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 […]
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 […]
RFE/RL has more on the arrest of Armenian MP Hakob Hakobyan for “hooliganism” which now is being referred to as “armed assault.” As I mentioned earlier, Hakobyan is no stranger to controversy and just one example of why some analysts consider that the criminal world and Government are inseparable.
State prosecutors were on Monday considering bringing […]
A1 Plus reports that Armenian MP Hakob Hakobian has been arrested for hooliganism. According to the official parliament web site, Hakobyan became a member of the ruling Republican Party of Prime Minister Andranik Markarian this summer — along with other reported “criminal elements.”
On October 8 the Masis department of the RA Police received information about […]
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 […]
It’s good we have those rare power cuts in Armenia (mostly caused by rains) - I seem to forget sometimes just how bad and good it used to be in mid-90s.
Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2006
Armenia Now has an interesting article on the results of a USAID sponsored poll ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections. According to the poll, 62 percent of Armenians want change and think that the country is heading in the wrong direction.
It found that 62 percent of Armenians think their country is on the wrong […]
Armenia celebrates the 15th Anniversary of its Independence. A military parade marched through the republic square to demonstrate the power and might of our Independent Republic. Maybe I am a fool - but I am proud of my country and its fragile independence today.
