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Archag & Anahid: Cultivating Armenian Literature in France
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Building Clay Bridges: Ceramic Art for Yerevan’s Children
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Photographing Turkey’s Cultural Heritage: Aydin Cetinbostanoglu
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Op-Ed: Breadcrumbs to Nowhere
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Interview: Suzanne Khardalian on Grandma’s Tattoos and the Forgotten Lives of Armenian Women
January 25, 2012 18:01
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Posts Tagged ‘human rights’
Thousands of Protesters in Armenia March to Liberty Square
The following is our curation of messages from news media and citizens in Armenia from Twitter, Facebook, along with video and more of the opposition rally in Armenia that took place on March 17 and drew up to 15,000 people to the streets. The demonstration called for fair and free elections, along with the release [...]
Genocide Recognition: There’s an App For That
Motion graphics animator Alex Nisanian had already spent $800 of his own money on developing on app dedicated to recognition of the 1915 Armenian Genocide as well as vigilance for current human rights violations like the genocide in Darfur. But when he got laid off and freelance work slowed down, he had to put the [...]
Armenian Times Journalist Ani Gevorgyan Arrested in Armenia
Ani Gevorgyan, a young journalist in Armenia was arrested on May 31 while covering an act of resistance initiated by young activists of the Armenian National Congress (HAK), according to a statement put out today by her employer, The Armenian Times or Haykakan Zhamanak by email and posted subsequently online. Gevorgyan was covering the protest [...]
Being Gay and Armenian: The Stigma
This is the first part of a multi-series report dealing with Armenians and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender individuals. On a Spring day in 2008, Herbert Hoover High school in Glendale, Calif. planned a “National Day of Silence.” Organized by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network and held in April since 1996, the day [...]
Beige: Know What the Answer is, Chavoor?
I have done stuff to stir the kids up before. Stuff that has made them say, “Mr. Chavoor, you can’t say that.” The first time I did it was in 1986 with 10th graders. I told them it was a just a true false test but the statements were racist stereotypes. True or False: Black [...]
Free at Last: Silva Harotonian Released from Iranian Prison
Silva Harotonian, who had been detained in Iran since June 2008 on charges of fostering a “soft revolution” has been released, according to her employer, IREX. “We are pleased Silva’s difficult ordeal is now over, and we are grateful for the Government of Iran’s display of compassion to this vibrant and kind-hearted young woman,” the [...]
Reflections as an Armenian Woman on International Women’s Day
I often think about what my life would have been like if my parents had decided to weather the Iranian Revolution and stay put in Tehran. At least on a superficial level I would look different, forced to wear a chador if and when I decided to step out of the house, but would my [...]
Violent Clashes Remembered in Armenia
On Monday, thousands gathered in Yerevan to commemorate the deadly events of March 1, 2008, when large-scale violence broke out in the streets of Yerevan between police and oppositionists protesting the results of Armenia’s disputed presidential election two years ago. Levon Ter-Petrosyan, oppositionist leader and head of the Armenian National Congress, addressed crowds Monday night [...]
Youth Activists Beaten With Metal Pipes in Armenia
Five youth activists who were campaigning for political prisoner Nikol Pashinyan’s election campaign were beaten with fists and metal pipes and left with lacerations and contusions as a result, according to HIMA! youth initiative. The five men were taken to a nearby hospital, where two men who were severely injured were transferred to another hospital. [...]
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 [...]
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