Armenia

Armenians Doubt Anti-Graft Programme

Many ordinary Armenians question whether new bid to combat corruption will stop bureaucrats lining their pockets.

20 Aug 02

The Armenian leader of Nagorny Karabakh is cruising towards another term in office, in an election condemned by Azerbaijan and the European Union

9 Aug 02

Villagers from Armenia’s largest minority community have lost their grazing pastures and are being forced to leave.

1 Aug 02

The decision to pull the plug on a popular channel is widely blamed on the government's intolerance of dissenting voices in the media

4 Jul 02

A campaign by Armenian journalists has forced the government to withdraw a much-criticised draft law on the media.

4 Apr 02

Acquittal of Jehovah's Witness on draft-dodging charges praised by rights activists

15 Mar 02

The authorities' failure to register "hidden unemployment" appears to make a mockery of official jobless figures.

1 Mar 02

Armenia continues to defy EU demands to close its nuclear power station by 2004.

18 Feb 02

Newspapers editors fear privatisation of kiosks will lead to a further collapse in sales.

25 Jan 02

Diaspora Armenians returning to their homeland are not always welcomed with open arms

18 Nov 01

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