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More Azerbaijani Activists Detained Ahead of March 11 Day of Protest
Inspired by popular uprisings that drove out authoritarian leaders in Tunisia and Egypt, opposition youth groups in Azerbaijan have started a...Read More »
Gazprom Displeased with its Investments in Armenia
According to local daily Haykakan Jamanak ("Armenian Times"), Gazprom is extremely displeased with the result of their investments in...Read More »
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."Read More »
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...Read More »
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...Read More »
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...Read More »
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...Read More »
‘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...Read More »
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...Read More »
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...Read More »