Lawyers Vartkes Yeghiayan and Samuel Shnorhokian on the embezzlement of the AXA settlement funds intended for the heirs of the Armenian Genocide victims in a film made by Shoghakat TV Company and subtitled by TheTruthMustBeTold.com. [READ MORE…]

The Shahan Natalie Family Foundation, Inc. and The Truth Must Be Told present a special 3-hour program called “Inspiring Hope: Thanksgiving Tribute to Shahan Natalie,” on Thanksgiving day, November 26, 2015.

After coming to an agreement with AMGA-TV station owner Edward Kaladjian, The Truth Must Be Told and Shahan Natalie Family Foundation, Inc. announced the special TV program “Inspiring Hope: Thanksgiving Tribute To Shahan Natalie” Following this announcement, AABVC-TV host Vrej [READ MORE…]

The Shahan Natalie Family Foundation, Inc. and The Truth Must Be Told, will be hosting a 12-hour special television program, “Inspiring Hope: Thanksgiving Tribute to Shahan Natalie,” on Thanksgiving day. Widely regarded as the President of the Writers’ Union of [READ MORE…]

“You know, all kinds of things have occurred in the Fund’s history. Again, very frankly, openly I’m talking to you: they’ve stolen money, eaten it, and what not. It has happened,” confessed Sarkis Kotanjian, Executive Director of “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund [READ MORE…]

The Truth Must Be Told is happy to announce the publication of the third edition of “To Donate or Not to Donate,” a white paper on “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund, including two new appendices. The paper is available for free at [READ MORE…]

[House Report 111-622] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office] 111th Congress Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 111-622 ====================================================================== AFFIRMATION OF THE UNITED STATES RECORD ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

Congressman Adam Schiff was invited to speak at “100 Years Later: The Shared Reflections of Two Communities,” a commemoration of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, presented by the American Jewish Committee and the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church [READ MORE…]

K’noupe Tomopoulos, Viza lead singer, and Aaron Parrish, actor and musician were among the protesters against Americana Shopping Center’s ban on sale of Armenian Genocide T-Shirts in Glendale, CA, on March 13, 2015. Tina Chuldzhyan, Production Manager of Pentagon Records, [READ MORE…]

  -By Harut Sassounian Three young Armenian entrepreneurs rented a cart last month at the Americana — a large shopping-restaurant-theater complex in Glendale — to sell T-shirts, hats, and other clothing items advertised on their shop1915.com website. After Americana’s leasing [READ MORE…]

For our ongoing investigation of the Pasadena Armenian Genocide Memorial Committee (PAGMC), The Truth Must Be Told (TTMBT) received a copy of the license agreement that the City of Pasadena and the PAGMC have entered into. The agreement for the [READ MORE…]

KTLA announcer Micah Ohlman let all hell break loose when he described Armenians as ‘often nomadic people’ during the live broadcast of the Rose Parade, on January 1, 2015, watched by tens of millions of people around the world. The [READ MORE…]

Press Release For Immediate Release February 2, 2015 Contact: Ara K. Manoogian E-mail: info@thetruthmustbetold.com Web: www.thetruthmustbetold.com   Complaint Filed with IRS against Pasadena Armenian Genocide Memorial Committee   Due to the failure of the leadership of the Pasadena Armenian Genocide Memorial Committee [READ MORE…]

By Doctor Hovhannes Ahramanian Friday, January 9, 2015 Vol. XXII, Issue 1 Nor Hayastan (New Armenia) Independent Tri-Daily Newspaper The Channel 5 spokesperson came out with an attention-getting, but also with a vilifying expression, when on January One, during the [READ MORE…]

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The original version of this video was removed by YouTube following Stepan Partamian’s claim of copyright infringement. TheTruthMustBeTold.com is currently disputing Partamian’s ungrounded claim. In the meantime, TheTruthMustBeTold.com is prohibited to upload videos longer than 15 minutes. TheTruthMustBeTold.com [READ MORE…]

AZERNEWS picked up the November 27, 2014 1in.am new story titled “American-Armenians Boycott Armenian Fund Claiming A Normal Governmnet Is Needed Rather Than Donations” and put their own twist to it, placed it under the category. “Armenian Aggression”. By Sara Rajabova The U.S.-based [READ MORE…]

