Armenian bloggers noted a certain trend this week: on Mary 1 the opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian declares that “the country …
Azerbaijani-Armenian Gay Romance Novel Fuels Controversy
Scandals and discussions have erupted in Azerbaijan over the bestselling new novel – “Artush and Zaur.” This book by Azeri …
Gagik Beglaryan appointed Yerevan's mayor
Gagik Beglaryan, Yerevan’s central Kentron district’s mayor, has been appointed as Yerevan’s mayor by president Serzh Sargsyan. Beglaryan is the …
Sharp rise in USD exchange rate in Armenia
USD exchange rate rose dramatically today at various banks in Yerevan. Banks sell 1 USD for 380 as of now, …
Podcast: Between dram and dollar. Bloggers’ calculations, predictions and assumptions
Information about the US dollar trading at stock exchange is published almost every day in the print media. People hesitate …
There's something in the air…
As one year anniversary of March 1, 2008 deadly clashes between the opposition protesters and military police forces looms closer, …
Sumgait: videomaterials from Armenian National Archive Released
The Sumgait pogrom (also known as the Sumgait Massacre or February Events) was an Azeri-led pogrom that targeted the Armenian …
US State Department Human Rights Report Criticizes Armenia
The U.S. State Department has released it annual survey of human rights conditions around the world. Examining human rights in …
HRW: Democracy on Rocky Ground
The 64-page report by the Human Rights Watch details the clashes between police and protesters in Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, on …
21 Years Since The Start of Karabakh Movement
On February 20, 1988 a decision was adopted in the extraordinary seesion of Nagorno-Karabakh region’s Council of People’s Deputies to …