Armenia

Armenian Veterans of Afghan War Struggle

Former fighters say society treats them poorly after two conflicts.

7 Jul 10

Argam Babayan says he has no alternative to working in prostitution as no employer will take him on. (Photo: Nazik Armenakyan)

Armenian Gays Face Intolerance, Discrimination

Job-seekers routinely rejected because of sexual orientation.

5 Jul 10

Full-scale warfare on the Karabakh front line ended in 1994, but sporadic firefights are a reminder of the risk of renewed conflict. (Photo: Nicholas Babaian/Flickr.com)

Karabakh Clash Follows Failed Talks

Shootings on front line show fragility of peace and difficulty of moving towards deal.

25 Jun 10

Cave in the village of Areni where a 5,000-year-old shoe was found. (Photo: A1+ TV)

Prehistoric Find Bolsters Armenian Pride

Proof of human ingenuity five millennia ago fits Armenians’ sense of themselves as ancient nation.

25 Jun 10

Armenian Students Protest Conscription Drive

Postgraduates no longer automatically let off serving in the military.

11 Jun 10

Journalist's Arrest Worries Armenian Activists

Assault charge seen as excessive for reporter accused of pulling policeman’s hat off.

8 Jun 10

Marine Petrosyan, a writer whose work has appeared in Inknagir literary magazine among other publications, said opening foreign-language schools would serve to reduce the quality of general education. (Photo: Karen Antashyan)

Armenia: Fury at Foreign Language School Move

Campaigners say national identity under threat despite government concessions.

24 May 10

Armenian justice minister Gevorg Danielyan says unregistered children are vulnerable, not only to poverty, but also to exploitation by criminal groups. (Photo: Arpi Makhsudyan)

Armenian Bureaucracy Puts Kids at Risk

Activists warn that unregistered Armenian children left in legal limbo and vulnerable to exploitation.

17 May 10

Armenia Freezes Peace Process With Turkey

Russia and US put brave face on move, welcoming fact that Armenia has not withdrawn from process entirely.

25 Apr 10

Georgia's Armenians Want Tbilisi to Recognise Genocide

But analysts say it could not afford to put its relations at risk with Ankara. By Tamuna Uchidze in Akhaltsikhe