Armenian Aryan Union
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The Armenian Aryan Union ( ) is an ultra-nationalist ethnocentric and antisemitic political party in Armenia
. Its leader, one Armen Avetisian (also spelled Avetisyan) has received a suspended three years' sentence in 2005 by Yerevan court for inciting ethnic hatred in a series of interviews in which he branded the Jews as the enemies of Armenia.
Avetisyan was subsequently denied US visa as he intended to go on a lecturing tour addressing the Armenian American community.
also came under attack in September, when vandals desecrated the memorial on the final day of Jewish New Year celebrations.
Armenia's Jewish community is estimated to number a few hundreds people. It is largely formed of scientists and other professionals who moved to Armenia in the 1960s and '70s to escape persecution in Russia and Ukraine. Most integrated quickly into society, marrying ethnic Armenians
and adopting Armenian
surnames.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. Its leader, one Armen Avetisian (also spelled Avetisyan) has received a suspended three years' sentence in 2005 by Yerevan court for inciting ethnic hatred in a series of interviews in which he branded the Jews as the enemies of Armenia.
Avetisyan was subsequently denied US visa as he intended to go on a lecturing tour addressing the Armenian American community.
Leaders arrest
A Holocaust memorial in a public park in the center of YerevanYerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
also came under attack in September, when vandals desecrated the memorial on the final day of Jewish New Year celebrations.
Armenia's Jewish community is estimated to number a few hundreds people. It is largely formed of scientists and other professionals who moved to Armenia in the 1960s and '70s to escape persecution in Russia and Ukraine. Most integrated quickly into society, marrying ethnic Armenians
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
and adopting Armenian
Armenian language
The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...
surnames.
External links
- Hay Ary - Official website of Armenian Aryan Union
- Armen Avetisian at armeniapedia.org