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Semyonovka: Exploring Molokan Heritage in Armenian Highlands
Semyonovka, a village founded in Armenia’s eastern Gegharkunik region in the mid-19th century, is a place steeped in history and culture. Perched atop the Dilijan mountain pass, just a few kilometers...
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In this episode of Mindful Leaders, we explore the life of Sona Tatoyan, writer, actress, producer, and founder of Hakawati. This non-profit storytelling medium helps raise the voices of frontline and...
View ArticleArmenia opens new criminal case against ex-President Sargsyan’s son-in-law
Deputy Energy Minister Hakob Vardanyan told CivilNet the Armenian government plans to appoint a director for a new state-owned nuclear company within the next month. Prosecutors opened a new criminal...
View ArticleWhat would a Harris or Trump presidency mean for Armenians?
By Mane Berikyan The November elections in the United States will be the first since Azerbaijan’s attack on Nagorno-Karabakh last September, which resulted in the ethnic cleansing of the region’s...
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Armenia ends Paris Olympics with 4 medals
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian The Summer Olympics in Paris ended Sunday, with Armenia scoring four medals, placing it 66th out of 204 countries and territories to compete. How does that stack up against...
View ArticleA camp for Artsakh kids
For four years, the Camp Nairi of the Armenian General Benevolent Union has been hosting the children, sisters, brothers of those who were killed, or have been captured, wounded during the second...
View ArticleForcibly displaced from Artsakh, they work to preserve dialect despite...
By Victoria Melkonyan and Sonya Dymova As Azerbaijan’s troops approached the edge of Artsakh’s (Nagorno-Karabakh) capital Stepanakert on September 25, 2023, Lusine Gharakhanyan was standing in front...
View ArticlePurported Spanish journalist who reported on Artsakh war revealed as likely...
A purported Spanish journalist who reported from Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) during the 2020 war appears to have been a Russian spy, using his work as cover. American-Armenians weigh the positions of...
View ArticleWhat does Erdoğan and Aliyev’s war of words mean for Armenia?
In this episode of CivilNet’s weekly Insights series, host Eric Hacopian breaks down the latest war of words between Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev over the...
View ArticleIndia’s ambassador highlights ‘capacity building’ amid deepening defense ties...
This week, India’s Embassy in Yerevan observed Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, marking the British Empire’s 1947 division of India and Pakistan. The next day, it celebrated Independence Day....
View ArticleYerevan selects wealthy businessman as envoy to Moscow
Armenia appointed Gurgen Arsenyan, a wealthy businessperson and prominent pro-government lawmaker, as Armenia’s next ambassador to Russia. Armenia confirmed the existence of a secret memorandum with...
View ArticleArmenia’s aid packages fall drastically short compared to Georgia’s post-war...
By Alexander Pracht Armenia received approximately $109 million in international aid from its global partners following the September 2023 Azerbaijani attack on Nagorno-Karabakh that forced all but a...
View ArticleArmenia’s former defense minister released from detention on bail
Armenia’s former defense minister was released on bail after three years of detention. Armenia refuted two separate accusations by Azerbaijan of opening fire across the border, marking Baku’s latest...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs fume over Armenian government’s latest tax proposal: THIS WEEK...
The government will set up a free economic zone around a new ski resort in Armenia’s western Aragatsotn region, which will provide generous tax breaks to businesses registered there. Authorities say...
View ArticleAccountability after ethnic cleansing: University Network for Human Rights...
“What happened in Nagorno-Karabakh is one of the most egregious examples of rights abuses that I have seen. And what’s unique about this is that it’s gone virtually under the radar for the...
View ArticleIn Baku, Putin says Russia can assist in normalization talks with Armenia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has again signaled his country’s readiness to assist in ongoing efforts by Armenia and Azerbaijan to reach a normalization deal, during a state visit to Baku. CivilNet...
View Article10-year-old becomes youngest Armenian to climb Mount Ararat
By Mane Berikyan Ten-year-old Vardges Gevorgyan became the youngest Armenian to summit Mount Ararat last month, celebrating his birthday on the peak. “I felt like the happiest Armenian in existence,”...
View ArticleFormer defense minister steers clear of political comeback amid legal battle
Russia’s top diplomat expressed his frustration with what he termed as Armenia’s refusal to reopen transit routes for Azerbaijan through its southernmost Syunik region. After his release last week...
View ArticleAzerbaijan formally applies to join Russia and China-led economic bloc BRICS
By Sonya Dymova Azerbaijan formally applied to join BRICS – the Russia and China-led bloc of emerging-market countries – Baku’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ayxan Hacizada told Azerbaijan’s state-run...
View ArticleAlong border with Iran, one grower pioneers olive production in Armenia
Karo Karapetyan began importing olives to Armenia in the 1990s. But after some time, he realized he could grow olives himself in his hometown of Meghri in the country’s far south. Now, Karo owns and...
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