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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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Posts Tagged ‘azerbaijan’
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, [...]
The Big Picture: Persian New Year or Nowruz
Marking the first day of Spring, Nowruz is celebrated not only by Iran and the Iranian Diaspora, but in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The celebrations include Spring cleaning, visits to and from family and friends and a Haft-Sin table, which has specific symbolic items that start with the letter ‘S,’ like “sabzeh” (wheat) symbolizing [...]
Embassy Reactions to Wikileaks: Armenia, Turkey and Azerbaijan
After classified and confidential U.S. Embassy cables leaked by rogue whistle blower site Wikileaks dominated worldwide headlines, the U.S. Embassy in Armenia released a statement calling the documents “harmful” for individuals and international relations. “Given its potential impact, we condemn such unauthorized disclosures and are taking every step to prevent future security breaches,” the statement [...]
Revelations: Wikileaks and The Caucasus
Wikileaks, the international organization publishing confidential and unavailable documents from anonymous sources released more than 250,000 classified US diplomatic cables to El Pais, Le Monde, Der Spiegal, Guardian and the New York Times news organization today and has so far released a miniscule 220 documents on their own site, with more on the way. The [...]
The Big Picture: The Caucasus
A battleground for culture, religion and politics, the Caucasus is a collection of countries wedged between Turkey, Iran and Russia. Comprised of Chechnya, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and a handful of Russian republics, its rich ethnic history coupled with territorial disputes make it perhaps one of the most fascinating places on Earth. With reports of violence [...]
Ladies of the Caucasus Go Head to Head at Eurovision
Kitsch lyrics, super sleek pop stars in shiny outfits that can be seen planets away and the silent sound of oozing cheese can only mean one thing in the spring time: Eurovision is here. Yes, the best and worst (well, maybe just the worst) of 39 countries have gathered for another year of frills and [...]
Unity in Diversity: Overcoming Negative Stereotypes in the South Caucasus
In Tsopi, a Georgian village close to the Armenian border, a group of 80 pupils study together at a dilapidated school with no running water or electricity. Although this scenario might not seem uncommon in parts of the world, the students, who are ethnic Azeri and Armenians might surprise you. Armenians know the Azerbaijani language [...]
Human Rights Violations in South Caucasus, Middle East Continue
The South Caucasus, along with the Middle East seems to be a perpetual hot bed for human rights violations, a major problem that continues to escalate in these war torn and economically unstable regions. Though the issue extends to the citizens in those regions, they have spilled over to activists as well as journalists, which [...]
Azerbaijan Eurovision Probe is Just Another Set Back
Three months ago, all the kitsch and camp musical acts Europe had to offer crowded in the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia for the 54th annual Eurovision competition. When the glitz and glam was over and the musical acts went back to their respective countries, taking along with them their outfits from outer space [...]
Armenia at Eurovision Recap: Controversy and Reactions
In the almost 4 hour cheese fest of all the kitsch, camp and bombastic song and dance Europe has to offer known as Eurovision broadcast on Saturday, May 16, 2009, Armenia, spearheaded by sister act Inga and Anush Arshakyans placed 10th, while Eurovision favorite Norway, with representation from Alexander Rybak took away the grand prize [...]
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