Latest posts by Onnik Krikorian from December, 2007
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 by an explosion in the early hours of the morning.
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 to resolve frozen conflicts in the South Caucasus on the international agenda, what happens with Kosovo has implications in this...
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 concludes that in order to woo such voters, candidates should now start to appeal to them with manifestos rather than...
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. However, the blog says that the figures are better than in Georgia and Uzbekistan where 30 and 70 percent respectively...
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 measuring 49 cm. Congratulations, Ara.
Georgia: Hypocrisy and “Dirty Money”
TOL Georgia examines the turnaround in the attitude of the authorities in Tbilisi towards Georgian businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili, saying that when he wasn't opposed to the government his money was accepted eagerly. Now he is in opposition, however, the authorities have labeled his fortune as “dirty money gotten by violence,...
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 the members of the Black Panthers. Lori, the blogger, comments on how important it is for ethnic Armenians to concern...
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 journalists in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhichevan, the continuing saga of Imedi TV in Georgia, and the rejection of a...
Georgia: Advertising
A Year in Georgia provides a voice over for an advert for various beverages and drinks to be marketed in the U.S..
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 any other time.
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 the radical opposition is hoping that the international community will support a “colored revolution” in the former Soviet republic.
Armenia: More Earthquake Recollections
Unzipped also remembers the day of the Armenian Earthquake which happened 19 years ago on 7 December 1988.
Armenia: Quake Anniversary
On the 19th Anniversary of the 1988 Armenian Earthquake, The Armenian Observer recalls the day of the quake when he was at school in his native Gyumri.
Armenia: Arrested Leaflets
Unzipped expresses his concerns with the latest act of political and economic oppression and victimization ahead of next year's presidential election.
Armenia: Intimidation & Harassment
Nazarian comments on news that posters advertising former president Levon Ter Petrosian's Saturday rally have been confiscated by the authorities. The blogger concludes that such a move is a continuation of a policy of the intimidation and harassment of opposition activists and supporters ahead of next year's presidential election.
