Armenia

Street Battles in Yerevan

Karabakh Government Unveils Reforms

Young prime minister sets ambitious targets for 2008.

Armenia: State Tightens Media Controls

Harassment of provincial television station coincides with start of election campaign.

Georgia Border Closure Hurts Armenians

Dozens of Armenians jailed or fined for unwittingly breaching Georgian border regulations.

Azeri Defence Spending Under Fire

Big increase in defence expenditure allegedly failed to lift soldiers out of poverty.

Armenia: Steep Price Rises “Artificial”

Experts blame hike in food costs on a heavily monopolistic economy.

Armenia: Yezidis Endure Years of Living Dangerously

Ethnic minority blames official discrimination for failure to remove potentially lethal electricity pylons from their village.

Armenia: Ex-President Ponders Comeback

The first president of independent Armenia dips his toe in politics after a nine-year retirement.

Tribunal: July/Aug ‘07

IWPR representatives attend international conferences on justice issues.

Karabakh Election Closely Fought

Observers say that official Karabakh Armenian candidate not assured of victory.