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Kurdish Filmmaker Faces Trial in Turkey for Screening Armenian Genocide Film, Charged with “Insulting the Turkish Nation”

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A Kurdish filmmaker has gone on trial in Turkey on charges of “publicly insulting the Turkish nation and state institutions” after organizing a screening in Diyarbak?r of Aurora’s Sunrise, the acclaimed animated documentary about the Armenian Genocide. The court has already adjourned the case...

Ruben Vardanyan’s Phone Call With Family Interrupted, Barred From Appealing To Azerbaijan’s Ombudsman

On March 13, during a phone call with his family, Ruben Vardanyan attempted to make a public appeal to Azerbaijan’s Ombudswoman Sabina Aliyeva. However, the call was forcibly interrupted, according to a statement...

25 Prominent Genocide Scholars Call For Gzoyan’s Reinstatement As Former Pashinyan Aide Takes Over Armenian Genocide Museum 

Twenty-five prominent internationalgenocide scholars from leading universities in the United States and Europe have issued a joint statement expressing deep concern over the resignation of Edita Gzoyan, director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute...

100 New Starlink Terminals Arrive In Armenia To Bring Fast, Stable Internet To Remote Schools Nationwide

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Street In Yerevan Named After Legendary Ararat-73 Coach Nikita Simonyan

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18-Year-Old Hamlet Manukyan Crowned Europe’s Male Gymnast of the Year

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Kurdish Filmmaker Faces Trial in Turkey for Screening Armenian Genocide Film, Charged with “Insulting the Turkish Nation”

A Kurdish filmmaker has gone on trial in Turkey on charges of “publicly insulting the Turkish nation and state institutions” after organizing a screening in Diyarbak?r of Aurora’s Sunrise, the acclaimed animated documentary about the Armenian Genocide. The court has already adjourned the case and set the next hearing for April 6 at 10:15 a.m. The Diyarbak?r Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office filed charges against Rojhilat Aksoy under Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code following the screening of the animated documentary Aurora’s Sunrise on December 17, 2024. At the time, Aksoy served as vice president of the Middle East Cinema Academy Association and had submitted the petition requesting permission to screen...

Kurdish Filmmaker Faces Trial in Turkey for Screening Armenian Genocide Film, Charged with “Insulting the Turkish Nation”

A Kurdish filmmaker has gone on trial in Turkey on charges of “publicly insulting the Turkish nation and state institutions” after organizing a screening...

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Kurdish Filmmaker Faces Trial in Turkey for Screening Armenian Genocide Film, Charged with “Insulting the Turkish Nation”

A Kurdish filmmaker has gone on trial in Turkey on charges of “publicly insulting the Turkish nation and state institutions” after organizing a screening in Diyarbak?r of Aurora’s Sunrise, the acclaimed animated documentary...

Ruben Vardanyan’s Phone Call With Family Interrupted, Barred From Appealing To Azerbaijan’s Ombudsman

On March 13, during a phone call with his family, Ruben Vardanyan attempted to make a public appeal to Azerbaijan’s Ombudswoman Sabina Aliyeva. However, the call was forcibly interrupted, according to a statement...

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25 Prominent Genocide Scholars Call For Gzoyan’s Reinstatement As Former Pashinyan Aide Takes Over Armenian Genocide Museum 

Twenty-five prominent internationalgenocide scholars from leading universities in the United States and Europe have issued a joint statement expressing deep concern over the resignation of Edita Gzoyan, director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute...

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Ruben Vardanyan’s Phone Call With Family Interrupted, Barred From Appealing To Azerbaijan’s Ombudsman

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The Yeraskh metallurgical plant, in the direction of which Azerbaijanis regularly open fire, has been dismantled. The EU observation mission...

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Kurdish Filmmaker Faces Trial in Turkey for Screening Armenian Genocide Film, Charged with “Insulting the Turkish Nation”

A Kurdish filmmaker has gone on trial in Turkey on charges of “publicly insulting the Turkish nation and state institutions” after organizing a screening...

Ruben Vardanyan’s Phone Call With Family Interrupted, Barred From Appealing To Azerbaijan’s Ombudsman

On March 13, during a phone call with his family, Ruben Vardanyan attempted to make a public appeal to Azerbaijan’s Ombudswoman Sabina Aliyeva. However,...

Madeline Sharafian Dresses in Armenian Designer Varduhi Torozyan at the Oscars

Armenian-American filmmaker Madeline Sharafian dressed in Jocund by Armenian fashion designer Varduhi Torozyan to the 2026 Oscars, with the look curated and executed by...

Sev Ohanian’s “Sinners” Wins Four Oscars at the 2026 Academy Awards

Armenian-American producer Sev Ohanian’s film “Sinners” won four Academy Awards at the 2026 Oscars, marking a major moment for the record-breaking film that entered...

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