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Pashinyan announces strict lockdown measures as COVID-19 cases increase

March 24, 2020 Raffi Elliott 5

YEREVAN—Addressing the nation on Tuesday evening, a resolute Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced new enforcement measures of last week’s State of Emergency in response to newly reported coronavirus cases in Yerevan as well as several […]

In Sight

Two Small, But Important Steps

March 11, 2020 Stepan Piligian 0

The leadership crisis in our church has been one of several themes in this column. Our community cannot thrive without the largest and perhaps most important institution firing on all cylinders. This column tries to […]

Opinion

Let’s talk domestic violence

March 11, 2020 Houry Mayissian 11

As Armenia celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8, 13 year-old Nazeli lay in a hospital bed in Yerevan fighting for dear life, after being severely beaten by her mother’s partner. Her mother was less […]

Commentary

The Istanbul Convention: A Peril or Prospect for Armenia?

January 31, 2020 Manya Israyelyan 2

Armenian society has been at loggerheads over the Istanbul Convention — the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence — since it was signed by Armenia on January 18, 2018. In 2019, […]

In Sight

Why is Our Church Silent on Women’s Issues?

January 8, 2020 Stepan Piligian 6

Armenians are a proud but at times myopic people. We love to focus on the foundations of our culture, our faith, our food, our resiliency, our values, but we have trouble with our problems. The […]

Diaspora

Armenian Deputy Minister Visits Boston for Knowledge Exchange Initiative

October 7, 2019 Aram Kaligian 1

Zhanna Andreasyan, the Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, recently concluded a week-long visit to Boston to examine best practices to address a wide range of social issues such […]

News

The Voice of Violence: Hashtag Sheds Light on Domestic Violence in Armenia

July 5, 2019 Shahen Araboghlian 1

#Բռնության_ձայնը (Brnutian Dzayne), roughly translated to “the voice of violence,” has been the loudest, most explosive hashtag in the Armenian world for the past 24 hours. “You might call this an Armenian #MeToo,” tweeted Karena […]

Reflections

Calling All Armenian Men

June 14, 2019 Milena Baghdasaryan 15

“Hi, are you from Armenia?” “Yes, how do you know?” “I just read the last three letters of your surname on your badge. Nice to meet you, I am Pablo from Spain. I was a […]

Nonprofit News

Help Armenia’s Women’s Support Center Continue to Provide Shelter to Women and Children

December 13, 2018 Guest Contributor 1

Domestic violence is arguably one of the most pressing social issues facing Armenia today. It is estimated that one in four women in Armenia are subjected to abuse in their lifetimes. Too often, victims who […]

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