Special for the Armenian Weekly Civic activist Artak Khachatryan was kidnapped by three masked men in front of a shopping center in Yerevan, on Sat., Feb. 7. Hours later, he was found unconscious on the […]
On Jan. 1, a new law on “Social Assistance to Border Communities” went into effect in Armenia. The measure provides partial subsidies on natural gas, electricity, and irrigation to those living in Armenia’s volatile border […]
Special for the Armenian Weekly On Mon., Oct. 27, the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan met in Paris for another set of negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict. The talks came on the heels of a […]
On Fri., Oct. 3, the northern Armenian town of Ayrum celebrated the opening of a brand new, 1,200-square meter fruit processing plant. With the support of Oxfam in Armenia, the factory is providing thousands of […]
Special for the Armenian Weekly “For young people, donating money is ineffective,” said Lia Soorenian, 22, a recent graduate I met volunteering in Armenia. “I don’t believe in armchair donations.” Her point was not that […]
Special for the Armenian Weekly On April 2, something unexpected happened in Armenia: The Constitutional Court came down with a verdict overturning a government-backed law. In a 64-page ruling read by Court Chair Gagik Haroutyunyan, […]
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will meet in Yokohama, Japan, on March 25-29 to discuss its latest and most comprehensive report on climate change. Made up of leading scientists and experts in […]
Special for the Armenian Weekly YEREVAN (A.W.)–A capacity crowd filled the halls of Yerevan’s National Opera and Ballet Theater on Feb. 10 for a performance of the “Anoush” opera. Instead of a classic cultural evening, […]
Twenty five years ago, on December 7, 1988, a catastrophic earthquake ripped through Armenia, decimating the town of Spitak and surrounding areas. The quake left more than 25,000 people dead, 15,000 injured, 517,000 homeless, and […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—There are a lot of things going on below the surface in Yerevan. While most people are stuck on the tourist sites, consumer boutiques, and stereotypes of the past, a new generation of youth […]
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