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More Azerbaijani Activists Detained Ahead of March 11 Day of Protest

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...

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...

Film on Overcoming Dictatorships, Oppression to be Screened in Yerevan

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."

PHOTOS. 'Feminism is Not Matriarcy': IWD March in Yerevan, Armenia

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...

International Women's Day March. Yerevan, Armenia

International Women's Day March. Yerevan, Armenia

March 8, A Day of Atonement of Sins. Women Treated Like Patients: Opinion

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...

HAK Activist Awaits for Apology from Armenia's Police Chief

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...

Film Depicting Armenians in 'Positive Light' Screened During Azerbaijan's Cinema Week

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...

'Tweets from Tahrir' to be Published in the US

'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...

Women's Rights in Armenia are Clearly Being Violated: MP

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...

Azerbaijani Activists Under Pressure Ahead of March 11 Day of Protest

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...

Saakashvili is America's 'Son of a Bitch': Lukashenko

Saakashvili is America's 'Son of a Bitch': Lukashenko

In a three-hour interview with Washington Post senior associate editor Lally Weymouth last week, Belarusian President Alexander...