· August, 2007

Stories about Armenia from August, 2007

Armenia: Election update

Onnik Krikorian posts the latest developments in the run-up to next year's presidential elections in Armenia. This week's news include the growing rumours that a successful ex-politician might enter the...

28 August 2007

Central Asia: Amusement parks

You kind of always wanted to visit the ubiquitous amusement parks in Central Asia and the Caucasus, but just never dared to go inside, right? Joshua Kucera takes you on...

23 August 2007

Central Asia: Clan-tastic

Christine Quirk looks at how clans shape political behaviour and in how far they make it difficult to enfranchise groups who might have different viewpoints or are far down on...

23 August 2007

Armenia: Intra-ethnic relations

Onnik Krikorian notes that the recent fist fights between Armenian basketball teams from around the world show that divisions and animosity exists between different Armenian groups.

23 August 2007

Armenia: Sport fights

Both Zarchka and Onnik Krikorian originally expected to see exciting basketball games when they went to see the matches Glendale-Istanbul and Yerevan-Cairo respectively: But unfortunately, both games, which are part...

21 August 2007

Armenia: Pan-Armenian Games

Onnik Krikorian visited the opening ceremony of the 4th Pan-Armenian Games, in which 2,500 competitors from communities in Armenia and the Diaspora compete (more photos here).

20 August 2007

Armenia: Genocide notes

The quest for the acknowledgement of the Armenian genocide might prevent seeking an explanation for why it happened. Join Onnik Krikorian for several interesting thoughts on the issue of the...

18 August 2007

Armenia: Orphanage

Thomas of Follow the Way posts photos taken by Lilit Abrahamyan. They depict the daily life in an orphanage for mentally handicapped kids near Armenia's capital Yerevan.

16 August 2007

Armenia: Smoking waste

Anahide writes about a dump site outside of Yerevan, where unrecycled waste is slowly burning and releases toxic emissions. Thomas of Follow the Way took some pictures of the site.

14 August 2007

Armenia: World Bank responds

Confronted with allegations of corruption, the World Bank has now written a formal reply to Armenian blogger Onnik Krikorian. Onnik, however, thinks the Bank should launch an official and open...

9 August 2007

Armenia: World Bank and Corruption

Onnik Krikorian still has not heard back from the Armenian office of the World Bank concerning the allegations of corruption brought against the institution by a British national.

8 August 2007

Armenia: Dance concert

The Armenian Patchwork posts Vahan Stepanyan's breathtaking photos of a recent dance concert taking place in Yerevan.

8 August 2007

Armenia: Election update

Onnik Krikorian provides a comprehensive update of new developments in the run-up to next year's presidential elections in Armenia, including the opposition's inability to rectify past mistakes.

6 August 2007

Armenia: Demography

Observer notes that Armenia's rather positive demographic data might deteriorate due to negative population growth rates and large-scale out-migration.

2 August 2007

Armenia: World Bank and Corruption

Despite promises to launch a full investigation into a corruption case, the World Bank has still not sent an investigation team to Armenia. Onnik Krikorian has the background to the...

1 August 2007