Armenia’s rank has improved by 3 points in this year’s Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders, but we’re still ranked in the “noticeable problems” category. Continue reading
Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Freedom of Speech, Georgia, Iran, Media, Press Freedom, RSF, Russia, Turkey
The American bi-monthly international affairs magazine National Interest has published prominent Caucasus expert Sergey Markedonov’s commentary on Armenia’s upcoming presidential elections.
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Average Monthly Wages in Caucasus Countries vst Global Average, based on ILO data
Average monthly wage in Armenia is more than 3 times less than the global average, which is estimated to be equal to $1,480 a month according to the study published last year by the United Nations’ International Labour Organization (ILO). Furthermore, the average wage in Armenia is the lowest among the three Caucasian states.
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Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, employment, Georgia, Purchasing Power Parity, Russia, Salaries, Wages
As the first week of campaigning for the February 18 Presidential Elections draws to the end, Azatutyun.am is featuring a great slideshow of the US-born candidate Raffi Hovhannisian pioneering western style campaigning in Armenia.
Randomly greeting people and talking to them in the street, shops and other public settings during election campaigns may be the norm for politicians in the West but is highly unusual in Armenia. The U.S.-born opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian is doing just that in his ongoing presidential election campaign. The Photolur news agency followed his first campaign outings in Yerevan.
Villagers in Djiliza, Chanakhchi, Akhkyorpi and about 7 other Armenian villages have found themselves cut from relatives and vital roads following the reckless demarcation of the Armenian-Georgian border. Continue reading
Armenia — President Serzh Sargsyan makes a speach during Republican Party Convention, Yerevan, 10Mar2012
The incumbent President Serzh Sarkissian is the wealthiest of the 8 candidates running for President in February 2003 elections, but he is not as rich as you’d think. Continue reading
Braind – branding laboratory has presented a design concept for a new flag of Armenia. Continue reading
Tagged Armenia, Armenian, Artaxiad Dynasty, Coat of Arms, Flag, State Symbols
Armenia – A man is casting his ballot in the parliamentary elections in Armenia, Yerevan, 06May2012 | Photolur
Policy Forum Armenia, an independent Armenian think-tank, has put forward a series of recommendations and called upon the international observers to consider those suggestions as a way to enhance fraud-detection techniques in time for the upcoming February 2013 Presidential elections.
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Tagged Armenia, ArmVote, Election, Elections, Presidential, Serzh Sarkissian, Yerevan
