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News and Views (May 8, 2012)
This week, Armenia’s “mixed marks” election, an accident last Friday injures 144 in Yerevan, a bar bombed in Yerevan, Aznavour interviewed in LA and more…
continue reading »Armenian Parliament E-lections
Ahead of the upcoming May 6, 2012, parliamentary election for all 131 seats of ex-Soviet Armenia’s National Assembly, an opposition rally in capital Yerevan featured not only the country’s tricolor but also a purple flag with eight white letters. “I brought the Facebook flag to the rally to show the government that now there is a unique, reliable alternative [for information] to be used by everyone,” explained the 24-year-old activist to EurasiaNet.
continue reading »News and Views (Apr 9, 2012)
This week, Armenian schools in Turkey, Slovakian-Turkish tensions, Armenians of the Titanic, Taner Akçam’s new Genocide book, Nina Katchadourian’s “lavatory” portraits, how to win an Armenian Easter egg fight and more.
continue reading »News and Views (Apr 2, 2012)
This week, Armenia’s mysterious voter list, Wikileaks reveals Azerbaijan may be afraid of a potential Armenian attack, Armenian manuscripts preserved, a new edition of the Armenian Review and the last Armenian in Mumbai.
continue reading »Is Ministry of Diaspora’s New Site a “Virtual Embarrassment”?
The “virtual museum” of Armenia’s Ministry of Diaspora is more reflective of government corruption than the project’s purpose.
continue reading »New & Views (Mar 26, 2012)
This week, a novelist is potentially in hot water with the Armenian military over his work of fiction, a US congressman pushes for aid to Javakh, BBC publishes a photo essay on Calcutta’s Armenians, tobacco’s toll in Armenia and more.
continue reading »Opinion Divided on Armenian Withdrawal from Eurovision
Not everyone thinks Armenia did the right thing with its recent withdrawal from the 2012 Eurovision competition.
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