JUNE 29, 2013 MirTHErARoMENr IAN -Spe ctator Volume LXXXIII, NO. 49, Issue 4294 $ 2.00 NEWS IN BRIEF The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 Mirror-Spectator Turks Summer Break WATERTOWN — The Armenian Mirror- Demand Spectator will close for two weeks in July as part of its annual summer break. The last issue published before the vacation Democratic will bethe June 29 issue, and the first edition back would be that of July 20. Rights — Liverpool Seeks And Justice Footballer Mkhitaryan LIVERPOOL, England (Armenpress) — According to unofficial sources, the Liverpool football team Activist Targeted by Turkish has a deal that would acquire Armenian National Authorities Again and Shakhtar player, Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The following tweet was published on the Liverpool club Twitter account, “Liverpool has agreed upon the transfer issue of Henrikh By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Mkhitaryan. The Club will pay 20 million pounds Special to the Mirror-Spectator BELMONT, Mass. — Rouben Hakhverdyan played a sold-out for the footballer.” concert on June 22, sponsored by the Boston chapter of the Mkhitaryan is a midfielder who is the Ukraine national football league record holder and had 25 COLOGNE, Germany — What is really Tekeyan Cultural Association. See photos and story on Page 8. goals for his team last season. He is regarded as happening in Turkey? And where is it going Ukraine’s “champion” and is the National Cup to lead? What began as a protest against Holder. government plans for Gezi Park in darity with those fighting for democracy On June 22, Mkhhitaryan issued the following Istanbul’s Taksim Square has swelled into a and free speech in Turkey. Armenian Medical statement, “My official agent deals with my transfer mass movement throughout the country The victim of the new judicial scandal is issues. As a professional footballer, I’m not inter - and those thousands of citizens engaging Turkish-born Dogan Akhanli, a well-known Education ested in the agent’s or the club’s issues. I have an in civil disobedi - writer and human rights activist based in official agreement with my club to fulfill my duties.” ence are giving Cologne, Germany. The author of several no signs of novels, articles and a recent play, he has Innovator Is capitulation. dealt in depth with the issue of the Armenia Says Three Not only: soli - Armenian Genocide and, as a civil society Fulbright Scholar darity actions activist, has participated in seminars and Arrested for Spying are unfolding in conferences aimed at educating broader At BU YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Armenia’s National other countries layers of the population about this and Security Service says three individuals have been especially in related historical issues. Not only in arrested on charges of spying for Baku. Germany, which Germany but also in Turkey, he has By Alin K. Gregorian The National Security Service said on June 25 hosts a very engaged personally in activities of the Mirror-Spectator Staff that a female officer in the Armenian Army, Mane large Turkish growing civil society movement among Dogan Akhanli Movsisian, was arrested in Armenia three days pre - community. intellectuals, presenting his literary works viously for allegedly providing Azerbaijan with clas - Here, a new in public and writing in the Turkish press. BOSTON — One can call Gevorg sified information via the Internet. judicial scandal against a leading German- His is a prominent figure, highly respected Yaghjyan many things: physician, plastic Another of the accused is an army officer with Turkish intellectual, which broke out just for his courage to speak out even in the surgeon, associate professor, patriot, pio - the Republic of Nagorno-Karabagh. That officer prior to the Gezi protests, is intersecting face of harassment and repression. neer and activist. One can also call him a and a third person were both arrested in Karabagh. the ferment and fuelling the wave of soli - see DEMANDS, page 4 Fulbright Scholar at Boston University School of Medicine since January. His resume covers four solid pages, with Khachaturian’s Works little fat to trim. It overflows with activities both professional and volunteer. On UNESCO List TCF, British Embassy Fundraise for New Yaghjyan, born and raised in Yerevan and still a resident of that city, is not only a YEREVAN (Arminfo) — A collection of manuscripts Heating System at Lord Byron School doctor of medicine, he also holds a PhD in and film scores written by composer Aram medicine. Khachaturian has been included in the Memory of GUMRI — British Embassy in Yerevan, Gumri has sub-zero temperatures (some - see SCHOLAR, page 7 the World International Register. London Tekeyan Trust and Tekeyan Centre times -25°C) from December to March and The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Fund (Armenia) have initiated a project of 438 students have to sit in coats, hats and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) International gloves with ineffective Advisory Committee announced the decision dur - portable