The Homenetmen Western United States Regional Executive, with its more than 8000 members, stands firmly in support of each and every one of you. We support the self sacrificing decision each of you have made, at the risk of your own welfare and health, to starve yourselves directly in front of the consulate of our homeland – the government of which today is less than 48 hours from its intended destruction of our cause.

From the streets of Paris, to New York, to Beverly Hills, to Glendale, to Beirut to Yerevan to Stepanakert, our message has been made. Not the Diaspora’s message, not Artsakh’s message, not the ARF’s message, not a radical message, not a fragmented message, not a mumbling, insincere stuttering message, but our message.

Today is the final day. We are all waiting for the moment of truth. Day 4 with water only. Most of us are starting to become delusional yet I’m still here. I thought to myself, if my great grandmother can walk across the desert with two kids in her arms, I should easily survive this. As tired/hungry as I am right now, I am ready to stay as long as need be for my country.

You are heirs to great nation, a proud legacy, and a tradition of sacrifice in service to the inalienable rights, security, and dignity of the Armenian people. Through countless challenges to our survival, dating back more than 4,000 years. From our ancient past to Avarayr to Sardarabad and Artsakh. Among each generation, we, as Armenians, have done what was needed to ensure that their generation would not be our last.

To the participants and supporters of the “Hunger for Justice”: Although we are many miles away, this one cause brings our spirits side by side.

As the days and hours slowly go by we’ve been gaining motivation because of the enormous support that the community has provided us. Day 3, Hour 66. Today has been tiring, but amazing at the same time.

I hear them saying, “wake her up” but my body is numb. Each of my legs feel like giant tree trunks, filled with a constant hum There is a man playing the drums in my head, And my nose feels like its been in a freezer, completely red. I finally get my layered body to [...]

It’s Day 2 of the hunger strike, and surprisingly, hunger hasn’t crept up on me yet. At first, I was confused at the prospect of not being hungry after going without food for 38 hours, but after some thought came to a surprising conclusion. The reason that I, and many of my fellow strikers don’t feel hungry is because we are mentally prepared to stay strong.

Hi my name is Hrag Melkonian, I am 20 years old and I’m a full time participant of the ongoing Hunger-Strike. This is Day 1, hour 16 and so far the cowards in the armenian consulate have not had the courtesy to come out and hear the voice of its own people. We have been [...]

Larry Wilson, a public editor at the Pasadena Star-News wrote this week a powerful opinion piece about the dangers of the Protocols.

The Protocols for establishing diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey, although intended to help normalize relations between the two countries, raise serious questions about the process, and contain pitfalls, which I have set out below for your kind consideration.

Governments and commentators have hailed the two recently-announced protocols between Turkey and Armenia. If signed and ratified, they will provide a timetable for the opening of the Turkish-Armenian border and the establishment of full diplomatic relations.