Yelena Sargsyan

Yelena Sargsyan is a storyteller and journalist who primarily focuses on women's rights and LGBTQ+ issues in Armenia. She has contributed her work to various news outlets. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Yerevan State University and a master's in Near and Middle Eastern studies from the Institute of Oriental Studies, NAS RA.
News

Diana Ghzroyan’s historic journey as a transgender woman in the pageant world

For the first time in history, Armenia will be represented in an international transgender beauty contest. Trans activist and model…

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Opinion

The Yerevan BookFest: A mirror of Armenian literary culture

In Armenia, Yerevan BookFest took place this month for the seventh year, bringing together readers, writers, publishers, literary critics and…

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News

Gendered challenges: A closer look at female military service in Armenia

There is an old Armenian proverb that says, “A lion is a lion, no matter male or female.” This saying…

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News

Armenian parliament considers changes to domestic violence law

For two weeks now, the Armenian press has been flooded with news about a bill banning virginity testing. The ban…

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Diaspora

“We must burn to give a little light”: The Armenian mixed-gender school in New Julfa, Iran

The Armenian footprint in the Islamic Republic of Iran has a centuries-old history. Discussions about Armenians in Iran typically commence…

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Op-Eds

Domestic violence and “intruding” into the private lives of Armenian families

What do the residents of Yerevan do when a man beats or screams at a woman or a child on…

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Opinion

The female faces of the blockade of Artsakh

A few days before the forced deportation of Artsakh residents “Eh, tsavd tanem (I’ll bear your pain). There’s so much…

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