ANCA leads community effort calling on U.S. to forcefully condemn the Turkish Government’s latest crackdown on the HDP party.
ANCA Launches Online Action Portal – anca.org/hdp – calling on Secretary Kerry Condemn Erdogan’s Crackdown
WASHINGTON—In the wake of the November 3rd Turkish government crackdown on the pro-democracy HDP party, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has registered protests with the U.S. government and launched a nationwide grassroots advocacy campaign calling Secretary of State John Kerry to respond forcefully against Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s attempt to silence the last remaining major pro-democracy voice left in Turkey.
An ANCA action alert – www.anca.org/HDP – provides supporters of a democratic Turkey with the opportunity to ask Secretary Kerry to condemn Ankara’s crackdown and demand the immediate release of imprisoned HDP leaders. The letter reads, in part: “My request is as simple as it is straightforward: The United States must publicly and forcefully protest Turkey’s crackdown and demand the immediate release of all those imprisoned by the Erdogan regime.”
Commenting on the campaign, ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian stressed that “We must break with the failed policies of appeasement that have, for far too long, misguided American policy toward Turkey, allowing Turkish leader and their army of lobbyists to compromise both our country’s interests and our nation’s values.”
Earlier on Friday, ANCA leaders and activists joined with Kurdish Americans and other committed to democracy within Turkey in a protest outside the Turkish Embassy. The demonstration was covered by Armenian, Kurdish, and Turkish media.
BREAKING NEWs Terrorist State of #Turkey Arrested & exiled #Kurdish top leadership Selahattin Demirtas to Edirne F-type prison pic.twitter.com/HCPkwYz0p9
— Wally Sarkeesian (@gagrulenet) November 5, 2016
Throws Community’s Electoral Support Behind U.S. House and Senate Candidates with Proven Track Records on Armenian American Issues
Bestows “Knight of Cilicia” Medal on Executive Director Aram Hamparian
GLENDALE—In partnership with ABC7 television news, the Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region (ANCA-WR) and the Armenian Youth Federation Western US (AYF-WUS) will host a public Town Hall on Tuesday, August 30th, at 6:30pm at the Krikor and Mariam Karamanoukian Glendale Youth Center (211 W. Chestnut St., Glendale, CA 91204). The first of its kind, the effort is aimed at cultivating a positive relationship between the news station and Armenian community members that reside in Southern California.
WASHINGTON, DC – Building on the momentum of last week’s grassroots campaign to members of the U.S. Senate and House, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is expanding the Armenian American community’s efforts against the flawed “Madrid Principles” to include targeted calls upon the White House for a more balanced and sustainable approach to ensuring a lasting peace for Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh).
WASHINGTON—Citizens concerned about the safety of Garo Paylan, a member of the Turkish Parliament who has come under violent attack due to his Armenian identity and the free expression of his views, can now call upon the State Department, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch to speak out in his defense, using the Armenian National Committee of America’s dedicated portal: 
Over the years, the ANCA has maintained records, to the extent available, of statements and actions taken by Presidential candidates on Armenian American concerns. The records of the 2016 Democratic and Republican Presidential candidates is provided below.
