Armenia

Uzbekistan In Denial Over Poverty

The Tashkent authorities appear to be refusing to acknowledge the true scale of Uzbek poverty

21 Feb 05

Suspicions are raised that Erjan Tatishev, alleged to have been the victim of tragic accident, was murdered.

21 Feb 05

All eyes are on a diaspora investor who is trying his luck with investing in Armenia’s unpredictable agriculture.

19 Jan 05

The pollution of the River Debed is causing manifold problems in northern Armenia.

13 Jan 05

A local land dispute has escalated following the death of an elderly Azerbaijani woman in southern Georgia.

16 Dec 04

In this country, even the doctors and politicians who warn of the evils of nicotine are smokers themselves.

8 Dec 04

ArmenTel loses mobile phone monopoly as government ushers in Karabakh-related company.

25 Nov 04

Householders complain of forcible eviction to make way for a grand avenue through Yerevan.

3 Nov 04

Official sanctioning of a group seen as alien to Armenian religious tradition gets stormy public reception.

28 Oct 04

There’s heated speculation about the significance of the pardoning of an Armenian commander.

29 Sep 04

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