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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 »
Nalband: Armenia In One Village
Nalband no longer exists; there is no one left in the largest village of Spitak. You won’t be able to count ten houses with lights on if you walk down the street in the evening...Read More »
‘#do not make us break your balls;’ Graffiti in Yerevan on Women’s Day
Graffiti reading “#do not make us break your balls” appeared on the streets of Yerevan, including the area near the Yerevan City Hall, on International Women's Day...Read More »
Open Letter Calls on Twin Cities to Suspend All Relations With Yerevan
Armenia’s law enforcement bodies reacted to the acts of violence with a great delay under the influence of public outcry and demand. The criminal investigation will be held under ...Read More »
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 ...Read More »
City Hall Official Website Features No Information on Yerkir Tsirani Members
Later, another representative of the press service told us that Yerkir Tsirani had never provided them with biographies for its members and...Read More »
Yerevan City Hall Finally Starts Repairing Nubarashen Prison’s Broken Sewer
Recall, the residents of the apartment blocks near the Nubarashen prison have been protestings for years that the prison’s broken sewer was causing foul stench in the entire neighborhood and...Read More »
‘Cover Your Noses; Let’s Go to the Wastewater’
- Do they think there are no pregnant women in these 5 buildings? And that Mr. Gor Vardanyan… Did he think he was on a movie set? Was he trying to show off his biceps?”Read More »
Statement Following Attack on Female Oppositionists Addresses Gender Inequality and Power Imbalance in Armenia
We can reject victimhood and get back the power over our own bodies only through revenge...Read More »
Yerevan Police Use Disproportionate Force Against Protesters Condemning Morning Violence Against Oppositionists
We, those gathered outside the Yerevan City Hall, see no other way but to come here and demand that the Council of Elders is cleared from...Read More »