This interview originally appeared on the Armenian Weekly Podcast, Episode 1. Karine Vann: I’m Karine Vann and today on our show, I’m going to be speaking with Dr. Irina Ghaplanyan. She’s a political analyst, […]
The last three decades since the fall of the Soviet Union have witnessed corruption infiltrate nearly every corner of Armenia’s educational system. In 2015, a study from Open Society Foundation revealed a widespread tolerance for […]
Yesterday, Nikol Pashinyan transitioned from opposition leader to Armenia’s leader. After a month of peaceful protest, citizens gathered in Republic Square in downtown Yerevan to celebrate his nomination to the coveted role of prime minister. […]
Yesterday, President Armen Sarkissian gave a statement praising the “logical conclusion” of “democratic developments evolving in the country,” an apparent euphemism for the Velvet Revolution that has transpired the in the last several weeks in […]
Yesterday’s elections with the National Assembly yielded disappointing results for the hundreds of thousands of protesters hoping to elect opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan as the country’s prime minister. At the end of the eight-hour special […]
This morning, Nikol Pashinyan was nominated for the role of prime minister (PM) by his party, Yelk (“Way Out”), making him the sole nominee to be voted on tomorrow, May 1, in a special session of […]
As events are transpiring extremely quickly, here’s our roundup of main events from the last two days. Earlier today, President Armen Sarkissian released an official statement expressing approval over the increased civic engagement the recent […]
Last night, as Americans reeled from the shock of Paul Ryan’s decision to step down from one of the most powerful roles in his nation’s government after just two and a half years, nearly 6,000 […]
You’ve been tricked. I do want you to read this article—very much, in fact. And I had a whole wonderful introduction prepared, that described in no simple terms a busy morning at the Armenian Weekly—in […]
On March 26, a video testimony was published as part of a report by local news site Epress.am. The video features Asya Khachatryan, a 19-year-old girl from Yerevan, describing the three-day, police-led harassment she experienced […]
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