Society

There are no homes in the 4th alley of Artsakh; just some factories that have either gone bankrupt or have stayed there since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Next to the chemical/radioactive and flouring mill factories, where there is no sign of life anywhere, there is one half-destructed building, which used to some school. …

You won’t see handicapped youth in concert halls, theatres, cafes or even taking public transportation and on the streets. Handicapped people in Armenia are supported by NGOs and they try to find something to do there. Many NGOs do the best they can but very often, NGOs are not able to accomplish all they want …

This initiative was passed by the city council of Yerevan, consisting of the 12 communities of Yerevan. A couple of days ago, the school was renamed the No.94 school named after Gurgen Margaryan of the Yerevan municipality. In fact, a month ago, with the decision made by the alderman council of the Ajapnyak community, the …

According to our sources in Los Angeles, recently Setrak Asatryan, son of Armenian “Rabis” singer Aram Asatryan died. According to official information he died in an accident, however rumors say that he was killed. In Glendale rumors go around that after Aram Asatryan’s recent press conference in Yerevan he was exiled from Armenia and that …

In Armenia, conflicts usually arise because of dignity. Generally children are taught from their early childhood to respect girls and to protect them (anyway this is what I think). Of course there was a time when people were taught also to protect weak and old people, but now times have changed and now it is …

Three residents of 15 Buzand street (Nune Varduni, Susana Poghosyan and Smbat Melkonyan) will go out on a hunger strike today in front of the ombudsman’s office. They are demanding that the ombudsman and the Constitutional Court defend their rights and give them a home compensation equivalent to that of market prices. President of the …

The Russian NTV TV company is ready to give one million Russian rubles (about $35.000) to catch the murderer who killed TV reporter Ilia Zimin. On Saturday, during the broadcast of “Today” program, the suspected person’s picture was shown on national television. According to the public prosecutor’s office officials, there is enough evidence to suspect …

Starting from last year, when many foreign diplomats were saying that 2006 will be a crucial year for the Karabagh conflict settlement, our government (headed by President Kocharyan) was not only agreeing with this opinion, but was also giving some positive hints. The negotiations in Rambouillet showed that they were wrong for being optimistic. If …

The owners of the pavilions of “Hrazdan” fair are complaining again about the fact that the administration has announced a price increase of the lease because now they must pay taxes. In particular, according to a tenant of a ten-square meter pavilion, he has to pay an extra 70 dollars and another 60 dollars for …

Yesterday, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) organized a forum titled “Women Leadership Forum.” The goal of the forum was to unite “talented and knowledgeable women,” who would discuss political and civic issues and would contribute to raising the number of women in state, local, and civic levels. Program Director of NDI Armenia, Taline Sanassaryan, said …