By:  Sona Harutyunyan Today in Los Angeles the annual “Armenia” All-Armenian Fund annual telethon is taking place. Meanwhile, in different European cities fund-raising banquets have already been arranged, during the course of which a certain amount of money has been [READ MORE…]

On November 26, 2014, Ara Manoogian of www.TheTruthMustBeTold.com gave a telephone interview to Armenia news media outlet regarding the reason to boycott the “Hayastan” All-Armenia Fund. NOTE: Interview is in Armenian language A copy of the white paper on the [READ MORE…]

Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians Ejmiatsin, Armenia Your Holiness, You can be certain that I am committing these words to paper unwillingly, especially when I just heard a little while ago that you recently reproached your bishops, who supposedly [READ MORE…]

On November 23, 2014, activist hand out information about the “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund to Diaspora donors as they arrived to the annual gala fundraising banquet. A copy of the white paper on the Fund can be found at http://www.thetruthmustbetold.com/wp-content/uploads/haaf-eng.pdf/

Former member of audit committee may not have been qualified for the job. By Arin Mikailian, arin.mikailian@latimes.com November 14, 2014 | 7:08 p.m. A former member of Glendale’s audit committee who resigned in late September stated qualifications on his resume he did not [READ MORE…]

The Pasadena Armenian Genocide Memorial Committee (PAGMC) led by interim chairman Bernard Melekian, former Chief of Police of Pasadena, recently published two press releases: “Statement on Internal Affairs” (October 23, 2014) and “Judge Rejoins Board of Pasadena Armenian Genocide Memorial [READ MORE…]

In response to Ara Manoogian’s inquiries, at the Glendale City Council Meeting on November 4, 2014, about David Gevorkyan’s current status at the City of Glendale, Zareh Sinanian, Mayor of Glendale, Scott Ochoa, the City Manager, and Laura Friedman, a [READ MORE…]

Pity the caring activists working diligently to seek recognition for the Armenian Genocide. Pity the dedicated members of the community seeking to create dignified local monuments to appropriately mark its horrific events. Both causes have been dealt a serious blow [READ MORE…]

The TV show broadcast live on AMGA, is stuffed with lots of facts and figures about the Syrian crisis that the Western mainstream media stubbornly skirts. Steve Stokes, who is running for Congress in the 28th District, California, presented his [READ MORE…]

Raise your voice and get involved by joining a NoBombs4Syria.com protest against ANCA’s Endorsement of Rep. Adam Schiff. The protest will take place in front of Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, on Sunday, November 2, 2014, at 4 p.m. [READ MORE…]

At the City Council Meeting of Glendale, CA, on October 28, 2014, Ara Manoogian informed the council members about material misrepresentations that David Gevorkyan had made in his application for the position of an audit commissioner at the City of [READ MORE…]

In an interview with the TheTruthMustBeTold.com, William M. Paparian, former Mayor of Pasadena and a criminal defense attorney, provides more details with regard to his sobering statements on the activities of the Pasadena Armenian Genocide Memorial Committee (PAGMC) and its board [READ MORE…]

The resignation of William M. Paparian, former mayor of Pasadena, CA, as chairman of the board of directors of the Pasadena Armenian Genocide Memorial Committee (PAGMC) sent a shockwave through the Armenian community of California. In his press release, published on [READ MORE…]

Ruben Hayrapetyan, a.k.a. Nemets Rubo, former Armenian MP and the current head of the Armenian Football Federation, is once again linked to a murder. In a video interview to Sona Davtyan of Iravunk, published on September 24, 2014, Vahe Shahmuradian, [READ MORE…]

On September 6, 2014, founding member of the “Stop Armenian Corruption” movement, Ara Manoogian, delivers information to ARTN-TV owner Robert Oxlaxchhyan regarding the “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund (HAAF) and the Armenian Governments corruption. Manoogian encouraged ARTN to reconsider broadcasting a telethon [READ MORE…]

Human rights activist Ara Manoogian was guest of the August 19, 2014 episode of Naira Khachatrian Live TV Show on AMGA TV. Naira Khachatrian and Ara Manoogian discussed the latter’s defamation by Azeri Haqqin.az news outlet and various reactions to [READ MORE…]

A highly respected Australian church leader was a KGB spy, according to newly released Russian intelligence archives. Archbishop Aghan Baliozian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of Australia and New Zealand, was listed as a KGB agent, codenamed [READ MORE…]

