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‘Sew Faster’ at Gunpoint: Indian Workers Strike at Ijevan Factory
Workers both live and work on-site, under continuous surveillance—more than 40 cameras are installed throughout the premises...Read More »
Demarcation on the Ground: Along Armenia’s Tavush
In Shamshadin, people want the borders to reopen. In Azatamut, they prefer things to stay as they are. One thing is clear: it won’t be like it was before 1987..Read More »
I’m a Workaholic. It’s Like Alcoholic, But For Work
Through foraging, Anahit raised four children and put three of them through higher education — “exclusively thanks to nature”..Read More »
The Allure of the Armash Lakes
Mary and I went down to Yeraskh, the last village in the Ararat Valley, right on the border with Nakhichevan...Read More »
Survival of a Perverse Nation
What exactly is being preserved when survival is invoked in the context of a nation-state?Read More »
Zangezur Mine Workers Demand Pay Raises, Strike Enters Third Day
Armenia’s largest mine, the Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC), has been at a standstill for three days as workers have gone on strike.Read More »
Dreams after Karabakh
I’m in Karabakh as a tourist. And I’m with Turks, but I try to act so they don’t realize I’m Armenian. Read More »
Yerevan Municipality Assists Police in Raiding Another Techno Club
On the night of November 16th, dozens of police officers raided THEØFFICE club in the middle of a DJ event.. Read More »
My friends feel closer to me than my family
Single people displaced from Karabakh have no way to find housing even in remote villages in Armenia. There...Read More »
Dream That Takes Over Your Life: Indian Laborers In Armenia
Touristic agencies are on the rise in India. Nearly every immigrant we spoke with had a “brother” working as a tourist agent, earning commissions for persuading......Read More »