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Yerevan Transgender Woman Out of Intensive Care
- Her condition has been changing for the better. She is no longer in intensive care, and we will soon probably find out when she’ll be discharged. She was questioned...Read More »
Condition of Yerevan Transgender Women ‘Critical but Stable’ After Brutal Attack
- Her condition is currently critical but stable; she is still in the intensive care unit. We do not know for sure whether she is getting better or worse, but doctors estimate her...Read More »
Transgender Woman in Intensive Care After Brutal Beating
A transgender woman was left hospitalised after being brutally beaten up in her Yerevan apartment on Tuesday night, Lilit Martirosyan, the head of the Yerevan-based Right Side NGO that...Read More »
Chamber of Advocates Chairman Criticized for Incompetent and Homophobic Remarks
They might, for example, want to create a Union of Manure Eaters, go out into the street, go to schools and try to campaign for manure eating....Read More »
Sexual Assault Survivors Doubly Victimized by Police: Report
In some cases, investigators display victim-blaming attitudes against the adult victims; during questioning, they give assessments and make assumptions about their behavior, which may lead...Read More »
Armenian Human Rights Defenders Work in Inadequate Conditions, HRH Report Says
Rights and public interests activists have obviously faced not only Armenia’s faulty judicial system but also the obstructions created by a number of ...Read More »
Armenian Church Urged Organizers to Remove LGBT-Themed Featured from Film Festival Program
Our society does not need such propaganda. Our people are bearers of the Christian belief and value system, and it's natural that they, same as...Read More »
Yerevan City Council Member Threatens Transgender Rights Non-Profit
I don't know why Nahapetyan would feel offended by our presence in the same building, but I assume she knows what issues our organization deals with and what...Read More »
Turkish Producer Expresses Solidarity with Authors of LGBT-Themed Movies Removed from Armenian Film Festival
Recall, two LGBT-themed features, Listen To Me: Untold Stories Beyond Hatred and Apricot Groves, were scheduled to be screened out of competitive during the week-long...Read More »
LGBT Students Not Safe in Armenian Educational Institutions, Survey Reveals
Many of the respondents noted that they have even been bullied or harassed by teachers and professors and that they are often the main contributors...Read More »