The AXA Settlement Fund Board, established in France, in August 2007, to oversee the distribution of funds among insured Genocide victims’ heirs, issued a statement on May 26, 2014 about embezzlement of AXA funds, particularly, the compensation of the insured [READ MORE…]

Reprinted from the Los Angeles Times | Originally published on July 23, 2014 The FBI kept its investigation into alleged brutality in the Los Angeles County jails a secret from then-Sheriff Lee Baca and his top commanders because agents thought [READ MORE…]

The FBI does not exclude the possibility that three states – Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey – may have attempted to bribe the former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca. He held Los Angeles County Sheriff’s elected position for about 15 [READ MORE…]

Clergymen from different parts of the world, including Armenia, have sent a letter to Zham.am, wherein they complain about Garegin II’s activities. The Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America is the wealthiest in the Diaspora and has made [READ MORE…]

This is an update (April 29, 2014) to a developing story, “Congressman Schiff Promises to Discuss Syria with Constituents,” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpxVaYSgYa4.

Congressman Adam Schiff spoke about the Armenian Genocide, and human rights activist Ara Manoogian spoke about the Syrian Crisis at the Burbank City Council Meeting on April 22, 2014.

Since U.S. President Barack Obama’s announcement about the possibility of launching target attacks against the Syrian government following the use of chemical weapons in Syria, Ara Manoogian and a number of other Los Angeles Constituents have been seeking to have [READ MORE…]

Garo Ghazarian, Chairman of the Armenian Bar Association, speaks on the Armenian Genocide, and Turkey’s Hand in Kessab Attack, during the mass protest against Turkey’s denial of the Armenia Genocide, held in front of the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles, [READ MORE…]

William Bairamian, publisher of The Armenite, was honorable guest at the 2014 Armenian Genocide Vigil organized by the Armenian Students’ Association of the CSUN. The event took place on April 21, 2014, at CSUN (Northridge, CA).

Congressman Adam Schiff was the keynote speaker at the 2014 Armenian Genocide Vigil organized by the Armenian Students’ Association of the CSUN. The event took place on April 21, 2014.

Ara Manoogian asks William Bairamian to describe his policy of approving derogatory comments about him at Gampr.com. ‘The freaky nutjob known as Ara Manoogian’ is a fragment of a comment left by an anonymous user at Gampr.com and approved by [READ MORE…]

A group of activists in Glendale, CA, were protesting Congressman Adam Schiff’s leniency towards the U.S. and Turkish support of anti-government terrorists in the Syrian civil war. The protest took place in front of Dream Palace, in Glendale, CA, where [READ MORE…]

A group of concerned citizens staged a protest in front of the 28th Congressional District Office of Rep. Adam Schiff in Burbank, CA, on September 9, 2013, against U.S. military action in Syria. The gathering was triggered by U.S. President [READ MORE…]

Ara Manoogian of www.TheTruthMustBeTold.com announces April 5, 2014 Protest at 6:30 p.m. in Glendale, CA and gives update from Rep. Adam Schiff’s office.

300-400 people gathered in front of the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles, on March 28, 2014, to protest Turkey’s involvement in the recent attacks on Kessab and other areas in north-western Syria, and the massacres of Christian minorities.

On March 26, 2014, a group of constituents paid a visit to U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff’s 28th District Office in Burbank, CA, to hand an open letter, requesting a meeting with his constituents to discuss the the ongoing conflict in [READ MORE…]

A video of two LA gang members, ‘Wino’ and ‘Creeper’, wielding Kalashnikovs near a dilapidated structure in Syria, caused a surge of controversial interpretations often marred with anti-Armenian defamation in U.S. mainstream media in early March 2014. The video was [READ MORE…]

A Q&A session with Matthew Vandike, an American documentary filmmaker and a filibuster, following the screening of his short documentary, “Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution.” Ted Hayes, an American activist, advocate for the homeless, expressed his own insight regarding [READ MORE…]

Mother Agnes-Mariam, Mother Superior of the St. James the Mutilated in Qara, Syria, made a presentation about the situation in Syria and the developments in the ongoing Syrian Civil War, in Glendale, CA, on November 10, 2013. The presentation was [READ MORE…]

Alec Yenikomshian, former member of ASALA, member of Preparliament Secretariat, speaks at Tekeyan Center Foundation, on January 17, 2014. Video by Preparliament.com and the subtitles by TheTruthMustBeTold.com

For the sake of transparency and accountability, The Truth Must Be Told, a Los Angeles-based civil initiative, is organizing an audit trip to Armenia and Artsakh to examine the quality of the work carried out by “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund, in [READ MORE…]

All-Armenian Tell-a-Thon was a 12-hour live show  about corruption in Armenia and “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund, broadcast on November 28, 2013, in Glendale, CA. The entire show is presented in 9 videos.

