April, 2011

• 1 April

  Liberty Square Gets Rid of Children’s Rides, Attractions

  The numerous children's rides and attractions placed on Yerevan's Liberty Square have been removed — with only the temporary stage left standing.
• 1 April

  

  Medvedev Wouldn’t Mind Putting an End to the Karabakh Conflict: Analyst

  Russia's role in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process has changed since the 90s, said political analyst and journalist Kenan Guluzade in...
• 1 April

  

  Turkey’s First Transsexual Member of Parliament?

  Head of the Rainbow Solidarity and Cultural Association for Transgenders, Gays and Lesbians (Gökkuşağı) Öykü Özen filed the...
• 1 April

  

  Armenia’s Authorities Don’t Discriminate: Razmik Zohrabyan

  Asked whether Nikol Pashinyan and Sasun Mikaelyan will be released following Aram Bareghamyan's release, ruling Republican Party of...
• 1 April

  

  50% of Water Supplied by Yerevan Djur is Lost

  About a year ago, Yerevan Djur CJSC, the Armenian subsidiary of Veolia Water that manages Yerevan's water and sewerage systems...
• 1 April

  

  Armenian Authorities are not Gaddafi After All, Insists HHK Deputy Chair

  Ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) deputy chair Razmik Zohrabyan accepts a hunger strike as a form of struggle, but...
• 1 April

  

  As Seen in the Yerevan Metro: ‘Internet = Perversion = Indifference = Destruction’

  It can't be said the Armenia is among those countries in the world with the highest internet penetration. According to various estimates,...
• 1 April

  

  Armenians to be on AK Party List of Turkey MP Candidates

  Melkon Karaköse and Herman Balyan, both of Armenian descent, are expected to be on the AK Party’s list of parliamentary candidates.
• 1 April

  

  Erdoğan Echoes Davutoğlu’s Remarks on Turkish-Armenian Economist

  “I don’t look at my citizens’ ethnic background,” said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday, commenting on Turkey's...
• 1 April

  

  Repression of Azerbaijani Activists Intensifies Ahead of Protests

  The Azerbaijan authorities must end their clampdown on freedom of expression, Amnesty International said yesterday after...