A group of human rights activists, among them recipients of US State Department’s Universal Rights Awards, staged a protest-action in front of the US Embassy in Yerevan to express outrage over US President Barack Obama’s congratulatory message to the Armenian President Serzh Sarkissian for his reelection. Continue reading
Posted in Armenia, Politics, Society
Tagged Act, activists, Armenia, Barack Obama, Civil Society, Environment, President of Armenia, Protest, Serzh Sarkissian, United States, Yerevan
PS: Where are the authorities, who are directly responsible for the 10 deaths of March 1? Why don’t they show up and pay tribute?
Posted in Armenia, Legal, Politics, Society
Tagged Armenia, Government, Human Rights, Legal, March 1, Opposition, Police
Don’t Break My Heart | by Hayal 6
Armenians don’t get enough love, or if they do, they fail to see it, according to Bloomberg. Continue reading
Tagged Armenia, Armenian people, Azerbaijani people, Gallup, Love, Mongolia, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Uzbekistan, Valentine
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
The Wine festival in Areni village of Vayots Dzor region in Armenia was held for the 4th consecutive time on Saturday, October 6th. The annual event, which is partly sponsored by the Armenian government, is slowly turning into a tradition and a welcome one, judging from these great photo shots published by Azatutyun.am. Continue reading
I came across this amazing project thanks to TEDx Yerevan. Loved the idea and wanted to share. More info below – check it out. Continue reading
Posted in Armenia, Diaspora, Environment, Society
I’ve been complaining quite a lot recently – going through automated instructions, patiently waiting for the operator, complaining, complaining on to the next official on the line and then on to the next one. And none of my frustrations seems to find a solution. Continue reading
Posted in Armenia, Economy, Society, Tech
Tagged Armenia, Beeline, Complaints, Consumer, Electricity, Internet, Orange, Technology
Schematic Diagram of a bicycle. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“The automobile is not a luxury, but a means of transportation!”
Ostap Bender, 1931, Udoev
I remember, when in 90s many things suddenly became cheap. It became cheap to get a Zenit SLR camera in good condition, and the crappy compact was much more expensive. Continue reading
Armenia — Grape blessing ceremony at the Echmiadzin Cathedral, 12Aug2012 | Photolur photo
Traditionally, the Armenian Apostolic Church holds a ceremony of grapes’ blessing on the day of the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God. The ceremony takes place immediately after the Divine Liturgy. Continue reading
Tagged Armenia, Cathedral, Church, Echmiatsin, Ejmiadzin, Grape Blessing, Yerevan
I hate Facebook mostly because of the way they fuck my brains there. And the people who do this are people, whom I know, respect and enjoy talking to in real life, people, who are very pleasant and nice personalities around a table, in various life-events and generally in life. But for some reason, when they login to Facebook – they undergo a transformation. Continue reading