In Artsakh-related Facebook groups the most discussed topic is Artsakh government’s recent decision to allocate $250 thousand for upgrading its fleet vehicles, following the “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund’s Telethon for the construction of Karvachar-Sotk highway. According to the sources, a vehicle [READ MORE…]

Despite preliminary arrangements, Armenian Society of Los Angeles (Association of Iranian-Armenians) denied Alexandre Varbedian the use of their premises for the launch of one of his books in November 2013. The details are in the interview with the author. This [READ MORE…]

“To Donate Or Not to Donate “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund” is a video (with English and Armenian subtitles) touching on some of the topics discussed in the white paper on the Fund, which can be found at http://www.thetruthmustbetold.com/wp-content/uploads/haaf-eng.pdf/

Read the story here (https://thetruthmustbetold.com/attempted-arrest/) [READ MORE…]

The November 26, 2013 episode of The Truth Must Be Told TV presented the following: impressions and fragments from “Stop Armenian Corruption” Town Hall Meeting (Glendale Public Library, November 23, 2013); Ara K. Manoogian’s presentation about “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund; highlights [READ MORE…]

Meet the author of “To Donate Or Not to Donate?” a white paper on “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund at Hilton Los Angeles North/Glendale hotel at 100 West Glenoaks Blvd Glendale, CA. Times: 11/26/13 – 4p.m. to 6 p.m. 11/27/13 – 10 [READ MORE…]

A former top executive of “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund described back in 2011 how some of the biggest donations are made: “Someone pledges $700,000 to Karabakh, then in reality he sends $350,000. After that he forces the Fund to give him [READ MORE…]

Ara K. Manoogian’s video presentation about the white paper, To Donate or Not to Donate, which was shown at the Town Hall meeting, “Stop Armenian Corruption” on November 23, 2013. For free download of To donate or Not to Donate, [READ MORE…]

Return to Armenia TV Show of November 20, 2013. The guest of the show is Ara Manoogian.

The November 12, 2013 episode of The Truth Must Be Told TV Show is the continuation of the previous show (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOaS34fjJ_o) is about Armenian corruption and whether it is worth donating to “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund. Ara Manoogian answers calls from [READ MORE…]

The November 5, 2013 episode of The Truth Must Be Told TV Show is about Armenian corruption and whether it is worth donating to “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund.

Armenian MP Zaruhi Postanjyan’s question to Serzh Sargsyan at the PACE plenary session, and his answers were analyzed during the October 8, 2013 episode of The Truth Must Be Told with Robert Davidian, film director and producer. TV viewers, as [READ MORE…]

Many people know April 24, 1915 as the onset of the Armenian Genocide. However, few are aware about the details of how and when the heinous project was aborted. After all, 1.5 million victims were just the beginning. Shahan Natalie, [READ MORE…]

August 27, 2013 episode of The Truth Must Be Told TV show was dedicated to the issues of the Armenian community of Nice, France. The interviewees are Zareh Mardirosian, Aram Kartun, and Natalie Karakelian.

On August 13, 2013 The Truth Must Be Told TV show presented a video about the grounds for the resignation of Garegin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, based on two letters addressed to the him by Archbishop Mesrob Mutafyan, Armenian [READ MORE…]

This TV program is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Arthur Pogosyan. Anush Hovsepyan hosts the show. The guests are Allen Azizian, PhD, Maggie Sarkoshian, PhD, Ara Manoogian, Al Eisaian, Suren Malkhasyan, and Sona Van.

