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‘Sex Calculation;’ Armenians Still Prefer Sons Over Daughters, Study Says
Sex-selective abortions are carried out in two ways: by women’s own means and with the help of doctors. In parallel with the increase in awareness...Read More »
Foreign Minister Says Armenia Willing to Return NK Surrounding Territories to Azerbaijan
The co-chairs say that the population of Nagorno-Karabakh must determine their own future by free will, which should have international legal force for ...Read More »
Main Issues in Armenian Villages Caused by Loss of Self-Government, Villagers Convinced
The water does not belong to the village, its distribution is controlled by those at the top. For example...Read More »
RFE/RL Reporter Harassed In Armenian Town
- I switched off and hid the video camera to prevent him from damaging it but kept holding the microphone in a visible way, which was enough for him to understand that I’m a journalist, then ran ...Read More »
Armenian Villagers Block Road to Protest Continuous Water Cutoffs
The idea that the drinking water is being given to greenhouses has been planted by provocateurs to stir up the situation. We do have a water issue, but it does not...Read More »
71% of Civil Cases in Syunik Courts Are Loan Disputes, Study Shows
According to the program coordinator, around 20-30 court sessions on loans are held in the province daily, and “every other Syunik citizen is under debts and loans...Read More »
7-Member Lori Family Have No Money for Medical Treatment
5-year-old Noyemi has eye problems and needs corrective glasses; the family, however, have no money to take the child to a doctor...Read More »
Kapan Doctor Does Not Believe Mining Can Have Adverse Effects on Human Health
- I don’t care at all - that’s not my expertise. I have no intention of writing a dissertation or becoming an environmental activist...Read More »
Armenian Sugar Factory Worker Dies on Job
We don’t know the exact circumstances of Armen’s death; we’ve only been told that he fell off a freight car while on the job...Read More »
Residents of Small Armenian Villages Protest Against Government’s Community Enlargement Initiative
- Larger communities will never care for the problems of the smaller ones; they will first and foremost take care of their own issues...Read More »