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Demonstrators Demanding Work in Front of Yerevan City Hall

Demonstrators Demanding Work in Front of Yerevan City Hall

About a dozen people staged a protest in front of Yerevan City Hall today. They are discontented with the city's decision to prohibit street vendors...

Saakashvili's Visit to Armenia Won't be Revolutionary: Analyst

Saakashvili's Visit to Armenia Won't be Revolutionary: Analyst

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's visit to Armenia will play a large role, but won't be revolutionary since...

Iranian President Does Not Support Ban on Opposition Filmmaker

Iranian President Does Not Support Ban on Opposition Filmmaker

Iran's government opposes a sentence served on renowned filmmaker Jafar Panahi which jails him for six years and...

Levon Ter-Petrossian More Influential Than Robert Kocharian in Armenia: Survey

Levon Ter-Petrossian More Influential Than Robert Kocharian in Armenia: Survey

Our power is centralized, it's mainly in the hands of the government, and neither the opposition nor business circles can have a...

Armenian Student Stabbed in Russia by Nationalists, Insist Parents

Armenian Student Stabbed in Russia by Nationalists, Insist Parents

The murder of an Armenian national studying in Russia has been the topic of much discussion on blogs and social media as of late.

Turkey University to Begin Offering Armenian-Language Courses

Turkey University to Begin Offering Armenian-Language Courses

A living languages center has been established at the Diyarbakır-based Dicle University, where Kurdish, Zaza, Syriac, Armenian and...

Hammarberg was Moved to Tears by the Stories of March 1 Victims' Families

Hammarberg was Moved to Tears by the Stories of March 1 Victims' Families

On Mar. 1, 2008, national police and military forces, called in to disperse crowds, used "excessive force and violence" which left 10 people dead and...

Hammarberg Met with Armenian TV Stations Deprived of Broadcasting License

Hammarberg Met with Armenian TV Stations Deprived of Broadcasting License

Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammerberg, during his four-day visit to Armenia, met with the directors of...

Nagorno-Karabakh's Prime Minister Now Blogging

Nagorno-Karabakh's Prime Minister Now Blogging

"Karabakh's prime minister currently has written only welcoming remarks, where he notes that he hopes, 'NKR, RA citizens and our...

In Memoriam. I Fear Hrant Dink's  Name is Becoming a Trademark: Interview

In Memoriam. I Fear Hrant Dink's Name is Becoming a Trademark: Interview

Do we really want to uncover Hrant Dink's murder? Or do we want to continue to live with our pain and embarrassment?

Dink's Family Lawyer Presents Annual Report on Developments in Murder Case

Dink's Family Lawyer Presents Annual Report on Developments in Murder Case

"The report also interprets the European Court of Human Rights judgment on Hrant Dink as well as the meaning of the judgment...

Demonstration in Defense of Political Prisoners

Demonstration in Defense of Political Prisoners

Participants have gathered today, the first day of Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg’s visit...