Kegham Balian
@kbalian90
Jerusalemite Armenian | Writing: @ArmenianWeekly and @TWIPMagazine | Correspondent @301arm | Comms @SavetheArQ | @BalianCeramics.
A century after surviving genocide, Armenians are being ethnically cleansed from Syria.
On July 23, 1993, the city of Aghdam (Akna) was liberated. The liberation of Aghdam became one of the key operations of the Artsakh War following the victorious battle for Shushi. The city was one of the most dangerous military strongholds of Azerbaijani forces, aimed directly…
British company Anglo Asian Mining Plc, engaged in the extraction of gold, silver, and copper in #Azerbaijan, has announced the start of commissioning works for the Damirli copper mine (Kashen, #Artsakh) #NagornoKarabakh
Reminder that when the Syrian government's armed forces were an al-Qaeda affiliate, they massacred Druze villagers. Please watch our full video on YouTube: youtu.be/o8YRtDaBVpE
In 1922, as part of the ARF’s Operation Nemesis, Armenian avengers Stepan Dzaghigian, Artashes Kevorkian, and Bedros Der Boghosian assassinated Cemal Pasha in Tbilisi. Cemal, a former Ottoman naval minister, was one of the masterminds of the Armenian Genocide. While some hailed…
The fact that you felt compelled to clarify this says more than you think.
I attended the Shusha Media Forum as a speaker on search engine algorithms in media—not as a political figure. I’m not affiliated with any government. I was treated with respect and had open, thoughtful conversations—including critical ones. I believe in free speech, and that…
Where will you find one of the diaspora's oldest active churches...? The Church of the Holy Martyrs in Aleppo is a bastion of faith a community. Nestled in the heart of the Christian Jdeydeh Quarter, this beautiful church it has served the Armenian quarter since 1491, surviving…
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We spoke with @kbalian90 in a Space about the growing threats facing the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem. Now, the most urgent matter is supporting their legal battle against the attempt to seize 25% of their land. For updates and details, follow this account.👇
We spoke with @kbalian90 in a Space about the growing threats facing the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem. Now, the most urgent matter is supporting their legal battle against the attempt to seize 25% of their land. For updates and details, follow this account.👇
🇦🇲FUNDRAISING INITIATIVE🇦🇲 The SavetheArQ Movement launched in May 2023 and has been dedicated to preserving and protecting the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem. Following the discovery of an illegal 98-year lease of this treasured, historic property, the Armenian community of…
The Armenians have maintained the longest continuous presence in Jerusalem, outlasting every ruling power on this chart.
There's no state in Syria. There's no government in Syria. There's a terrorist organization in charge.
🧵 In the latest chapter of horrors out of #Syria following the #March7thPogrom in the #Alawite coast, and the Mar Elias Church massacre: Al Joulani's takfiri Islamist forces descended on #Suwayda, the home of Syria's #Druze community. x.com/i/status/19450…
The United States has proposed managing the disputed transport corridor between Armenia and Azerbaijan to help advance the peace process. At a July 11 press briefing in New York, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrett revealed Washington’s offer to take control of the…
🇫🇷🤝🇦🇲 We remain committed to strengthening the ties between the Armenian Community, our movement, and the French Consulate, which has stood resolutely by the community’s side over the past two years in its efforts to protect the Quarter.
On the occasion of Bastille Day, and at the invitation of the Consul General of France in Jerusalem, Mr. Nicolas Kassianides, the founders of the Save the ArQ movement attended a reception held at the St. Anne Monastery in the Old City of Jerusalem. In his remarks during the…
On the occasion of Bastille Day, and at the invitation of the Consul General of France in Jerusalem, Mr. Nicolas Kassianides, the founders of the Save the ArQ movement attended a reception held at the St. Anne Monastery in the Old City of Jerusalem. In his remarks during the…
Lebanese-Armenian Vicken Euljekjian, who remains in Azerbaijani captivity, turned 46 years old yesterday. Euljekjian was captured by Azerbaijani forces in November 2020, shortly after the end of the Second Artsakh War. At the time, he was working in Artsakh as a contract laborer…
July 12, 1988, the Regional Soviet of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast declared its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan SSR and decision to join the Armenian SSR. A few days later, the Supreme Soviet of Armenia supported the move, while Azerbaijan rejected it. On July 18, the…
Approximately 16.5 sq km of "neutral zone" in southern #Syunik at the expense of #Armenia's territory 1/ After 44-day war, Armenian AF located not on the Soviet-era border (?), but deeper into the territory of Armenia (while #Azerbaijan|i forces took positions on the heights).
BREAKING: Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East stands in full solidarity with the Armenian Apostolic Church amid increasing state pressure on its clergy and sacred institutions.
