Karabakh Armenians’ return under international protection key for lasting...
On Tuesday, Christian Solidarity International, an international Christian human rights organization, hosted a side event at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The event highlighted...
View ArticleCan Lake Sevan be saved?
This week on Insights, Eric Hacopian is coming to you from the shores of Lake Sevan. First, he examines recent comments made by the US Secretary of State regarding the so-called peace process between...
View ArticleRussia expresses ‘deep regret’ over Armenia’s NATO summit participation
There were no indications of any further progress toward a normalization deal after the top diplomats of Armenia and Azerbaijan held their latest round of talks in Washington. Armenia opened a...
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Armenia and Climate change in numbers
Armenia is a vulnerable country in terms of climate change. In 1929-2016, the average annual temperature increased by 1.23°C compared to 1961-1990 (*1961-1990 – base time). How will climate change...
View ArticleAzerbaijan sentences Karabakh Armenian Rashid Beglaryan to 15 years in prison
By Mark Dovich A military court in Azerbaijan has sentenced Rashid Beglaryan, a 62-year-old Armenian man from Nagorno-Karabakh, to 15 years in prison, Azerbaijani state media reported Friday....
View ArticleArmenia’s renewed drive towards public administration reform
In this in-depth discussion, Viktorya Aydinyan, advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia, delves into the country’s public administration reform agenda. She examines the goals and early...
View ArticleTurkey ‘hopes for’ Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization soon, says Erdoğan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed hope that Armenia and Azerbaijan will sign a normalization agreement by the end of the year. Dozens of Nagonro-Karabakh Armenians protested in...
View ArticleArmenia pitches ‘dry port’ project to UAE amid search for investors: THIS...
Armenia pitched plans to set up a large industrial park and special economic zone in Gyumri to the United Arab Emirates as a search for foreign investors continues. Interview with the World Bank’s Léa...
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How is the largest solar power plant in Armenia built?
Sponsored Content: This video is an advertisement. Armenia’s largest solar power facility is under construction in the Gegharkunik region. Shtigen Group undertook the building of the Masrik-1 solar...
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Open Radio Closed Country
Is there another country in the world whose agenda exhausts and batters its people as much as Turkey’s? What happens over the course of a year in an average country around the world often happens here...
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Oscar-winning director Alexander Payne heads jury at Armenia’s Golden Apricot...
By Victoria Melkonyan “The good news is that anyone can learn how to make a movie in about one week,” award-winning U.S. director Alexander Payne told students hoping to break into the film industry...
View ArticleShoghakat Vardanyan on making “1489”
Shoghakat Vardanyan, the director of “1489,” joins Angela Hassassian in this CivilNet podcast to discuss the making of the film. The award-winning documentary, recently screened at the 21st Annual...
View ArticleArmenia and US launch latest Eagle Partner military exercises
Servicemembers from Armenia and the United States began joint military exercises. Former Vanadzor Mayor Mamikon Aslanyan was released on bail after more than two and a half years in prison, but...
View ArticleThe Armenian diaspora needs a unified platform
Hovel Chenorhokian, the founder of the DiasporArm platform, stops by CivilNet to share his insights on the bond and complicated relationship between Armenia and the diaspora. He discusses how to make...
View ArticleEntrepreneur Adam Kablanian talks tech and wine in Armenia
Did you know that three of the embedded memory components in Apple’s first iPod were designed right here in Armenia? High-tech entrepreneur, executive, and investor Adam Kablanian does — it was his...
View ArticleThe Black Garden: A story of war and resilience
CivilNet is at the 21st Annual Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan with filmmaker Alexis Pazoumian, who recently directed “The Black Garden.” His film captures the resilient stories...
View ArticleEU to launch visa liberalization talks with Armenia, Azatutyun reports
The European Union is set to launch visa liberalization talks with Armenia, Radio Azatutyun, RFE/RL’s Armenian service, reported, citing unnamed diplomatic sources. Armenia’s top diplomat reaffirmed...
View ArticleDiaspora myths meet Armenian truths
In this episode of the CivilNet podcast, Eric Hacopian and Patrick Elliott tackle prevalent myths about living in Armenia, offering a reality check for the diaspora. The discussion delves into various...
View ArticleUS to dispatch first resident adviser to Armenia’s Defense Ministry
An Armenian government spokesperson blamed Baku for rejecting an offer by Yerevan to set up a meeting between the two countries’ leaders at a major European summit. Russia’s ambassador to Yerevan said...
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U.S. educators learn first-hand about the Armenian Genocide through GenEd
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian A U.S. non-profit initiative is bringing teachers from the United States to Armenia in order to learn about experiences around the Armenian Genocide that, for decades, have...
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