A week-long sit-in by Armenian environmental activists was dispersed today as police used force to make space for the construction of fashion boutiques in one of central Yerevan’s few remaining green areas. Continue reading
Posted in Armenia, Environment, Society
Tagged Activism, Armenia, Armenian, Boutique, Construction, Environmentalism, Protest, sit-in, Yerevan
The Cover Page of PFA's "Armenia: Averting an Economic Catastrophe" Report
Policy Forum Armenia, a Washington based Armenian think tank and advocacy group, has published an in-depth report, which might well be the best diagnosis of Armenia’s economic woes available out there. Continue reading
Armenia -- Journalist Hayk Gevorgyan covers and opposition rally, Yerevan, undated
Rock-solid and self-assured Hayk Gevorgyan projects an image of a reliable man. Tall and tireless, Hayk is one of those rare Armenian journalists, who has always been on the spot to face riot police, their water cannons and stun grenades with a camera and a hell of a lot of courage.
A Putin’s Fan Club will open in Armenia on February 2nd with the initiative of a recently founded organization called CIS Youth Council. Continue reading
Tagged Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, Government, Yerevan, Moscow, Vladimir Putin, Artashat
Yerevan’s Central (Closed) Market, a popular tourist attraction and an officially recognized architectural monument, has closed its doors for renovation since January 1st. Continue reading
Tagged Armenia, Closed Market, Gagik Tsarukyan, Samvel Alexanyan, Shopping, Yerevan
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More info on speed cameras here>>>. Continue reading
The Armenian Apostolic church uses the Julian Calendar and celebrates Christmas on January 6th. The Fast of Holy Nativity starts on the evening of December 29th and ends on the Christmas Eve.
Meanwhile, most Armenians lay lavish tables on New Year’s Eve and celebrate with a lot of food. Khozi bood (glazed ham) and lots of meat products leave little chance for the believers determined to fast. New Year’s Eve and the following 3 days are a period of paying courtesy visits to relatives, respected friends, colleges and seating at the table and tasting the plentiful food… Continue reading
Posted in Armenia, Region, Society
Tagged Armenia, Armenian Apostolic Church, Christmas, Julian Calendar, New Year, New Year's Eve, Santa Clause, Yerevan
There’s a lot more I wanted to write about and discuss this year (e.g. issues of Kajaran mining project, Yerevan’s closed market and Parisian surch cafe), but everything ends at some point, so I will stop here and wish all the readers of this blog a very Happy New Year! Hope to see you here, at this blog – next year.
Armenian capital witnessed today an amusing crowd of young and energetic Santas running trough Yerevan’s central Abovyan street for a chance to win an iPad2, Wii and lots of MOJO yogurt. Continue reading
Armenia -- Municipal authorities show a homeless person his temporary shelter, Yerevan, 23Dec2011 | Photo from Yerevan.am
The number of Yerevan’s homeless is a mystery. Municipal and State Social Welfare Administrations don’t have reliable data, because the homeless are constantly on the move and in many cases avoid the authorities. And yet, Yerevan’s mayor Taron Margarian has come up with a plan to solve the problem of sheltering them. Continue reading
Tagged Christmas, Health care, Homelessness, New Year, Social work, Taron Margarian, Yerevan
