo Abe in Sochi would like to invite this year Vladimir Putin to the your small homeland, in Yamaguti's prefecture .
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-05-05 21:59:42

TOMORROW IN SOCHI WILL be the PRESIDENT of RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN And the Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe WILL MEET. WHAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO WAIT FROM THIS MEETING?    In

Harut Sassounian. Turkish Denialist Helps Publicize Truth about the Armenian Genocide
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-05-03 12:51:59

  Ergun Kirlikovali, a resident of Orange County, California, and former president of the Assembly of Turkish American Associations, has carried out a life-long Don Quixotic battle against recognition of

Harut Sassounian.Who Should Be More Pitied: Pres. Obama or Naive Armenians?
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-04-27 18:40:10

For eight years now, Pres. Obama has failed to keep his campaign promise to call the Armenian Genocide a genocide. Yet, for some incomprehensible reason, which can only be

Harut Sassounian.Who Should Be More Pitied: Pres. Obama or Naive Armenians?
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-04-26 14:01:56

For eight years now, Pres. Obama has failed to keep his campaign promise to call the Armenian Genocide a genocide. Yet, for some incomprehensible reason, which can only be

Harut Sassounian.Who Should Be More Pitied: Pres. Obama or Naive Armenians?
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-04-26 14:01:56

For eight years now, Pres. Obama has failed to keep his campaign promise to call the Armenian Genocide a genocide. Yet, for some incomprehensible reason, which can only be

Harut Sassounian.Shame on German Chancellor Merkel For Succumbing to Erdogan's Bullying
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-04-22 17:15:37

It is bad enough that Turkish President Erdogan wants to sue a German comic for insulting him! It is much more outrageous for German Chancellor Angela Merkel allowing the

Harut Sassounian.Shame on German Chancellor Merkel For Succumbing to Erdogan's Bullying
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-04-20 16:30:21

It is bad enough that Turkish President Erdogan wants to sue a German comic for insulting him! It is much more outrageous for German Chancellor Angela Merkel allowing the

Harut Sassounian.Shame on German Chancellor MerkelFor Succumbing to Erdogan's Bullying
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-04-19 12:02:57

It is bad enough that Turkish President Erdogan wants to sue a German comic for insulting him! It is much more outrageous for German Chancellor Angela Merkel allowing the

Harut Sassounian.Leading Jewish Scholar Condemns Israel’s Sale of Murderous Weapons to Azerbaijan
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-04-15 15:41:55

In last week’s large-scale attack on Artsakh (Karabagh), the Azeri military killed and injured dozens of Armenian soldiers and civilians, using the sophisticated weapons purchased from Israel and Russia

Harut Sassounian.Leading Jewish Scholar Condemns Israel’s Sale of Murderous Weapons to Azerbaijan
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-04-13 16:24:21

In last week’s large-scale attack on Artsakh (Karabagh), the Azeri military killed and injured dozens of Armenian soldiers and civilians, using the sophisticated weapons purchased from Israel and Russia

The aim of Azerbaijan is forcibly to seize Nagorno Karabakh and commit genocide against Armenian people
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-04-08 17:09:45

Political science Association of Armenia and the Specialized Doctoral Conferral Committee 056 of the Supreme Certifying Commission of the Republic of Armenia – “Political Science and International Relations” in

April 2016 war in Karabakh: a chronology
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-04-07 17:48:00

To be updated and corrected. All times local for Armenia and Azerbaijan April 2, Saturday   0:00-01:00 Aliyev, then Sargsyan leave summit in Washington   02:30 - Az. Special Forces group surrounded in Talish area,

Harut Sassounian. Armenians Should Do Everything Possible To Ensure This is the Last Azeri Attack
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-04-06 17:44:59

The world woke up last Saturday morning to the drumbeats of war from a large-scale assault by Azerbaijan on tiny Artsakh (Karabagh).   This was not a surprise attack! For many

International Media on Nagorno Karabagh Escalation
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-04-06 14:39:39

On the early morning of April 2 Azerbaijan unleashed large-scale military actions on the border with Nagorno Karabagh Republic (NKR). Azerbaijan used multiple rocket launching systems, armored vehicles, aviation,

Harut Sassounian.Armenians Should Do Everything Possible To Ensure This is the Last Azeri Attack
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2016-04-05 09:58:21

The world woke up last Saturday morning to the drumbeats of war from a large-scale assault by Azerbaijan on tiny Artsakh (Karabagh).   This was not a surprise attack! For many