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Democracy Hijacked: Armenia’s Rigged Parliamentary Elections. By Harut Sassounian
18.06.2026 11:13
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  Armenia’s parliamentary elections were held on June 7 under widespread, systematic, and well-documented fraudulent conditions. These elections were not merely held to determine the representatives of the people or the

By Hook or by Crook: Pashinyan Secures Another Five Years in Power. By Harut Sassounian
12.06.2026 12:40
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  Regrettably, another fraudulent parliamentary election took place in Armenia on June 7. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s party, Civil Contract, did everything possible, both legally and illegally, to win enough

If Pashinyan Bans Any Opposition Party, The Rest Should Boycott the Election․ By Harut Sassounian
30.05.2026 14:01
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  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is proceeding with his electoral campaign amid countless violations of Armenia’s laws.   We have been witnessing Pashinyan’s rude, insulting, hysterical, and aggressive reactions whenever a citizen

Will Nikol Pashinyan Remain in Office After June 7 Parliamentary Elections? By Harut Sassounian
23.05.2026 11:32
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  Armenians around the world are closely following Armenia’s parliamentary election campaign to see whether Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s party will retain its majority in parliament, allowing him to remain

Cong. Fine Should be Kicked Out of Congress For his Anti-Armenian Racist Remarks. By Harut Sassounian
14.05.2026 11:41
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  Randy Fine, a Jewish-American Republican Congressman from Florida, made a highly insulting remark by telling the audience on a nationwide podcast -- the Jenny Beth Show -- on April

Turkish Investigative Reporter Reveals Turkey’s Infiltration Efforts in the U.S. .By Harut Sassounian
07.05.2026 11:04
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  Dissident Turkish investigative reporter Abdullah Bozkurt, who resides in Stockholm, Sweden, has exposed Turkey’s multilayered and expanding operations within the United States in an article published in the Nordic

Diaspora Mobilizes to Rescue Armenia From Pashinyan’s Destructive Actions․ By Harut Sassounian
25.04.2026 10:34
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  The Diaspora National Mobilization Conference was held in Paris on April 11–12, 2026, bringing together 160 political activists, community leaders, international lawyers, clergy, and scholars from 26 countries, including

Pashinyan’s Party Should be Banned from June Elections for Violating the Constitution. By Harut Sassounian
16.04.2026 12:21
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  After the June 2021 parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract (CC) political party made dozens of promises to achieve within five years, such as defending Artsakh and

Pashinyan Jokes with Putin in the Kremlin:“Armenia has Too Much Democracy”․ By Harut Sassounian
11.04.2026 10:50
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  An unusual conversation took place between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 1. The 23-minute-long meeting was videotaped and

Pashinyan Sets Unrealistic Goals For 2050; Long After He is Gone. By Harut Sassounian
03.04.2026 12:05
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  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has repeatedly misled the Armenian public by making false promises since coming to power in 2018. To preserve his seat, Pashinyan has used three ploys:   1) Promise

Pashinyan Gives a New Reason not to Back Him in Next Parliamentary Elections․ By Harut Sassounian
28.03.2026 11:18
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  After eight years of inept leadership, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan continues to damage Armenia’s interests, after giving away Artsakh to Azerbaijan. I will now present the latest example of Pashinyan’s

Pashinyan Exposes Before European Parliament His Feuds with Church and Political Parties․ By Harut Sassounian
20.03.2026 10:47
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  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan committed, last week, the sin of attacking the clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church and his domestic political opponents before the European Parliament. Regardless of

By Attacking the ANCA, UK PR Firm Damages its Own Reputation. By Harut Sassounian
12.03.2026 19:55
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After successfully recruiting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Azerbaijan and Turkey are trying to neutralize the Armenian Diaspora, the final step for their conquest of Armenia. Both Aliyev and Erdogan

Pashinyan’s Chief of Staff Responds To My Criticism of his Useless Trip to L.A. By Harut Sassounian
07.03.2026 12:59
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Arayik Harutyunyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Chief of Staff, responded on Facebook to my criticism of his and former Ambassador Lilit Makunts’ controversial trip to Los Angeles. Here is my

Not One Armenian-American Should Vote For Vance in 2028 Presidential Election․ By Harut Sassounian
21.02.2026 12:16
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  U.S. Vice President JD Vance visited Armenia and Azerbaijan last week. It was a PR stunt for the benefit of Pashinyan, Aliyev, and Trump, accompanied by several blunders and

Why Has Pashinyan Become The Darling of Azerbaijan and Turkey? By Harut Sassounian
13.02.2026 14:06
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  With each passing day, Turkey and Azerbaijan are tightening the noose around Armenia’s neck with the blessing of Pres. Donald Trump. His self-proclaimed TRIPP (Trump Route for International Peace

