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Russian Trans Couple Faces Peril in Armenia: Urgent Appeal for Assistance
For urgent financial help, donate to the following bank card: 9051 2152 0731 4819 (Armenian Drams).Read More »
AntiBabylon: poetry evening
Protect/ My mother from motherhood greater than mother/ My father from my mother/ My mother from my father/ My father from being late for work...Read More »
March 8: “Women are Killed at Home, Exploited in the Family”
Other banners criticizing systems of exploitation, such as "The nation is not an army, Amulsar is not a mine, women are not a commodity" sparked social media discussions after the march...Read More »
The Court Recognized The Fact Of Insult and Defamation
The article titled “They serve the interests of international homo-addicted lobbying. Blacklist of the enemies of the nation and state", which contains defamatory information, in particular alleging the...Read More »
Pashinian: Mel Duluzian Is Under My Personal Protection
- We will have pictures of us standing next to the champion, but if this person has a problem that makes him or her suffer and eventually leave the country we will have nothing to do with it...Read More »
Vilifying LGBT Persons Does not Earn Votes
Republican Eduard Sharmazanov, who had earlier justified the violence against LGBT persons in Shurnukh village, was personally engaged in spreading rumours about the working meeting between a trans personRead More »
Shurnukh Criminals to Advantage from the Collective Pardon
It is noteworthy that the decision to close the case was made on the day the victims were invited to be familiarized with the case materials which makes it evident that the invitation was only a formality, while the decision to close the case...Read More »
Demonstrators in Yerevan Demand Fair and Unbiased Investigation Into Hate Crimes
The protest action was spurred by the two most recent hate crimes committed in Yerevan over the past few months: on February 27, a transgender woman was...Read More »
Armenian Lawmaker Claims Discrimination Against LGBTI Community Justifiable
- I can be tolerant towards many a thing, but if there’s a chance that this tolerance might shake the foundations of the traditional Armenian family or our society’s moral values...Read More »
Yerevan Transgender Woman Recounts Brutal Beating
- I ran to the door, managed to open it and ran out of the apartment. E. caught up with me; he grabbed me from behind and we rolled down the stairs. He was ...Read More »