Stories about Armenia from December, 2007
Armenia: Days of Azerbaijan
Despite the unresolved conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh, Oneworld Multimedia comments on press reports that a school in the Armenian capital is currently...
Armenia: The Kurdish Question
In response to a post by Paul Goble on the apparent belief that Armenia's Kurdish minority is obstructing a peace deal with Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh,...
Armenia: Pink Armenia
Unzipped: Gay Armenia informs its readers that a new LGBT NGO has been set up in Armenia. Pink (Public Information and Need of Knowledge) Armenia will specifically work in the...
Armenia: Xenophobic Official
Nazarian is shocked by a recent article published in the local press penned by an official in the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The article reported the situation Armenian women...
Armenia: Banditocracy
Nazarian comments on the bombing of a minor opposition newspaper in Yerevan with the 2008 presidential election just two months away. Although the damage was slight, the blogger says that...
Armenia: Media Protest
The Armenian Observer posts details of a protest demonstration staged in support of a regional TV station in Armenia's second largest city of Gyumri. The TV station is currently facing...
Armenia: Newspaper Office Bombed
The Armenian Observer posts details and a YouTube video of the offices of a minor opposition newspaper supportive of former president, Levon Ter Petrosian, which had its door blown off...
Georgia: All Eyes on Kosovo
Steady State says that the failure to come to a decision on the status of Kosovo might well send Russia and the West on a collision course. With the need...
Armenia: Voters Undecided
Unzipped republishes the findings of a recent poll which indicates that the 19 February presidential election might well be decided by a large percentage of currently undecided voters. The blog...
Armenia: Domestic Violence
Unzipped: Gay Armenia is concerned by the latest figures from UNICEF which indicate that 22 percent of women in Armenia believe a husband has the right to beat his wife....
Armenia: Election Notes
The Armenia Election Monitor 2008 reports on the latest news and speculation surrounding the 19 February 2008 presidential election in Armenia.
Turkey: Hrant Dink Named World Press Freedom Hero
Oneworld Multimedia carries news that murdered Turkish-Armenian editor and journalist Hrant Dink has been named as one of its World Press Freedom Heroes by the International Press Institute.
Armenia: Congratulations, Ara
Ara at Martuni or Bust posts that his wife has given birth to a baby boy. Alex Manoogian was born on 10 December 2007 at 2.17am weighing 3.7 kilos and...
Armenia: Civil Rights in the U.S.
Life in the Armenian Diaspora posts details about a documentary film examining the life of an Armenian-American lawyer who devoted his life to defending civil rights activists as well as...
Caucasus: Election Roundup
With all three republics in the South Caucasus gearing up for elections next year, Marilisa Lorusso's Blog rounds up the latest news. In particular, coverage is given to persecution of...
Armenia: The Music Business
Dominic in Armenia takes an inside look at the music business in Armenia.
Armenia: Construction and Congestion
The Armenian Patchwork posts a photo story on the increase in construction and traffic congestion in the capital, Yerevan.
Armenia: Death and Sex
Armenia, a blog by a 23 year old ethnic Armenian from the Diaspora now living and volunteering in the country, comments on how local culture deals with death and sex.
Armenia: Political Blogosphere
The Armenian Observer rounds up the week's coverage of politics in the Armenian blogosphere.
Armenia: Regal Politics
Commenting on a photograph of opposition activists holding a sign likening former president Levon Ter Petrosian to a king, Blogian says that politics in Armenia upsets him more than at...
Armenia: Election Monitor
The Armenia Election Monitor 2008 post photographs of the latest rally by former president Levon Ter Petrosian ahead of the February vote. The blog says that there is speculation that...