When the Homeland is Collapsing, All Armenians Must Come to its Rescue․ By Harut Sassounian
09.02.2026 11:30
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  In the last several years, various hired pens have written dozens of commentaries criticizing the Armenian Diaspora’s hard line toward Azerbaijan and Turkey. Many of these “writers” are lavishly

Secret 1920 Document Reveals Turkey’s Plans, Just as Today, to Eliminate Armenia. By Harut Sassounian
30.01.2026 13:37
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  In recent months, there have been several references to an important book in Armenian published by Turkologist Dr. Ruben Safrastyan in Yerevan in 2019. The book is titled: “Mustafa

The Armenian Church Should Immediately Defrock All Rebellious Clergymen. By Harut Sassounian
24.01.2026 16:54
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Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of the United States, issued a highly controversial statement last week that caused further turmoil by aggravating

Chronology of Turkey’s Long War Against its Minorities (1941-2007). By Harut Sassounian
16.01.2026 14:16
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  The Republic of Turkey often presents itself as a bridge between civilizations -- a nation uniquely positioned at the crossroads of continents, cultures, and histories. Yet behind this polished

Part 2: Turkey’s Persecution Of Minorities (1930-1941)․ By Harut Sassounian
10.01.2026 12:43
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  This is the second of a three-part article about Turkey’s persecution and systematic violation of human rights of Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks, and Jews from 1930 to 1941, as documented

Persecution of Minorities in Turkey Did not end in 1915; Still Going On. By Harut Sassounian
06.01.2026 12:36
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  Turkey’s persecution and systematic violation of human rights of Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks, and Jews did not end in 1915. A century after the Genocide, the Turkish government continues to

Pashinyan Orders His Gestapo to Invade The Sacred Grounds of Holy Etchmiadzin. By Harut Sassounian
26.12.2025 14:56
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  Last week, for the second time in recent months, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan dispatched hundreds of police officers and undercover agents in civilian clothing to invade the sacred grounds

Pashinyan May Soon Declare Himself The New Catholicos of All Armenians. By Harut Sassounian
19.12.2025 13:43
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  With each passing day, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is causing further damage to the Armenian Apostolic Church and the reputation of Armenia around the world as the first Christian

Can Pashinyan Do for Armenia a Fraction Of What Erdogan Has Done for Turkey? By Harut Sassounian
15.12.2025 12:31
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  I just read an in-depth investigation published by the ‘Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project’ (OCCRP) titled, “Behind Trump’s Turkish ‘Bromance’: Oligarchs, Crooks, and a Multi-Million-Dollar Lobbying Deal.” The

Armenia Pays U.S. Public Relations Firm To Attack the Armenian Apostolic Church․ By Harut Sassounian
29.11.2025 11:35
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  Last week, I came across a disturbing 8-page document described as a “White Paper” titled “Clarifying Church-State Relations in Armenia: A Rebuttal to the Narrative of Religious Persecution under

Two-Thirds of Armenians Don’t Believe Peace is Possible with Azerbaijan. By Harut Sassounian
21.11.2025 12:43
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  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 indicated a precipitous

Tucker Carlson Exposes Pashinyan’s Assault On Armenian Church to Millions of Americans. By Harut Sassounian
14.11.2025 20:25
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For seven years, the West has thoroughly indulged Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, allowing him to get away with all sorts of anti-democratic measures without a single complaint from the

With European Rabbis’ Convention in Baku, Armenia Misses a Strategic Opportunity. By Harut Sassounian
06.11.2025 12:15
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  A significant development took place last week involving Azerbaijan, Turkey and Israel. While we are focused on the domestic crises in Armenia, we must not overlook important events involving

Prime Minister Pashinyan Should be Excommunicated and Arrested. By Harut Sassounian
03.11.2025 14:59
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  With each passing day, the situation in Armenia becomes more disastrous. The country is under attack from enemies both outside and within.   Instead of addressing the multiple existential problems facing

Will People in Armenia Finally Wake Up When Pashinyan Orders Catholicos’ Arrest? By Harut Sassounian
24.10.2025 10:35
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  Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has spent the past several months trying to pressure Catholicos Karekin II into resigning, thereby violating Armenia’s constitution which forbids government officials from meddling

Pashinyan is Wrong: No 4th or 3rd Republic; Only 2 Armenian Republics: 1918 and 1991. By Harut Sassounian
17.10.2025 13:45
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  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 Republic of

US Government is More Pro-Artsakh Than the Prime Minister of Armenia. By Harut Sassounian
10.10.2025 19:30
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Just when we had lost all hope that the United States government would ever say or do anything to support Artsakh, we were pleasantly surprised to see a letter

