Society

While different NGOs organize seminars and trainings on mine protection, citizen of the Sharnukh village of Syunik region Arnold takes his donkey to the forest to collect wood every day by crossing the ribbon around the mine danger territory. “Of course I am afraid, I know that accidents happen unexpectedly. But I have no other …

Recently, I asked one of the officials of Karabagh, who is also an MP of the National Assembly of Karabagh, what was to become of the Karabagh conflict: “Everything is over”, he said very briskly. “Even the Turks know that it’s over”. He was obviously talking about the war and the positive effects it had …

There are about 35 preserves which make up a total of 110.000 hector territory in Armenia. The preserves are under the environmental protection ministry’s control. The staff involved in the protection of these territories consists of 450 people. In 2005, the government provided 187.828.000 dram from the state budget for the purpose of protecting these …

From now on, Astghik Hovhannisyan’s two children will come from school and see that they no longer have a place to call home. On September 30 of this year, about forty officials and policemen took the family out of its home. The six member family is being removed by order of the court. The residents …

Recently, much has been talked about the activities carried out by the “Sirkap Armenia” joint stock company, which is also the owner of the Dzoraghbyur sport complex of the Republic of Armenia. During the last session of the National Assembly, the Minister of Development of Territorial Management and Infrastructures of the Republic of Karabagh announced …

Can you imagine? No you can’t. Just try and imagine for a moment: the wife of a well paid official comes out of an elite beauty salon and immediately attracts your attention. She doesn’t attract your attention not with her beauty and not her hairstyle. But this really isn’t something worth imagining. Fine, I will …

It seems as though nobody is surprised to hear about families that are living in a social/economic crisis. However, Eteri Pilaur’s family differs from the rest. This family has been living without electricity for the past five years. If they want to cook something, they just cook it on the fire wood in the balcony …

Only armenian citizens have the right to receive treatment at “Armenicum” clinical center, which was founded in 1999 in the South-West district of Yerevan. According to the director of this center, Levon Gevorgyan, the center doesn’t accept foreign patients, because they want to register “Armenicum” in different countries in order for the government to provide …

A picture, hanging on wall, is the most independent thing in the world. An unknown optimist artist of 21 century. Yesterday marked the Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia. Armenia has been independent for 14 years already. This day is a holiday for us. Anyhow, it is considered as a holiday in Armeian calendars. …

There are eight state and five private orphanages in Armenia and more than 1150 children living in the orphanages. According to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, 43 children have been adopted as orphans in the beginning of 2005. Seventeen of them have been adopted by foreigners. An average of 100 children gets adopted …