Memory and Denial: Commemorating the Armenian Genocide in a Time of Crisis
Op-ed by Vartan Oskanian, Armenia’s former foreign minister (1998-2008) This April 24 marks the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide—a moment of solemn remembrance for Armenians around the...
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The disappearing art of Armenian handwriting
By Nanor Froundjian Leafing through the pages of the infamous 18th century ‘Encyclopédie,’ part of which broaches world alphabets, Ruben Malayan recalls seeing the Armenian alphabet’s first letter,...
View ArticleMr. Sylvain: Teghut’s Coach from Côte d’Ivoire
Due to the war in Côte d’Ivoire, football player Yao Sylvain Kouassi moved to Armenia. After he was unable to continue his career because of an injury, Silven decided to stay in Armenia and develop a...
View ArticleArmenian leaders pay tribute to the late Pope Francis
Armenian leaders join the global community in mourning Pope Francis, reflecting on his legacy of peace and 2016 visit to Armenia. Azerbaijani gunfire has yet again struck a civilian home in Armenia’s...
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Armenian hockey team runner-up at World Championship in Yerevan
By Alexander Pracht The Division IV Ice Hockey World Championship concluded on Saturday in Yerevan, where six national teams competed for promotion to the higher-tier Division III. Although Armenia...
View ArticleGas and Geopolitics: Cooperation Amid Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean
By Didier Holleaux The article was published in the April 21 issue of the World Energy Weekly, a publication of Petrostrategies, a French think tank specializing in energy issues. The Eastern...
View ArticleState-Sponsored Hate: How Armenia’s Ruling Party and Pro-Government Media...
By Tigran Grigoryan and Aram TadevosyanFollowing the March 29 rally organized by displaced Artsakh Armenians in Yerevan’s Freedom Square, the Armenian authorities and their affiliated media have...
View ArticleEU monitors confirm Azerbaijani damage to civilian infrastructure in Armenian...
By Alexander Pracht Observers from the European Union Monitoring Mission in Armenia (EUMA) recorded damage to civilian infrastructure in the Armenian border-straddling village of Khoznavar in the...
View ArticleYerevan hosts Ice Hockey World Championship, Division IV
The 2025 International Ice hockey Federation World Championship returns to Armenia for the first time in 15 years. After being suspended from the Federation in 2010, Armenia has reclaimed its place in...
View ArticleScuffle breaks out in Armenia’s parliament
A scuffle broke out in the Armenian parliament this morning between government and opposition deputies over tensions related to the Armenian Genocide. European Union Monitoring Mission observers in...
View ArticleErdoğan’s power grab and the myth of Turkish democracy
In this interview, political scientist Cengiz Aktar unpacks how Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s arrest of Istanbul’s mayor as part of a long-term strategy to retain power challenges the myth...
View ArticleArmenia sends new aid package to Syria
Armenia will send $125,000 in additional humanitarian aid to Syria. While the amount is modest, the move is notable given Syria’s current leadership under Turkish-backed Islamist groups. Armenia has...
View ArticleRethinking Armenia and the diaspora
This week marks the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. In this week’s episode of Insights, host Eric Hacopian looks at the legacy of 1915: a powerful yet divided diaspora and a struggling...
View ArticleTrump avoids ‘Genocide’ in April 24 statement
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian In his April 24th statement, U.S. President Donald Trump once again declined to use the term “genocide” to describe the 1915 killing of more than one million Armenians in the...
View ArticleSupport or Control? Controversy Grows Over New Armenian Media Foundation
By Lia Avagyan The Armenian government has approved the creation of a new foundation called the “Public Interest Media Environment”, sparking debate over whether the move is aimed at strengthening...
View ArticleFrom 1915 to Gaza: The Shape of Denial
Dr. Taner Akçam, a renowned Turkish historian and the inaugural director of the Armenian Genocide Research Program of the Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA, joins CivilNet to discuss the state of...
View ArticleArmenia commemorates victims of 1915 Genocide
Armenia commemorated the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide yesterday, remembering the 1.5 million Armenians killed and countless others displaced during mass atrocities committed in the...
View ArticleUS signals support for nuclear partnership as Westinghouse visits Armenia:...
U.S. Ambassador Kristina Kvien hosted executives from nuclear giant Westinghouse, as Washington seeks a major role in Yerevan’s efforts to build a new atomic power plant. Armenia’s largest mine took...
View ArticleLow cost and high quality fuel Armenia’s medical tourism boom
Medical tourism has developed rapidly in Armenia in recent years. Armenians and non-Armenians living abroad are increasingly traveling to the country to gain access to various types of medical...
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Pollution and Flooding: Life Near the Debed River
By Christopher Crowson Nearly a year after the Debed River flooded, riverside communities in the Lori and Alaverdi provinces took part in the “Debed – My River” campaign to shed light on their living...
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