Glendale News-Press: Now in Armenian
With Armenians making up almost 30 percent of Glendale’s population according to the 2000 U.S. Census, many of them recent immigrants, Times Community Editor Dan Evans wanted to offer something more to the community. So when Google Translate added Armenian to its impressive language lineup, he jumped at the chance to give it a try [...]
Armenians React to Prison Sentence for Child Abuser
Levon Avagian, a teacher at the Nubarashen #11 School for Special Needs Children was sentenced to two years in prison after admitting that he sexually and physically abused students in Armenia on May 25, yet activists close to the case are unhappy with the trials outcome
“The sentencing is very mild for the crimes he committed,” [...]
Armenian Times Journalist Ani Gevorgyan Arrested in Armenia
Ani Gevorgyan, a young journalist in Armenia was arrested on May 31 while covering an act of resistance initiated by young activists of the Armenian National Congress (HAK), according to a statement put out today by her employer, The Armenian Times or Haykakan Zhamanak by email and posted subsequently online.
Gevorgyan was covering the protest in [...]
Indicted Harvard Student Adam Wheeler’s Armenian Connection
Adam Wheeler, a former Harvard student was indicted Monday for falsifying information on applications for several scholarships as well as Harvard, according to the college’s newspaper, the Harvard Crimson. While Wheeler, 23, was indicted for 20 counts of larceny, identity fraud, falsifying an endorsement for approval to the prestigious Rhodes and Fulbright Scholarships and pretending [...]
Memorial Service in Yerevan Honors Armenian Genocide Victims
I first learned about the Armenian Genocide nearly three years ago from an Armenian professor at my university. I mostly felt disturbed—not only by the tragedy, but by the fact that I was 20-years-old at the time and was just now learning about it. How could such an event be omitted from my primary education? [...]
Suspect Arrested in Los Angeles Armenian Family Murders
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of three members of an Armenian family who immigrated to the U.S. in 2003.
There is evidence that a man in his 70s is involved in the slayings according to law enforcement and the Los Angeles Times.
The arrest comes after Khachik Safaryan and his 8-year-old daughter [...]
Interview: On a Mission to Expose Police Corruption in Armenia
By now thousands have watched the impromptu video shot by a Diasporan Armenian when Armenian Police stopped him and the dramatic encounter that followed.
After being falsely pulled over for speeding a few months ago and being harassed and kicked in the legs by a police officer, Dro, who is going by his first name for [...]
Suspect in Armenian-Related Restaurant Shooting Captured
Nerses Galstyan, the suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of four people at a Valley Village restaurant has been captured by authorities less than a month after the incident in the Seattle area, the Los Angeles Times reports today.
Galstyan, 28, and his brother Samuel Galstyan were taken into custody Tuesday evening in the suburb [...]
Detectives Probe Armenian-Related Restaurant Homicide
Four Armenian men were shot and killed at a Mediterranean restaurant over the weekend in North Hollywood’s Valley Village district, with Los Angeles Department Homicide Detectives still struggling to find the suspects or a motive.
On April 3, around 4:30 p.m., suspects walked into the Hot Spot Cafe on Riverside Blvd and fired multiple gunshots, according [...]
Free at Last: Silva Harotonian Released from Iranian Prison
Silva Harotonian, who had been detained in Iran since June 2008 on charges of fostering a “soft revolution” has been released, according to her employer, IREX.
“We are pleased Silva’s difficult ordeal is now over, and we are grateful for the Government of Iran’s display of compassion to this vibrant and kind-hearted young woman,” the [...]