The Truth Must Be Told TV Show presents a telephone conversation between Ara Manoogian and Father Vatche Hayrapetyan, pastor of the Armenian community in Strasbourg, who poignantly criticizes the clergymen who have expressed negative opinions about him, namely, Arcbp. Norvan [READ MORE…]

«Ճշմարտությունը պիտի ասվի» հաղորդաշարի 2013 թ. օգոստոսի 6–ի թողարկման ընթացքում Տեր Սահակ Գալստյանը վերլուծում է Գարեգին Բ կաթողիկոսին 2000 թ. Պոլսո հայոց պատրիարք Մեսրոպ Մութաֆյանի ուղարկած նամակը, որտեղ քննադատվում են կաթողիկոսի կայացրած մի շարք կարևոր որոշումներ։ Հաղորդման ընթացքում ներկայացվում է [READ MORE…]

Below is a letter from Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem Nourhan Manougian to H.H. Garegin II, Catholicos of All Armenians: August 3, 2013 His Holiness Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Armenia

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Guest of the July 30, 2013 episode of The Truth Must Be Told TV Show, aired on Los Angeles-based AMGA TV channel, was businessman Mikael, who asked us not to publicize his last name. He asked to be interviewed in [READ MORE…]

Guest of the July 23, 2013 episode of The Truth Must Be Told TV Show, aired on Los Angeles-based AMGA TV channel, was Father Sahak Galstyan, priest of St. Mary’s Church in Nice, France. The resignation of Archbishop Norvan Zakaryan, [READ MORE…]

The guest of the July 16, 2013 episode of the The Truth Must Be Told was ագաին Archbishop Tiran Kyureghian, Former Primate of the Armenian Diocese of New Nakhijevan and Russia, who was defrocked in 2000 by Karekin II, Catholicos [READ MORE…]

The guest of the July 9, 2013 episode of the The Truth Must Be Told was Archbishop Tiran Kyureghian, Former Primate of the Armenian Diocese of New Nakhijevan and Russia, who was defrocked in 2000 by Karekin II, Catholicos of [READ MORE…]

Source: Asekose.am Date: 07/12/2013, 11:50:34 Lately, an episode of The Truth Must Be Told TV Show prepared by our fellow Armenians in the U.S. has appeared on the Internet. It explores the steps Catholicos Garegin took, following Prime Minister Vazgen [READ MORE…]

The topic of the July 25, 2013 episode of the The Truth Must Be Told (TTMBT) TV Show was the steps Catholicos Karekin II took after Vazgen Sargsyan’s death to pay off the huge debt which had formed as a [READ MORE…]

Or a Letter from Arshbisop Mesrop Mutafyan, Patriarch of Constantinople, to Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians With Brotherly Love For information Mesrob M. [Mesrob II Mutafyan] 09-11-2000 ARMENIAN PATRIARCHATE Istanbul, 3 November 2000 Number 3848 H.H. Garegin II Supreme [READ MORE…]

The power shift that occurred in Armenia, following Armenia’s first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s resignation in 1998, brought no significant improvement to the rule of law. Election fraud remained the authorities’ key tool of longevity. Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s administration had interfered with [READ MORE…]

Armenian Bar Association organized an event in Glendale, CA, to celebrate the 95th Anniversary of the Independence Day of the First Armenian Republic, on May 28, 2013. Raffi Hovannisian, people’s choice for Armenia’s President 2013, was a special guest.

Raffi K. Hovannisian was special guest at Rhapsody in Orange… of Song, Dance, and Music organized in Los Angeles, CA, on May 31, 2013.

This is the recording of the 10th episode of The Truth Must Be Told TV Show about Karekin II his fraudulent election and who is qualified to elect a Catholicos. It was a live call-in show, broadcast on AMGA.

On April 20, 2013, one day after Epress.am republished Ara Manoogian’s article regarding the October 27, 1999 election fraud which resulted in enthroning Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, Fr. Vahram Melikian, Chief Spokesman of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, [READ MORE…]

Ara K. Manoogian was the guest of Harut Bronozian’s Veradardz TV show on April 18, 2013. The topics of the discussion is the electoral fraud in the 2013 presidential election in Armenia, as well as the issue of boycotting Serzh [READ MORE…]

Mission Statement: Boycott Serzh Supporters is a worldwide, unaffiliated Armenian community group that condemns Serzh Sargsyan’s usurpation of Armenia’s presidential office for a second 5-year term (2013-2018) by rigging the election.

A roundtable on Election/Post-Election developments in Armenia was organized by Policy Forum Armenia, on April 8, 2013, in Washington, D.C.

