By Daphne Abeel Mirror-Spectator Staff
PORTLAND, Maine — It’s not a great pun, but you could call Gerard Kaladjian the Armenian community’s “Maine Man.” Now a resident of Portland, Kaladjian, who was born in Damascus, moved here from the Boston area eight years ago with his wife and children to start a hotel, and now works [...]

Reinvention and Adaptation Of New Armenian Realities Are Necessary
By Taleen Babayan
Mirror-Spectator Staff
BOSTON — The Armenian Democratic Liberal Organization’s (ADL) District Committee of United States and Canada held its 81st Annual Convention on Saturday and Sunday, April 5-6 here.
The meeting produced a reinvigorated, ADL District Committee that is dedicated to carrying on the objectives of [...]

YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — On March 17, President Robert Kocharian defended through a spokesman his administration’s continuing refusal to allow Armenia’s leading independent and pro-opposition newspapers and online publications to resume news reporting.
All of those media outlets suspended or were forced to suspend their work as a result of a 20-day state of emergency imposed by [...]

YEREVAN (Reuters) — Armenian police have arrested 30 opposition activists for starting a riot, which killed eight people, the Prosecutor-General said on Tuesday, March 4, in a clampdown on opponents during a state of emergency.
Armenia’s military commander also said he needed the emergency laws to ensure stability but opposition leaders accused the authorities of abusing [...]