RFE/RL reports that the republic is once again considered “Partly Free” by Freedom House. RFE/RL quotes the U.S. based organization as laying the blame firmly on a “limited respect for political rights and civil liberties.â€
The Washington-based group again evaluated the state of political rights and civil liberties in each of the 193 countries surveyed […]
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 […]
By Nessuna
Today, the Congress Hotel in Yerevan hosted a presentation of a new publication, “Anti-Corruption Policy in Armenia,†and three anti-corruption Public Service Announcements (PSAs) developed by the Center for Regional Development/Transparency International Armenia (CRD/TI). This was within the project “Towards More Effective Anti-Corruption Policy in Armenia†funded by Counterpart International/CASP and USAID.
Representatives of State […]
By Nessuna
Tonight, the American University of Armenia (AUA) hosted a public lecture entitled “Is Democracy Advancing or Retreating in the World?†by Thomas Carothers. Among other things, Carothers is Vice President for International Politics and Governance at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Carothers also has significant experience in the fields […]
Prison, Kosh, Aragatsotn Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Hetq Online 2006
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has just issued a press release highlighting the results of the 2005 monitoring of conditions in Armenian prisons and detention centres. On first reading, and unlike Georgia where reform of the penal system […]
Raffi Hovannisian, Opposition meeting protesting the outcome of the 2003 Presidential Elections, Matenadaran, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2003
Despite recent attempts to frustate the activities of the U.S. born former Foreign Minister of Armenia Raffi Hovannisian by evicting him from his downtown Yerevan party headquarters, RFE/RL reports that the charismatic […]
Yerord Mas, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Tufenkian Foundation 2006
Yerord Mas, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Tufenkian Foundation 2006
Yerord Mas, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Tufenkian Foundation 2006
Yerord Mas, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Tufenkian Foundation 2006
Aparan, Aragatsotn Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Tufenkian Foundation 2006
Yesterday saw a third trip out into the field with Armenian Forests as part of continuing work for the Tufenkian Foundation in Armenia. After visiting Kotayk and the Botanical Gardens for the environmental organization, this time it was to coppicing being used to […]
Zinvori Mayr, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Tufenkian Foundation 2006
Once again, more work for the Tufenkian Foundation in Armenia, but this time the Zinvori Mayr NGO and the handing out of certificates and gifts to the now teenage children of soldiers killed during the Karabakh conflict. The NGO has a web site […]
