Last year, right around this time, Ragip Zarakolu was in Armenia at the invitation of European Armenian Federation.  He came to Civilitas and met with fellow writers, publishers and students to speak about his work as a publisher, and a human rights activist. For him, the two have been inseparable. The books that his Belge Publishing House have produced over the last two decades are books which describe the abrogation of human rights for various groups – Armenians, Assyrians, Kurds, and others, who continue to suffer from the Turkish government’s inability to enter the modern era.

Civilitas staff member Greg Bilazarian is featured in an article by Ben Hartman in the August 15th issue of The Jerusalem Post about Birthright Armenia program. Greg began as a Birthright Intern, and is now an invaluable part of the CivilNet staff. Read the full article below.