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Women from Artsakh bake bread and hope

On December 15, 2024, in the heart of Yerevan, Tumanyan’s ART restaurant hosted a bread exhibition and sale, filling the air with the aroma of freshly baked bread. However, this is not just any bread; it is a symbol of hope for Armenian women who have been forcibly displaced from their homes in Artsakh. Following the nearly 10 months of starvation, siege and forced displacement in 2023, Kristin Balayan, the head of Milagri Foundation, has been working with this community in Yerevan. For the

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Siranush Sargsyan

Siranush Sargsyan is a freelance journalist from Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh, now based in Armenia. She covers human rights, politics and women in conflict zones, with work featured in outlets such as the BBC, Newsweek, Open Democracy, IWPR, The Armenian Weekly and other publications. Previously, she was Chief Specialist in Education and Political Science on the standing committee in Artsakh's parliament and taught History at Machkalashen school. Sargsyan holds degrees in History and Political Science and completed the Tavitian Scholar Program at Tufts University, as well as a journalism internship at Taz media.

5 Comments

  1. An encouraging story and looking forward.
    Remember whilst under Russian safeguarding there was no equivalent of the Berlin airlift nor Sarajevo siege relief thus do not forget this gross misplaced trust in a power who doesn’t deserve any particular reverence.

  2. It was such a vibrant enthusiastic and hope filled event I feel grateful I got to attend and purchase Christmas gifts at!

  3. Thank-you @Charles!

    We must get rid of bad Russian kartoshkas and embrace beautiful brotherly Turks

    I make so much money after moving from beautiful Istanbul to Erivan, introducing beautiful Turkish politicians to Nikol Civil Contract. I now have new Mercedes, and wife in Toronto has new BMW

    Be like me, other Bolsahyes and @Charles our English saviour, embrace beautiful brotherly Turks, get rid of bad kartoshkas! New BMW and Mercedes for everyone! Happy New Year!

  4. Love reading articles on how our hard working Armenian refugees are trying to build their new lives in Armenia (and abroad). More jobs have to be created to employ specifically refugees…

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