Wide Angle: The Barber of Ashtarak
Twenty miles north west of Armenia’s capital Yerevan, lives a barber named Hagop in Ashtarak, the capital city of Aragatsotn province founded in the 9th century along the Kasagh River.
Armenia Lifts HIV Travel Ban
The government of Armenia recently made the decision to lift its travel restrictions for people living with HIV, aligning its policy with international public health standards, a move much welcomed
The Street Shoe Project: Stops in Vanadzor and Tbilisi
The Street Shoe Project has been on the road, making stops in Northern Armenia in the town of Vanadzor (Kirovakan) and even crossing borders to Tbilisi, Georgia. The high-heeled phenomenon
The Big Picture: Tbilisi’s Dry Bridge Market
Tucked away behind Tbilisi’s main Rustaveli Avenue, overlooking a pistachio colored river is the Dry Bridge Market, a step into the labyrinth of history boiling beneath the region known as
The Yerevan Street Shoe Project
Tell the high heel loving girls of Yerevan that their shoe choices have been known to cause some serious medical problems in the form of torn ligaments and broken ankles,
Armenia: Debating Sexual Abuse Against Women
Reporting from Yerevan – On June 8, the Institute for War & Reporting, in collaboration with the Women’s Resource Center of Armenia hosted a round table discussion on sexual abuse
This Immigrant Life: Trauma in Little Armenia
The palm trees were swaying gently when the sounds came crashing down on them. There was a bang, a slam and an endless cacophony of emotionally charged jargon in a
Azerbaijan Wins 2011 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision is finally coming to the South Caucasus. After an exhausting three hour final, where 25 countries competed to win the hearts of the voting public from England to Ukraine
Armenia Out of Eurovision Finals
For the first time in its participation history, Armenia has not made it through to the Eurovision finals that will take place on Saturday, May 14. Armenia’s chosen song, “Boom
Boom Boom Chaka Chaka: Armenia Goes to Eurovision
Fans might have deemed Armenia’s entry into Eurovision with Emmy’s song “Boom Boom,” as explosively bad, but the show has had to go on, at least until tonight, where Armenia