Locals Talk About Consequences of Teghut Mine Exploitation
- They have given the conscripts bank cards to make it easier for us to transfer them money for socks and clothes… Military service was not so terrible in the past...
Women In Armenia Have No Power to Persuade Their Partners to Undergo HIV Testing
Out of the 214 female respondents, only 0.1% know about post-exposure prophylaxis. The majority of women do not know where in their province ...
Shirak Professor Ends Hunger Strike; Does Not Intend to Stop Fighting
Over the past days, the rector never tried to initiate a meeting the hunger-striking professor. Only once was he approached by deputy rector Anahit Farmanyan, who urged Khorikyan...
Shirak University Students Boycott Classes to Support Hunger-Striking Professor
The boycotting students have written an open letter to rector Minasyan and Education and Science Minister Levon Mkrtchyan, demanding that they address the concerns raised...
Armenian Political Prisoner Calls for Participation in ‘Agreed-Upon War’
- Aliyev is in a rush, because international, regional and internal developments are becoming increasingly more unfavorable and dangerous for him and his regime...
History Professor in Shirak Goes on Hunger Strike to Fight Rector’s ‘Atrocities’
Back in September 2017, Khorikyan and another employee of the university, Kachik Hambaryan, wrote an open letter to president Serzh Sargsyan, in which they “described in detail how Minasyan...
Forcibly Displaced and Forgotten in Chambarak; Former Artsvashen Villagers in Extreme Poverty for Nearly 30 Years
Grigor Aramyan approaches us when we are about to head back to Yerevan. He asks us to visit his house, too. He says he used to work as a police officer ...
Authorities Demand Property Tax from Villager for Car Left in Artsvashen
According to the man, representatives of the Chambarak administration have told the family “the debt is clearly visible” in their documents: “They told us to...
‘Ardvi Is No Ordinary Village;’ Locals Have No High Hopes for Gold Mine Operation
The villagers are also proud of the fact that “Ardvi is the only place where there has never lived a Turk.” In the 30s of last century, they claim, “famous Ardvi native Artush of Aghalo...
Sotk Mine Management ‘Punishing’ Former Employee for Protesting in Yerevan
Yeranosyan is not the only former Sotk employee who has been trying to get the management to rehire him. Earlier this week around 4 dozen former employees blocked a road...
Armenia’s Police Support Gunning Down of Stray Dogs, Animal Lovers Claim
“The video was filmed and sent [to Dingo] by local residents. In such cases - arbitrary use of weapons in public areas - the police are obliged to take action even if there...
Armenian Villagers Set Precedent by Boycotting Public Hearings on Mining Project: Discussion
I was very surprised; I had never seen such a thing before. People were boycotting not only the mining project itself but also the public hearings...