AGBU Central Board Member Arda Haratunian speaks to CivilNet about AGBU’s new interview series – “Voices of Truth.” It’s a series of interviews available online which captures the human and individual side of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Arda explains why AGBU decided to embark on this project and the importance of human stories.
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“Discovering Armenia felt like I finally came home, at my
In this episode of Mindful Leaders, we explore the life of John Hodian, composer, conductor, pianist and founder of The Naghash Ensemble. Born and raised in Philadelphia to Armenian parents, John’s grandparents were survivors of the Armenian genocide, notably from the village of Perchendz near Kharpert. Around the age of 12, John serendipitously discovered the piano, which opened the gateways to his career in music as a composer and conductor. He has written scores for numerous feature films, dance pieces, musicals and over 300 documentaries, earning international recognition and awards, including an Emmy. Soon after his first visit to Armenia, […]
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Simulated Mars mission brings Armenia one step closer to space
AMADEE-24, a month-long analog training mission for a future journey to Mars, wrapped up earlier this month in Armenia’s central Ararat region. Managed by the Austrian Space Forum, the mission brought six analog astronauts to Armenia to carry out an array of experiments, backed by hundreds of researchers and staff from more than two dozen countries. Participants told CivilNet the mission has been a catalyst for Armenia’s burgeoning domestic space industry, which is now setting its sights on producing its own spacesuits, supporting its own analog astronauts, and setting up the region’s first space laboratory. Credits: OeWF/vog.photo
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Armenians’ right to return to Karabakh: Why is Yerevan silent?
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian The Armenian government appears to be continuing to rebuff calls for the return of Armenians to Nagorno-Karabakh, despite a growing number of key regional and global players pushing Azerbaijan to allow the more than 100,000 Armenians forcibly displaced last year to return to their homes. While many international players do highlight this “right to return,” the Armenian government does not appear to be raising the issue in its already very difficult normalization talks with Azerbaijan, instead seeming to focus on the importance of integrating Nagorno-Karabakh’s Armenians into Armenia. In sharp contrast, Artsakh’s former leadership continues to […]
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Armenian Nobel Peace Prize
In this week’s episode of Insights, host Eric Hacopian unpacks the joint US, EU and Armenia meeting in Brussels. He also touches on the status of the Armenians imprisoned in Baku for over 6 months, including Ruben Vardanyan who has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
