Berd, Tavoush Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2004
A reader of this blog sent me this letter by Areg Gharabegian, a member of the Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America (AESA), for publication. After checking the veracity of what is claimed within this letter with some local environmental organizations, I have […]
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 […]
One thing that always amazes me about many Armenians from the Diaspora when they come to Armenia is how easy they rationalize everything. In particular, they love the cafes in Central Yerevan and don’t even think about the fact that they are usually illegal and owned by corrupt officials or their business partners. The cafes […]
Via Google’s News Alerts an excerpt from a news item just arrived in my mailbox. Seeing the mention of the surname, Sanjian, I knew the main focus of the article had to be an old friend from London, and it was. Ara Sanjian, a Lebanese-Armenian, has been appointed Director of the Armenian Research Center at […]
Tsitsernakaberd, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 1998
Well, even if the French bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide doesn’t make it into law its certainly stirred up activity in the Blogosphere although it has to be said that posts by foreigners are proving better written and more interesting than ethnic […]
Hrant Dink, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2005
In a strange twist to news that France has passed a bill making denial of the Armenian Genocide a crime, ethnic Armenian journalist Hrant Dink says that he is prepared to deny the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians to defend freedom of speech. […]
…that probably wasn’t the first point in Sahakashvili’s agenda. Still, that’s what Georgia is clearly getting out of the scandal: according to data from the Regional Electoral Committee of Akhalkalaki (the predominantly Armenian populated town in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region in Georgia), Akhalkalaki with 7052 voters will have 1 delegate to the regional sakrebulo (regional collegial self-government body), which is as many as the Georgian village Ptena with 204 voters.
Panorama carries an interesting news item on what we all know, but few of us mention without fear of criticism from those who believe that Armenians are and should be all the same. According to the report, approximately 3,000 Armenians from the Diaspora study in Armenia and many experience problems with local youth. The problems […]
Sevan Monastery, Gegharkunik Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2001
After the New York Times recently highlighted an increase in tourism in the neighbouring Republic of Georgia, Eurasianet reports on the same trends in Armenia. Both are now set to advertise their countries on CNN. As usual, the article comes from RFE/RL’s […]
