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Armenia: In Wake of Arson Attack, Support and Fear
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Armenia: Yerevan Bar Set on Fire in Attack
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Armenia: Campaign Rally Explosion Injures Hundreds
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Armenia: Symbols of Status, Culture in Crisis
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Roundup: In Honor of International Women’s Month
April 9, 2012 23:04
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Armen Sarkissian:
This act was against a Turk sympathizer. Watch her interview with Armenian TV. T -
Armen Sarkissian:
This act was against a Turk sympathizer. Watch her interview with Armenian TV. T -
Liana Aghajanian:
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Anahid:
Anyone know if they are accepting international donations for renovation? I trie -
Robert:
Wow! Please tell us all the evidence you know about this "personal matter."
Posts Tagged ‘Armenia’
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 by Unzipped, who called it excellent news and the blog of NGO Public Information and Need of Knowledge (PINK) in Armenia,which included information about when [...]
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 continued outside of our base in Yerevan, more notably in Armenia than Georgia, where less towering shoes were seen. The presence of so many shoe [...]
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, and they’ll probably shrug it off with a chuckle. For the thousands of women who wear the platforms, wedges and pencil heels among the (sometimes) [...]
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 against women in Armenia, a taboo topic in the confines of the country that has been slowly but surely gaining grounds for awareness in the [...]
The Big Picture: Armenia’s Vernissage in Mobile
At Vernissage, Armenia’s iconic outdoor market, you can find everything from kitschy souvenirs targeted towards Armenian Diasporans, who visit the country in droves for summer holidays, to handmade khachkars (stone rocks), ceramics and Soviet-era posters, badges and even passports. A French term used to describe a preview of an art exhibition, Vernissage has been 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 and every country in between, Azerbaijan took home the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest title, followed by Italy and Sweden who came in second and third, [...]
Returning to Ararat: The Possibilities of Repatriation in Armenia
Diasporans are always longing for their homeland. They write songs about it, fantasize and romanticize, organize events around it and hang paintings of Ararat in their cushy homes in Los Angeles, Boston and Montreal. “Mer Hayrenik” they sing. “Our Fatherland.” Yet it seems those in “Our Fatherland” are doing whatever they can to quite literally [...]
The Big Picture: Armenia, in Black and White
A short look into life and scenery in Armenia through black and white: All photos by L. Aghajanian/© ianyan mag
Saving the Street Dogs of Armenia
A litter of puppies huddle in a field near Zvarnots Cathedral as the chill of winter spreads across Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan. They’re the colors of the Earth, trying to camouflage themselves in the dry weeds while cautiously gazing up from them at the same time. Moments later, their mother emerges. With her ribs [...]
The Big Picture: Armenia, in Faces and Stories
Armenian faces are hard to miss. The same is true with the greater population of the region known as the Caucasus. Their intricate lines tell stories like the rings on a tree branch, their eyes truly live up to the “windows of the soul” cliché. They live the struggles and successes of their lives with [...]
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