Lisbon Beyond Editorials‏

Saturday, July 27, 2013 Recent Articles from the Armenian Weekly... Lisbon Beyond Editorials Search Armenian Weekly Lisbon Beyond Editorials On July 26, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Lisbon Five operation, hundreds marched in Lebanon in commemoration of the legacy of the five young Armenians who gave their lives for the Armenian cause. A scene from the march in Lebanon The march, as well as the dozens of commemoration events scheduled today around the world—including in Chicago and New York here on the East Coast—honored the memory of the Lisbon 5, and the legacy of struggle they inherited, embodied, and passed on. There is a line that connects Lisbon Five to Tehlirian, to the commemoration of the Armenian genocide, the celebration of Armenia’s independence, and Artsakh’s freedom. There is a part of Setrag, Vatche, Sarkis, Simon, and Ara beating under the chest of every Armenian struggling anywhere around the world for freedom and justice—including, yes, social justice. Three decades after the Lisbon Five operation, as the fronts, and the forms of struggle, have changed and multiplied, July 27... Read More »