The time has come for all Armenians to stand up and show our disapproval of all the organizations, media outlets, and religious institutions that have supported Serzh Sargsyan by legitimizing the clearly fraudulent election. The starting point should be the boycott [READ MORE…]

On the 10th day of his hunger strike, Ara K. Manoogian is guest of Veratarz TV show hosted by Harout Bronozian, on March 27, 2013

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Source: The Burbank Leader Author: Alene Tchekmedyian, Times Community News Date: March 25, 2013 Ara Manoogian hadn’t eaten for nine days as of Monday, and he was prepared to go without food for weeks, or even months, more. Camped in [READ MORE…]

In Glendale, CA, the third March of Solidarity took place in support of the struggle against the consequences of election fraud in Armenia, and with the demand to restore Armenian citizens' right to vote outside Armenia, on March 10, 2013. The Sunday March of Solidarity started at 12 pm from St. Mary's Armenia Apostolic Church … [READ MORE…]

Burbank, CA – On March 21, 2013, Ara K. Manoogian, a human rights activist, visited U.S. Congressional Representative Adam Schiff’s office in Burbank, CA, to inquire whether there was any response from the Congressman to his open letter to U.S. [READ MORE…]

This post includes comprehensive information and links regarding Ara K. Manoogian’s hunger strike that starts on Sunday, March 17, 2013, as announced in his Open Letter to U.S. President Barack Obama. FACT: On March 2, 2013, U.S. President Barack Obama [READ MORE…]

Parev, Los Angeles! We call on the Armenian community of Los Angeles to gather near five Armenian churches in Glendale this Sunday at 12 pm and march (or drive) toward the Armenian Consulate General at 346 N Central Ave, Glendale, [READ MORE…]

In Glendale, CA, the third March of Solidarity took place in support of the struggle against the consequences of election fraud in Armenia, and with the demand to restore Armenian citizens’ right to vote outside Armenia, on March 10, 2013.

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Dear Mr. President, I would like to express my concern about your congratulatory message to Serzh Sargsyan, the acting President of the Republic of Armenia, on his re-election. Your message came 12 days after the Presidential Election, which was marred [READ MORE…]

Armenian Bar Association Chairman Garo Ghazarian’s speech at Rally for Armenia, kwhich took place at St Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church in Glendale, CA, on March 3, 2013.

In Glendale, CA, a March of Solidarity took place in support of the struggle against the consequences of election fraud in Armenia, and with the demand to restore Armenian citizens’ right to vote outside Armenia, on February 24, 2013.

We, the Diaspora Armenians of Los Angeles, call on all the Armenian communities around the world to self-organize, initiating marches of solidarity and protests in support of our compatriots involved in the post-election movement in Armenia. Since February 24, 2013, [READ MORE…]

Followed by the March of Solidarity was the Rally for Armenia – With Our People, For Our People. Raffi Hovannisyan in Yerevan addressed the representatives of the Los Angeles Armenian community via skype at St. Mary’s Armenian Church, Glendale, California, [READ MORE…]

Dear Shepherds: Armenians are proudly known throughout the world as the first country to embrace Christianity. Since then, Armenians have made a handful of good decisions but none that have pierced the soul of humanity.  We now stand at a [READ MORE…]

/Translated from the Armenian Source: 1in.am/ Election fraud is fought not only by Armenians living in Armenia but also those in the Diaspora. A protest took place in Los Angeles, yesterday, with the participation of around 50 people. The protest [READ MORE…]

/English below/ Գլենդել, Կալիֆորնիա – Համերաշխության երթ է տեղի ունեցել Գլենդելում, կիրակի, 2013 թ. փետրվարի 24-ին, Հայաստանում պայքարող ժողովրդին սատարելու նպատակով: Երթի նպատակն էր Լոս Անջելեսի հայ համայնքներում 2013 թ. Փետրվարի 18-ին կայացած ՀՀ նախագահի ընտրությունների արդյունքների կեղծման մասին իրազեկումը: [READ MORE…]

World-renowned musician Serj Tankian yesterday wrote an open letter to Serzh Sargsyan with regard to the recent Armenian Presidential Election and its outcome. Below is the full text of the open letter. 

