Armenia

Japan Quake Prompts Armenian Nuclear Worries

Authorities insist aging plant is earthquake-proof.

Armenia's Fertility Problems Worry Officials

The government, concerned by the demographic situation, approves strategies for improving health of mothers and children as well as reproductive health.

Armenia: Reformed Libel Law Sparks Controversy

Journalists say the decriminalisation of defamation has left them facing a flood of actions.

Inflation Sparks Virtual Protests in Armenia

High prices are prompting younger people to vent their anger, though more on the internet than on the streets.

Half-Measures on Corruption in Armenia

Investigative body has generated some prosecutions, but its critics say it isn’t addressing corruption as systemic issue.

Armenia Sinking into Poverty

Nearly 50 per cent of government expenditure goes on welfare payments, which say officials has prevented poverty from reaching catastrophic levels.

Armenia: Little Hope of More Democracy

Sense of being surrounded by threats impedes creation of fairer society.

Armenia: Minority Faiths Keen on Debates

Armenian Army Non-Combat Deaths Probed

Caucasus: Dec '10/Jan '11

Representatives of Armenian evangelical churches see benefit of IWPR-sponsored debates on religious intolerance.