Harut Sassounian

Sassounian's popular weekly opinion column is widely printed across Armenian press. Published in California State of the USA. An Armenian activist and lobbyist.

• The editor-in-chief and Publisher of The California Courier newspaper.
• The founder of the United Armenian Fund.
• The deputy Chairman of the Lincy Foundation.

The Activist

Harut Sassounian at Hai Tad Evening in ANCA

• Los Angeles Times "Crusading on a Wing and a Prayer" September 3, 1998
• SENATOR BARBARA BOXER AND PUBLISHER HARUT SASSOUNIAN ADDRESS BAY AREA ANC "HAI TAD EVENING"
• Armenia-Diaspora Conference: A Global Family Reunion
• Club of Young Diplomats to host Harut Sassounian, Publisher of The California Courier
• HARUT SASSOUNIAN: WE SHOULD BE CONSISTENT IN ARMENIAN CAUSE 13-05-2004
• OSKANIAN RESPONDS TO COLUMN ON DAVID PHILLIPS 08-06-2004
• L.A. WEEKLY APOLOGY TO ARMENIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY 13-04-2004
• IFC Sponsors Armenia Investor Conference in New YorkMay 9-12, 2001

The Journalist

• Turkey Fails to Defeat French Bill Despite Threats and Blackmail 25-05-2006
• Turkey Declares Diplomatic War On France on Armenian Genocide Law 18-05-2006
• Pres. Kocharian Says Today’s Turkey Is Responsible for the Genocide 11-05-2006
• Turkish Consul Exposes True Colors By Insulting Armenians on April 24 04-05-2006
• FOX-TV Airs Armenian Genocide Program 27-04-2006
• ‘We Will Remember not the Words of our Enemies, but the Silence of our Friends’ 20-04-2006
• Those Who Live in Glass Houses Should not Throw Stones… 13-04-2006
• Media Criticism Pushes State Dept. To Respond to Armenian Concerns 06-04-2006
• USC Cancels Forum For Genocide Deniers 30-03-2006
• PBS Forced Producer to Revise Content of Genocide Documentary 23-03-2006
• Widespread Outrage Over News of U.S. Ambassador Evans’ Recall 16-03-2006
• Ambassador Evans to be Recalled For Acknowledging the Genocide 09-03-2006
• VP of PBS Should Be Dismissed For Insulting Armenians 02-03-2006
• World Media Reports Outrage Of 10,000 Viewers Against PBS 23-02-2006
• PBS Acknowledges Armenian Genocide In Response to Petition and E-mails 16-02-2006
• Boycott PBS Stations that Air "Balancing" Panel on Genocide 09-02-2006
• Reference to Genocide Deleted From AXA Insurance Settlement 02-02-2006
• Turks Planning To Honor Talaat Are Turkey's Worst Enemies 26-01-2006
• Genocide Documentary: Rare Footage, Great Interviews, Some Shortcomings 19-01-2006
• Prof. Gocek Threatens to Sue Turks Who Sent Her Hate Mail 12-01-2006
• One Man’s Views and New Year’s Wishes for 2006 25-12-2005
• Armenian Foreign Minister Reacts Poorly to Iran’s Denial of Holocaust 22-12-2005
• No One Should Have Been Surprised By the Latest Questionable Election 15-12-2005
• Lemkin Discusses Armenian Genocide In Newly-Found 1949 CBS Interview 08-12-2005
• Major Newspapers in US & Canada Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide 01-12-2005
• New Revelations Contradict TIME’s Claims on Turkish DVD 24-11-2005
• Turkish Scholars Are Accused of Being Paid off by Armenians 17-11-2005
• Turkish Scholars Expect Turkey To Acknowledge Genocide by 2015 10-11-2005
• Turks Threaten Turkish Professors For Speaking at UCLA Conference 03-11-2005
• Sen. Obama vs. Speaker Hastert:Integrity vs. Immorality 27-10-2005
• TIME Prints Full-Page Letter To Rectify Turkish DVD Flap 20-10-2005
• Armenians Should Squeeze Concessions Out of Turkey During EU Negotiations 13-10-2005
• French Insurance Co. Agrees to Pay $17 Million to Genocide Heirs 03-10-2005
• Turkish Society Split on Genocide, The EU, and Many Other Issues 26-09-2005
• Truth Defeats Turkey, State Dept., Turkish & Jewish Lobbying Groups 22-09-2005
• L.A. Times Retracts its Reference To “Alleged Slaying of Armenians” 15-09-2005
• Threatened by Legal Action, TIME Apologizes for Offending Armenians 08-09-2005
• Speaker Hastert Should Come Clean By Disclosing All Contributions 01-09-2005
• Turks Scare Themselves by Claiming Armenians Spend Millions on Lobbying 25-08-2005
• Turks Try to Intimidate This Writer By Threatening Him with Lawsuit 18-08-2005
• TIME’s Chief Editor Claims Magazine Was Duped by Turks 01-08-2005
• SWITZERLAND DETAINS TURKISH POLITICIAN FOR DENYING THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE 26-07-2005
• What Did Kocharian Actually Say About Demanding Territories from Turkey? 22-07-2005
• Regarding the EU, Turkey Should Be ‘Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride’ 07-07-2005
• Armenians Should Teach Time Magazine a Lesson 30-06-2005
• German Parliament Deals Fatal Blow To Turkish Denial of Genocide 23-06-2005
• Rescinding of “Dissent” Award Triggers International Uproar 16-06-2005
• Foreign Service Agency Wrongly Withdraws Award from Amb. Evans 09-06-2005
• Turks Cause Worldwide Outcry By Canceling Genocide Conference 02-06-2005
• Turkey’s Prime Minister is Top Publicist for Armenian Genocide 26-05-2005
• Turkish Writer Shames Ankara For Denial of Armenian Genocide 19-05-1005
• Armenia’s Leaders Should not Allow A Turkish Spin on Their Messages 12-05-2005
• Millions of People Worldwide Learn about Armenian Genocide 05-05-2005
• Pres. Bush’s April 24 Statement…From Bad to Worse 28-04-2005
• Some Surprises Turks Did Not Expect In Anticipating Armenian Tsunami 21-04-2005
• Turkish Leaders Going Berserk With Anti-Genocide Obsession 14-04-2005
• Articles Flood the Media On the Eve of 90th Anniversary 07-04-2005
• Turks Are Biggest Boosters of 90th Anniversary Commemoration 31-03-2005
• Pastor Shocks Turkish TV Viewers By Bold Remarks On Genocide 24-03-2005
• Leaders Try to Keep Country Afloat As Turkey Sinks into More Turmoil 17-03-2005
• Jewish Defense League Demands Recognition of Armenian Genocide 10-03-2005
• US Ambassador Asked to Clarify Comments on Genocide & Karabagh 03-03-2005
• Turks Attempt to Use Armenians In Anti-Genocide Propaganda
• TURKS IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS PERPETRATORS OF THE GENOCIDE 12-05-2004
• TURKS COMPLAIN TO THE N. Y. TIMES 12-05-2004