March, 2011

• 8 March

  

  Film on Overcoming Dictatorships, Oppression to be Screened in Yerevan

  On Mar. 11, the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR) in Armenia will be screening the film "A Force More Powerful."
• 8 March

  

  PHOTOS. ‘Feminism is Not Matriarcy’: IWD March in Yerevan, Armenia

  To mark International Women's Day today, the Women's Resource Center of Armenia organized a march to raise awareness of feminism...
• 8 March

  

  HAK Activist Awaits for Apology from Armenia’s Police Chief

  Armenian National Congress (HAK) activist Tigran Arakelyan submitted a complaint to the Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and...
• 8 March

  

  March 8, A Day of Atonement of Sins. Women Treated Like Patients: Opinion

  In Armenia, International Women's Day on March 8 has become a "feeling of guilt" day: through flowers and gifts, it seems, women are...
• 8 March

  

  Film Depicting Armenians in ‘Positive Light’ Screened During Azerbaijan’s Cinema Week

  Eldar Guliyev's feature film "Hostage" (2005), which depicts a personal story during the Nagorno-Karabakh war, was screened at the...
• 8 March

  

  ‘Tweets from Tahrir’ to be Published in the US

  A US publisher plans to come out with a book next month featuring a collection of Twitter messages sent during the protests in...
• 8 March

  

  Women’s Rights in Armenia are Clearly Being Violated: MP

  If police are able to apply force to women standing on the street (meaning protestors, demonstrators), then it becomes obvious...
• 8 March

  

  Azerbaijani Activists Under Pressure Ahead of March 11 Day of Protest

  Youth activists in Azerbaijan say they are coming under pressure over a Facebook campaign calling for a day of anti-government...