The California Courier

The California Courier is a weekly newspaper written in English that serves the Armenian community in the United States. It has been in circulation since 1958 and is published by Harut Sassounian.

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U.S. Judge Dismisses $500 Million Lawsuit By Azeri Lawyer Against ANCA & 29 Others - By Harut Sassounian

3 days ago | thecaliforniacourier.com | Harut Sassounian

By Harut SassounianThe Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) announced last week that on April 14, 2025, a U.S. District Court dismissed a $500 million lawsuit filed by Aynur Baghirzade, an Azeri lawyer based in Laguna Beach, CA, against the ANCA and 29 others. Baghirzade’s 198-page lawsuit “leveled unfounded accusations,” the ANCA stated.
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day event planned in Leominster, Mass

1 week ago | thecaliforniacourier.com | Cheryl A. Cuddahy

LEOMINSTER, MASS. – The Public Library, Swan Hope Press, and Fitchburg/Gyumri (and beyond) Arts Connection present the 4th annual Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, at the Leominster Public Library, 30 West St. The official Remembrance Day will be April 24. This event is also supported by the Leominster Cultural Council.
Hungary reportedly blocking EU non-lethal military aid to Armenia, again

1 week ago | thecaliforniacourier.com | Nate Ostiller

For the past six weeks, Hungary has been blocking €10 million ($11 million) in non-lethal military aid to Armenia from the EU’s European Peace Facility (EPF), RFE/RL reported on Monday, citing sources. The EPF was created in 2021, and is a fund used by the EU to send military aid outside the bloc. Since its origin, the funds have been primarily sent to Ukraine, but in 2024, another €10 million was approved to be sent to Armenia, only to be temporarily blocked by Hungary.
Heated Debate in Armenia: Which Leader is More Anti-Genocide? -By Harut Sassounian

1 week ago | thecaliforniacourier.com | Harut Sassounian

By Harut SassounianAs if we didn’t already have enough disputes among Armenians, a new argument surfaced last week between Arman Babajanyan, head of a minor pro-Western political party that supports Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and former Foreign Minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanian. On April 8, 2025, Babajanyan wrote on his Facebook page that Pres.
Fresno State students plan Armenian Genocide anniversary event

1 week ago | thecaliforniacourier.com | Jason Takhtadjian

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Every year, Fresno State’s Armenian Student Organization prepares a commemorative event for the Armenian Genocide. That historic day is on April 24, and work is well underway by the student organization. Not only is it the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, but it’s also the 10th anniversary of the construction of Fresno State’s Armenian Genocide monument, modeled after the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial complex in Yerevan.
Georgian Football Federation fined in response to poor fan behavior during match with Armenia

1 week ago | thecaliforniacourier.com | Xandie Kuenning |Nate Ostiller

By Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning and Nate OstillerOC MediaThe Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has fined the Georgian Football Federation (GFF) €40,000 ($44,000) and ordered one home match to be played without an audience following bad behavior by Georgian fans during a match against Armenia held on 23 March in Tbilisi. The ban on fan attendance will only apply to the first home match of the 2026/2027 UEFA Nations League season, meaning it will not affect the World Cup Qualifiers.
Overwhelming Majority of Turks View Foreign Countries as Enemies

2 weeks ago | thecaliforniacourier.com | Harut Sassounian

By Harut SassounianTheCaliforniaCourier.comGiven Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s frequent and inflammatory attacks on the United States, Europe and Israel, it is not surprising that the overwhelming majority of Turks consider these countries as their biggest enemies. This is a serious issue because Turkey, as a NATO member, is part of the Western military alliance.
Ahmadov Out: Janet Mills’ Azeri Migrant Office Director

3 weeks ago | thecaliforniacourier.com | Steve Robinson

The sneaky website overhaul likely indicates the Maine Wire’s investigative reporting has led to the removal of Tarlan Ahmadov from a plum post in the governor’s officeMaine WireFollowing a Maine Wire investigation into the man Gov. Janet Mills (D) tapped to run her controversial migrant resettlement office, the Director of the “Office of New Americans” (ONA), Tarlan Ahmadov, has had his profile scrubbed from the governor’s website. In February, when Gov.
Why April really is the cruelest month

3 weeks ago | thecaliforniacourier.com | Heidi Kingstone

Tulips, daisies, lilacs, hosts of daffodils…and genocide: all proliferate in April. Suicide and depression rates are highest in April and perhaps it is no surprise that Genocide Awareness Month also falls now, the beginning of the fourth month of the year: a time of renewal, the end of decay, the possibility of hope, brighter skies — and the killing season. “April is the cruellest month,” as T.S. Eliot says in The Waste Land.
Cognac Fans May Fall In Love With This Delicious Armenian Brandy

3 weeks ago | thecaliforniacourier.com | David Tao

Fans of finely aged brandy, take note: Add Armenia to the list of countries vying for your palate. The country is currently home to dozens of individual producers, producing upwards of 20 million liters of alcohol per year, most bound for export. And the country’s oldest operational producer—Yerevan Brandy, named for the country’s capital—is exporting products that rival some of the world’s best aged grape spirits. To be clear, Armenian brandy is hardly new.