Jerusalem Patriarchate’s General Assembly Rejects Signed Lease to Israeli Investor. By Harut Sassounian
07.10.2025 10:55
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  This is the latest episode in the controversy over leasing the “Cows Garden” --about 25% of the Patriarchate’s Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem -- to an Israeli investor.   In 2021, Armenian

Armenia’s Survival Depends On a Strong Military, not Empty Rhetoric. By Harut Sassounian
30.09.2025 15:39
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  Responding to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s daily statements is a full-time job. I take no pleasure in repeatedly criticizing him, but it would be irresponsible to ignore his anti-national

Pashinyan’s Government: Dismantling Armenia from Within. By Harut Sassounian
18.09.2025 10:52
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  Armenia’s crisis deepens. With each passing day, the country’s incompetent rulers strip away its sovereignty piece-by-piece, dismantling the nation they were elected to protect. Armenia’s leaders now echo the talking

President Khachaturyan Disparages Diaspora’s Support for Armenia․ By Harut Sassounian
13.09.2025 11:52
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  After Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Zareh Sinanyan have burned almost all bridges between Armenia and the Diaspora, now the President, Vahagn Khachaturyan, is

Pashinyan Joins Erdogan in Objecting To Armenian Genocide Recognition․ By Harut Sassounian
05.09.2025 11:06
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  The controversy over Israel’s lack of recognition of the Armenian Genocide erupted last week when Armenian-Assyrian blogger Patrick Bet-David asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu why Israel has not recognized

“Peace Treaty”:Armenia's Humiliating Capitulation. By HarutSassounian
23.08.2025 15:45
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  After several years of intense, one-sided negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, in March both countries announced they had finally agreed on all 17 points of the “Peace Treaty.” Pres.

Nobel Peace Prize for Trump;Road for Azerbaijan; Nothing for Armenia. By HarutSassounian
14.08.2025 19:57
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  As expected, Pres. Donald Trump turned the White House Summit for “peace” in the Caucasus into a farcical show, constantly engaging in self-flattery, taking credit for things he had

Pashinyan is Doing Everything Possible To Obstruct Foreign Investment in Armenia. By Harut Sassounian
07.08.2025 12:45
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  This article analyzes the consequences of the decision of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) regarding the Armenian government’s nationalization of the privately owned Electric

Confusing and Contradictory Statements By Armenia, Turkey & US on Zangezur Road. By HarutSassounian
29.07.2025 19:46
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If you’re confused by the contradictory statements made by officials from Armenia, Turkey and the United States surrounding the Zangezur Road, you’re not alone. The saga began on Nov. 9,

Kocharyan Sues Pashinyan for Slander;While Karapetyan Sues Over 150 Others. HarutSassounian
17.07.2025 13:35
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In all countries, individuals accused of crimes face lawsuits. If convicted, they serve their sentences. However, until a court issues a verdict, no one has the right to label

Israel announced 10 years ago that it would use the territory of Artsakh
02.07.2025 12:33
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  Today, many argue and speculate about whether Azerbaijan used the territory of Artsakh (Karabakh) for airstrikes on Iran. The famous Armenian figure Sarkis Hatspanyan, graduated from the Sorbonne University and

UCLA Compiles List of Armenian Properties Confiscated by Turkey During the Genocide. By Harut Sassounian
27.06.2025 11:31
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  The Armenian Genocide Research Program (AGRP) within The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA launched last week a ground-breaking project enabling Armenians to seek restitution of their properties confiscated by

Pashinyan’s Attacks on the Church Risk Instigating Civil War in Armenia․ By Harut Sassounian
19.06.2025 14:14
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  With his approval ratings plummeting ahead of the June 2026 parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is targeting the Catholicos of All Armenians. He is wrongly assuming he can

Pashinyan’s Real Interest is: Replacing Karekin II, not Clergy Celibacy. By Harut Sassounian
13.06.2025 12:42
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  At a time when Armenia is facing an existential threat, one would expect Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's foremost priority to be defending the interests of the country. Regrettably, however,

Pashinyan and Partner Use Vulgar Slanders to Smear the Armenian Church. By Harut Sassounian
09.06.2025 13:39
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  In recent months, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has exhibited frequent episodes of erratic behavior that raise serious questions about his mental stability. During parliamentary appearances, he screams at those

It is Time to Take Turkey to Court; No Need for More Genocide Recognition․ By Harut Sassounian
31.05.2025 10:34
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  Ever since the Armenian Genocide of 1915, Armenians have fought relentlessly to inform the world about the systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians carried out by the Ottoman Empire.   As

YouTube Posts Two Sensational Videos Presenting Armenia as a Muslim Nation․ By Harut Sassounian
24.05.2025 12:03
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  On YouTube, I came across two fictional videos that distort Armenia’s history and identity. The first video, which runs for nine minutes and 53 seconds, is titled: “The world’s