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17 March 2019
Hopeful Armenian students make video about studying abroad
The students speak about their lives in a foreign land and their expectations for the future, when they return to Armenia.
27 February 2019
Sexual violence in the family. A taboo topic in Armenia
Cultural taboos and victim-shaming means women subjected to sexual violence at home often do not come forward.
23 December 2018
The last residents of a dying Armenian village
Economic pressures and isolation have left one of Lernagyugh's two remaining families on the verge of leaving.
4 July 2018
A mother in the minefields: Women work to make disputed Nagorno Karabakh a safer place
Years after the conflict between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces over Nagorno Karabakh peaked, the disputed region was still posting 20 or more civilian casualties from landmines annually.
1 July 2018
The women behind Armenia's “Velvet Revolution”
The massive protests that felled a long-time ruler showed citizens' impatience for political reforms. But many women want change to go even further.
24 April 2018
Armenia's leader resigns amid peaceful mass protests
Protestors expressed long-held resentment toward Sargsyan, who has led Armenia through a period of economic stagnation and high-level corruption.
22 April 2018
Armenian civil society spreads its feathers in #YerevanProtests involving up to 100,000 people
The country's old president and new premier is the main focus of the country's biggest protests in at least two decades.
1 March 2018
In Armenia, ‘When You Have a Good Pigeon, You Get Great Respect’
The competitions last for weeks, with each pigeon getting his or her own day to fly.
25 November 2017
Russian TV Backs Down After Calling Armenian Hero ‘Fascist Collaborator’
"Garegin Nzhdeh is one of the greatest heroes of the Armenian nation and monuments to him should be erected not only in Yerevan, but also in different parts of Armenia."
8 October 2017
Clashes Over Church Raise Spectre of Georgian-Armenian Strife
"This is certainly an issue to be solved by the church and clergymen, but there are certain people willing to politicize the issue."
5 April 2017
Netizen Report: Online Battles Break Out Amid Elections in Armenia and Ecuador
LiveJournal bans "political solicitation" in Russia (its new home), Google contemplates a return to China, and Bangladesh's telecom regulator rejects a proposed Facebook bedtime ban.
3 April 2017
Pre-Vote Shenanigans — And Fake News — Cloud Armenia's General Election
The build up to #Armvote17 showcased a sample of the online tactics favoured by modern-day vote manipulators.
1 April 2017
‘Why Can’t I Kiss My Girlfriend in Public?’ The Story of an Armenian Queer Woman
A queer woman reveals her life story and shares her stubborn struggle for lesbian emancipation in a homophobic patriarchal society.
29 March 2017
With Rhinoplasty on the Rise, Whither the Armenian Nose?
“If the [economic] situation is bad, there are fewer operations; if the situation is good, there are many more operations.”
23 March 2017
Meet Ara Malikian, the Cosmopolitan With a Violin
Global Voices interviews Ara Malikian, an Armenian violinist who grew up in Lebanon, about the influences that shaped his life and his music.
15 February 2017
Driving Through Sniper Territory Close to the Azerbaijan-Armenia Border
"If they decide to shoot at any of the cars they can do it without any problem. Their positions are very close."
10 February 2017
Travel Blogger Faces Eight Years in Azerbaijan Prison Over Nagorno-Karabakh Visits and Posts
One blogger, three passports and the intricate international relations of the Caucasus region. This gets pretty complicated.
20 November 2016
How is Online Radio Helping to Empower Visually Impaired People in Armenia?
"There are about 25,000 visually impaired people in Armenia, of whom 6,000 are blind. Only 5% of these people are employed."
16 November 2016
The World According to Russian Stereotypes
RuNet Echo explores popular stereotypes about foreigners gleaned from autocomplete suggestions generated by the website Yandex, Russia’s most popular Internet search engine.
1 November 2016
Halloween: Ghoulish Fun or Grand Western Conspiracy?
Devil face-masks are no damned joke in certain corners of the former Soviet Union.