/English text below/ Տեսանյութում ես` Արա Խ. Մանուկյանս, երեք հարց եմ հղում ՀՀ նախագահի թեկնածու, նախկին վարչապետ Հրանտ Բագրատյանին մի արտահայտության վերաբերյալ, որը նա արել էր Policy Forum Armenia կազմակերպության կողմից 2009 թ. մայիսի 25-ին Երեւանում կազմակերպված «Դիմագրավելով համաշխարհային փոթորկին» [READ MORE…]

Քաղցկեղից մահանալուց մի քանի ամիս առաջ հայտնի ամերիկահայ բարերար Վարդգես Պարսամը, ով 1988 թ. Սպիտակի երկրաշարժից հետո Հայաստանին առատորեն աջակցած սփյուռքահայերից մեկն է, իր ընկեր Արային որոշ մանրամասներ է հաղորդում

Բնապահպան Եղիա Ներսեսյանը «Բնապահպանական աղետի կանխում. լուծումներ անպատասխանատու հանքարդյունահանման խնդրին» խորագրով միջոցառման բանախոսն էր: Միջոցարումը տեղի է ունեցել Կալիֆորնիայի Շերման Օքս քաղաքում գտնվող Մերտինեան հայկական ավետարանչական դպրոցում 2012 թ. դեկտեմբերի 16-ին: Ներսեսյանի ելույթից հետո տեղի է ունեցել հարց ու պատասխան: [READ MORE…]

“Analysis of Political and Environmental Struggle” is an event that took place at Luna Playhouse in Glendale, CA, on December 10, 2012. The speakers were Tigran Khzmalyan, a film director, and Yeghia Nersesian, an environmental activist. A Q&A session followed [READ MORE…]

Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan walked up to activists protesting in front of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church of North America in Burbank, CA, where a meeting with select representatives of the Armenian community of the Southern [READ MORE…]

As the Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II encourages his flock to donate to the “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund, being one of the members of its Presidium of the Board of Trustees, the Fund’s effectiveness is questioned on Facebook. The 24-hour [READ MORE…]

One day after the publication of the scandalous video titled Armenian Aryan Order Defends Nemets Rubo by ttmbt.com/nemets-rubo, Armenian Aryan Order in Yerevan, Armenia, made an official statement. Below is the text of the announcement copied from the official website [READ MORE…]

Սա Ռուբեն Հայրապետյանին դատական կարգով հետապնդելու պահանջն արտահայտող բողոքի ցույց է, որը տեղի է ունեցել 2012 թ. հուլիսի 13-ին Լոս Անջելեսում ՀՀ գլխավոր հյուպատոսության շենքի առջև, որը գտնվում է Գլենդելում: Ցույցի ընթացքում միջնորդագիր է հանձնվել գլխավոր հյուպատոսի ներկայացուցչին: Միջնորդագրին կարելի [READ MORE…]

Armenian Radio Hour of New Jersey discusses the murder of Dr. Vahe Avetyan and Member of Armenian Parliament Ruben Hayrapetyan, a.k.a. Nemets Rubo, on July 8, 2012, in New Jersey, NJ. The hosts of the radio show are Khoren Bezirdjian [READ MORE…]

This is the 23rd Annual National Meeting of the Armenian Bar Association, which took place on May 19, 2012, in Glendale, CA.

(Հայերեն տարբերակը՝ «Ազգային ինքնասպանությունը՝ ընթացքի մեջ»)   I asked a provocative question at the Armenian National Committee (ANC)  Grassroots conference, on November 25, 2011, regarding the catastrophic proportions of emigration from Armenia, calling it “the white genocide of 2011”. I [READ MORE…]

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Ara Manoogian, the creator of The Truth Must Be Told, pledges $1,000 to the “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund 2011 telethon and encourages others to do the same. “As a donor to the Fund, I will be demanding that my $1,000 is used for bringing drinking water 24/7 to the people of Artsakh, as the Armenia Fund … [READ MORE…]

A lecture at the Glendale City College, on October 13, 2011 [READ MORE…]

This is a response to “Excessive Negativism and Constant Attacks Jeopardize Armenia’s Development,” a commentary by Benon Sevan, published in California Courier on October 13, 2011 (Read the original commentary) Benon Sevan, former Head of the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program, has provided [READ MORE…]

Reprinted from the California Courier Online, October 13, 2011 A commentary By Benon Sevan , Former Under-Secretary-General, United Nations It is truly disheartening to read the ongoing negative reports and columns in some news outlets in the Diaspora and Armenia regarding the current political, economic and social conditions in the Republic of Armenia, as well … [READ MORE…]

 (The Armenian version) This is a response to a letter of resentment, titled “Correction: About ‘Hayastan’ All-Armenian Fund,” by Bedros Terzian, President of “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund in France and a member of its Board of Trustees. “Correction” was published in issue #200 of Nor [READ MORE…]

