Kanayq Hayots, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2006
As I recently posted, an albeit small action to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, as well as raise awareness of the arguably regressing role of women in peace-building and society in general in the South Caucasus, was […]
Simon over at Blogian has posted a link to a video he’s made and put online about deforestation in Armenia. He says that viewers should not expect something highly professional as it’s the first video he’s made, but head on over and take a look anyway. The video’s content also makes use of many sources […]
Lola Koundakjian of the Armenian Poetry Project and Life in Travel forwarded me a link to a new blog on Armenia this morning. Not so unexpected perhaps, but always interesting to take a look, this time the blog is from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — otherwise more commonly known as the […]
Blogrel says that the damn awful giant LCD screen in Republic Square will soon be finally gone. It was erected a few years ago, as Armenia Now reported way back then, and was meant to be “temporary,” although I think we all knew that it would stay as long as whoever owned it made […]
Reporters Without Borders is organizing an online campaign against net censorship. The campaign focuses on 13 countries with particularly bad records in this area as well as Yahoo who have self-imposed restrictions, as well as worked with the local authorities to persecute dissidents and journalists, in China.
More than 60 cyber-dissidents around the world are currently […]
With the Armenian President scheduled to make an official visit to Kazakhstan tomorrow, PanArmenian.net says that it will coincide with the second meeting of the Kazakh-Armenian Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. However, Artyom at iArarat jokes that all might not be as it seems.
And so the rumor has it, that after meeting Premier George […]
After saying goodbye to old friend Lola Koundakjian who set up and runs the Armenian Poetry Project blog, which also includes podcasts, Zarchka at Life Around Me has felt encouraged to post some of her own writing on her site.
No, I’m not a poet, never was and never intend to become. Just from time […]
Before I get round to hopefully posting some exciting news about the use of blogs in the democratic process in Armenia, another in my occasional posts highlighting the albeit small Armenian blogosphere. I’ve posted links to some of this week’s posts by Zarchka and Garo (AKA Christian Garbis), but let’s get to the subject of […]
Hovhannes Kourghinyan, Downtown Club, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2005
As mentioned in a previous post, the veteran Armenian rock band Vostan Hayots reunited and performed at Yerevan’s Rocking Club last night. For those of us who have only heard of the band, it was an occasion not to be missed. […]
After some absence due to a faulty computer, Zarchka over at Life Around Me is back with a post on the greatest love of Armenian writer Paruyr Sevak. A new book reveals that the woman Sevak dedicated his love poems to was a real rather than a fictitious person.
The author of the book found […]
