· May, 2008

Stories about Armenia from May, 2008

Armenia: Eurovision Song Contest Blogging

  8 May 2008

In what is likely the first time an official organizational committee has reached out to bloggers in Armenia, Uzogh announces that Public TV is convening a meeting between the Head of Delegation for Armenia's Eurovision Song Contest Entrant, Sirusho, and all interested citizen journalists.

Armenia: Global Issues

  7 May 2008

Seetizen, the blog of a local youth activist, decries the tendency of Armenians to rally “around whatever looks big and noisy enough.” Instead, it suggests that people put aside partisan party politics to work locally on global issues.

Armenia: Conciliatory Politics

  7 May 2008

The Armenian Observer posts a roundup of some of the opinions on radical opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrossian's apparently conciliatory 2 May speech. While most blogs consider that the former president's words were indeed more moderate than in the past, whether such an approach represents strength or weakness is open to...

Armenia: Book Review

  6 May 2008

The Armenian Odar Reads takes a second look at Penelope by Goar Markosyan-Kasper. The literary blog based in Armenia says that on first reading the book in Dutch it wasn't impressed, but that since living in the country it makes a lot more sense. Although it concludes that the book...

Armenia: Post-Election Political Dialogue

  4 May 2008

Unzipped comments on the recent congress held by those opposition forces supporting Levon Ter-Petrossian. The blog says that the former president clearly indicated a “readiness for dialogue” with the authorities, but says that there are certain requirements which need to be met first.

Armenia: Balloon Festival

  3 May 2008

A new blog from Armenia, Lifelines, posts photographs of the first ever balloon festival held in the country. The blog says that the event was a resounding success and enjoyed by all.

Armenia: Decriminalization of Drug Use

  3 May 2008

Unzipped: Gay Armenia comments on news that drug use might be decriminalized in Armenia. The blog welcomes the proposed amendment to the criminal code albeit with some reservations.

Caucasus: Geopolitical Linguistics

Window on Eurasia examines the role of Russian language in former Soviet republics based on the findings of a Eurasia Foundation report, Russian Language in the Newly Independent States, which divides the countries into three groups. The blog comments on suggestions by one Russian newspaper on how Moscow should use...

Armenia: Kim Kardashian Plans Visit

  2 May 2008

Blogian finds a post by socialite Kim Kardashian in which she says she plans to make her first ever trip to Armenia. Kardashian, who is half-Armenian, says she has decided to visit the country after comments on her blog criticizing her for not posting about last week's 93rd Anniversary of...

Armenia: Is Civil Society Taking Shape?

  1 May 2008

ԱՅՕ՝ ԱՅԴՊԵՍ ԸՍԻ wonders whether the recent presidential election in Armenia hasn't kick-started the development of a more effective civil society in the country. In particular it says that the amount of online activism that has emerged through blogs is unprecedented and says that it hopes a real pro-democracy movement...