electric fires heat - ing a meeting last week. ing some of the classrooms. Khachaturian’s name will be listed among com - Only sun-facing classrooms posers such as Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin. may be used in the winter and there is no running water at school in winter to prevent it freezing and then INSI DE bursting the British-spec copper pipes in spring. UK Ambassadors to Armenia Kathy Leach and Tribute to Jonathan Aves turned to Tekeyan Centre Fund (TCF) Margaret Thatcher opening the school and London Tekeyan Trust Dedig (LTT) for help with funding Page 10 the project. Since 2010, the to restore the heating system for the Lord TCF, chaired by Vartan Ouzounian, has ini - Byron School. tiated a sponsorship of five Tekeyan The heating system of the Lord Byron Schools in Armenia and Karabagh and has School has not operated for more than 16 already implemented a number of educa - INDEX years. During the 1990s, when independent tional, cultural, sports and social projects Arts and Living . 10 Armenia suffered from economic crisis, it involving more than 1,000 students. The Armenia . 2 became too expensive to use the school oil- TCF was founded by London Tekeyan Community News. 5 fired heating system installed by the Trust, a charitable organization and part of Editorial . 13 International . 3 British. Severe winters in Gumri have the family of Tekeyan Cultural Associations. destroyed the school heating system The LTT supports the diaspora-Armenia Dr. Gevorg Yaghjyan beyond repair. see FUNDRAISING, page 3 2 S ATURDAY , J UNE 29, 2013 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia US Ambassador Visits AGBU Hye Geen Pregnant Women’s Center in Talin Azerbaijani Motion to TALIN, Armenia — On Saturday, May everyday challenges. The Hefferns, par - nities.” Halt Armenian CoE 18, US Ambassador to Armenia John ents of five children and grandparents Messerlian, Vartanian and Aslanian Heffern, his wife Libby Heffern, former to one child, welcomed the opportunity thanked the Hefferns for their visit and Chairmanship Fails chairman of the AGBU Western District to interact with the women, learn about enthusiasm, and expressed appreciation YEREVAN (Arminfo) — The motion by 31 members Committee of California Haig their concerns, and share their experi - for their support to Armenia and the of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Armenian people. (PACE) to deprive Armenia of the chairmanship of The first AGBU Hye Geen Pregnant the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Women’s Center in Armenia was Europe (CoE) failed, according to Armenian dele- established in 2002, in Gyumri, with gate Naira Zohrabyan. the goal of improving the health of Earlier this week, a group of delegates issued a pregnant women and reducing infant motion to dissolve Armenia’s chairmanship based on mortality rates and complicated preg - the country’s history as an “aggressor state.” The nancies. In 2006, the second Center motion signed by delegates from the UK, Spain, was opened in Vanadzor. In 2009, the Finland, Belgium, Bulgaria and Ireland, said that Talin Center was established, replac - Armenia was welcomed as a new PACE member 12 ing the Gumri Center. In 2011, the years ago, but has not lived up to expectations. Nora Injijian Center was launched in “As a result of discussions, it became clear that Yeghvard. Most recently, the these delegates are [those who] eat caviar brought Arshagouhi Tavitian Center was from Azerbaijan. For this reason, PACE declared opened in 2012 in Yerevan. that the given motion was not serious,” explained Maintaining a constant number of 20 Zohrabyan. pregnant women per site, the Centers have become a place for women to dis - Expectant mothers with: (front, kneeling) AGBU Former Chairman of the Western cuss concerns, receive medical exams District Committee of California Haig Messerlian and Libby Heffern, (standing, front, Joint Armenian-Russian & pre-natal care, learn through indi - center) US Ambassador John Heffern, (standing, third from right) vidual and group consultations with Reserves Group Founded experts and form long-lasting bonds YEREVAN — The secretary of the Security Council of Messerlian and AGBU Armenia Director ence and ideas. with one another. These Centers have Russia Nikolai Patrushev recently visited Armenia to Arpi Vartanian visited the AGBU Hye To date, the Talin center has served become possible through the efforts discuss issues relating to the formation of a regional Geen Pregnant Women’s Center. close to 160 women and their healthy of AGBU Southern California Hye infrastructure of joint reserves (ArmRosgosreserve) During the ambassador’s tour of the babies. Geen Southern California. To date, with Secretary Council of Armenia Arthur US last year, Sona Yacoubian, chairper - Libby Heffern said, “It was wonderful the Centers have served over 1,400 Baghdasaryan. ArmRosgosreserve will have regional son and founder of AGBU Hye Geen to see so many importance also in framework of the Collective Southern California, had invited him Talin women Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).