Wikipedia now has an updated page on Hrant Dink which also now details his assassination as well as life and career.
According to eye witnesses, he was shot by a man of 25-30 years of age, who fired three shots to Dink’s head at point blank range before fleeing the scene on foot. According to the […]
As the murder of Hrant Dink in Istanbul will continue to dominate the blogosphere in the next few days, I think it’s particularly important to look at what Turkish bloggers have to say on the matter. As I mentioned in my first post, and as implied by the condemnations issued by international media and writers’ […]
Well, we’re used to stupid and illogical things happening here in Armenia, but it has to be said that that this time round we’ve probably outdone ourselves. After the falsified referendum to amend the Constitution last year, Armenia has to adopt a new national anthem by 6 December. Right, that’s today and, right again, no […]
Mkhitarist Seminary, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / CNEWA One Magazine 2006
I’ve been a little quiet of late because of work and in particular an article and photos that I had to produce for One Magazine, a publication of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA). After viewing my Lightstalkers portfolio, the magazine’s […]
Lernamerdz, Armavir Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Eurasianet 2006
Today marked the 89th Anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution and an assignment from Eurasianet saw me visit the Armenian village of Lernamerdz with Marianna Grigoryan, a journalist from Armenia Now. After writing for IWPR on the village, affectionately known as “Little Cuba,” Marianna has […]
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 […]
Republic Square, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Hetq Online 2006
Via Cilicia.com’s Life in Armenia Blog I heard that a candlight light vigil in support of the current U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Evans was due to be staged in Yerevan’s Republic Square at 10pm on Wednesday night.
Tonight there’s going to […]
Ortachiya, Aragatsotn Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Hetq Online 2006
Since working on the Kurds in Turkey and researching the Yezidi in Armenia for the London-based Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP) in 1998, every so often a visiting academic from Europe always brings me back to take a look at Armenia’s largest minority. […]
I’ve literally just walked in the door from meeting up with Christine Allison in Ortachiya, a Yezidi village in the Aragatsotn Region of Armenia. As mentioned in yesterday’s post, Christine is researching the oral history traditions of the Kurds, and as part of that is using Ortachiya as a case study. She also wants to […]
Shamiram, Aragatsotn Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2005
Now that Christine Allison is in town continuing her research on the oral history traditions of the Kurds in Armenia, I’m off to the Yezidi villages outside of Aparan tomorrow for yet another festival. Really interested in Christine’s research which I first heard […]