Reprinted from Nor Haratch issue #200 (April 5, 2011) Translated from the Armenian With his “Correction,” Bedros Terzian, President of “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund (HAAF) in France, took advantage of his right to response stipulated by the French law on journalism, reacts quite aggressively to Haroutiun Gobelian’s series of four articles published in Nor Haratch , … [READ MORE…]

Originally published in Nor Haratch, issue #200 (April 5, 2011) Translated from the Armenian Editroship of Nor Haratch: We have received a response from Mr. Petros Terzian, President of “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund in France and a member of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, as a rebuttal of a series of our articles titled “To Donate … [READ MORE…]

This is a link to the white paper on "Hayastan" All-Armenian Fund, "To Donate Or Not to Donate?" in its entirety in PDF format. [READ MORE…]

White Paper on “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund Part IV By Ara K. Manoogian (Read Part I , Part II , Part III ) This is the concluding part of the white paper on “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund (hereafter HAAF, or the Fund). The final chapter explores how Armenian authorities have been shrinking Armenia’s potential of self-sustainment by … [READ MORE…]

at Veratarts TV Show, at Armenian Media Group of America Studio, in Glendale, CA May 25, 2011. [READ MORE…]

Culver City, CA - A protest held in front of Sony Studios in Culver City, CA today. Hundreds of Armenian gathered to demand that U.S. President Obama keep his pledge to recognize the Armenian Genocide of 1915 which was clearly committed by the Ottoman Turkish government. The following videos are raw footage of the protest: [READ MORE…]

“To Donate Or Not To Donate,” a recent white paper by Ara K. Manoogian, a human rights activist and investigative journalist, analyzing the activities of the “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund will be debated live on an Armenian television in Los Angeles, CA. According to a preliminary agreement, the participants of the debate are as follows: Ara … [READ MORE…]

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White Paper on “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund Part III By Ara K. Manoogian When John Danilovich , Chief Executive Officer for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), warned Robert Kocharyan on March 11, 2008, that the program may suffer because of Armenia’s retreat from democracy—the March 1 st crackdown, political prisoners—Robert Kocharyan, then the outgoing self-declared president … [READ MORE…]

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White Paper on “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund PART II By Ara K. Manoogian This White Paper consists of three parts and is an analysis of a broad range of issues regarding the activities of “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund. Its structure follows that of a TV interview given by Sarkis Kotanjian, Executive Director of “Hayastan” All-Armenian fund U.S. … [READ MORE…]

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White Paper on “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund Part I By Ara K. Manoogian “To donate or not to donate?” That is the question millions of Armenians have been asking themselves on every Thanksgiving Day since 1992 before making a pledge to “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund. Despite their willingness to lend a helping hand, numerous contributors tend to … [READ MORE…]

"Be The Change" - this is how Raw Radio titled its Episode 19, which is an interview I gave the online radio station about my activism on June 3. I believe it turned out to be a very informative 1 hour about a wide scope of issues, with which I have been concerned for the … [READ MORE…]

Monte Melkonian By Ara Manoogian “Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute,” Josh Billings, a 19th century popular American humorist, once famously said. But no matter how hard it appears to be, I have no other choice but to start a dialogue with a wall of silence, behind which Ted Bogosian the Truth … [READ MORE…]

By Ara Manoogian Monte Melkonian (May, 1993) Seventeen years following his martyrdom in Artsakh, Armenian national hero Monte Melkonian is once again a victim of defamation. I came across a very interesting interview on Radio Open Source with an Armenian decorated filmmaker and documentarian Ted Bogosian. The subject of the interview was Ted's vocation - … [READ MORE…]

Ted Bogosian is one of those uncommon journalists and filmmakers for whom the stark truth of the matter is all that counts. Truth at the far pole from truthiness. Emotional truth. Historical truth. Negotiable truth, which is to say: politically useful truth. Truth so awful sometimes that most of us -- whether victims, perps or … [READ MORE…]

Ted Bogosian is one of those uncommon journalists and filmmakers for whom the stark truth of the matter is all that counts. Truth at the far pole from truthiness. Emotional truth. Historical truth. Negotiable truth, which is to say: politically useful truth. Truth so awful sometimes that most of us — whether victims, perps or … [READ MORE…]