Society

No group, no referendum

08.04.2007

Starting from yesterday evening, a military tent has appeared in Liberty Square, which was catching the attention of passersby. Rumors were spread that this is one of the “tricks” of the city council to ban the rally of the Opposition. The poster located next to the tent read, “Songs of special importance”. The trees located …

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Eternally fresh theory of conspiracy

04.04.2007

At present, there will hardly be a venerable analyst who would agree to present the real situation regardless of any threats or interests. As history shows, people accept information about some tragedy as a brick falling on somebody’s head more easily when it’s connected with some dark force conspiracy. The factor of conspiracy becomes even …

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The UN did it too

04.04.2007

On March 28, the UN flag at the UN Central Station in New York was lowered in light of the mourning of the death of Prime Minister of Armenia, Andranik Margaryan. March 28th was declared as a day of mourning in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh. The United Kingdom Embassy of Armenia also lowered its flags on …

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Sincere

30.03.2007

Yesterday people gathered in the Liberty square of Yerevan to express their respect to the memory of prime minister Andranik Margaryan. Even during the recent rallies organized by the opposition to claim fight against corruption, intimidation and other shortcomings in the country there weren’t so many people in the Liberty square. Yesterday people gathered there …

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Nobody wants to believe

29.03.2007

The death of Prime Minister of Armenia Andranik Margaryan shocked many. Armenian citizens truly mourn his death and each person uniquely defines the loss of the prime minister. The main topic for discussion is the death of Andranik Margaryan, all the way from the homes to the streets to the workplaces and different sites. Political …

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The servants of the reasonable people

27.03.2007

Soviet Armenian society was cynical towards social sciences. Times changed, but the cynicism remained and it seems as though only sociology suffers from that cynicism. There is no luck for sociology. In the beginning, the Communists considered sociology as a false science and called it the servant of imperialism. Thus, they prohibited it. Then they …

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Is Ernekyan a constructor?

22.03.2007

As we know, the 33rd quarter-district of the Kentron district, also known as the Firdus market, has been included in the list of sales under the name “supreme interest of the public”. Last year, the Government of Armenia provided 51,000 Square meters of that land without auctioning to some company by the name of “City …

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12 years for love

22.03.2007

Nearly 200 residents of the Norashen village of the Ararat Marz (province) organized a manifestation near the Armenian Prosecutor General’s building on Friday. They were protesting that public prosecutors had pressed false charges against their fellow villager Sarkis Soghomonyan according to which Sarkis must be sentenced to 12 years in prison. The prosecutors accuse Sarkis …

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Prime Minister in traffic congestion

20.03.2007

Yesterday there was a car accident in the morning on the road connecting the Kentron and Massive communities, not far from “Bellagio restaurant”, due to which there was traffic congestion. The prime minister’s cortage was stuck in the line too.

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Toasts are sweeter, internet becomes cheaper

20.03.2007

In close future the price for internet in Armenia will be decreased by over 60%. This will become possible due to the activity of the second operator of internet of Armenia Fibernet, which starting from April 1 will be providing internet services. In the opinion of the director of the company, Armen Khachatryan the company …

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