Armenia

Armenia: Women Driven into Prostitution

Many unemployed, unmarried women in Armenia have no other choice but to go into prostitution

14 Nov 01

Yerevan may be repealing its anti-gay legislation but few believe the plight of this oppressed minority is likely to improve.

11 Nov 01

The poor get poorer and the rich get richer in Armenia's corruption-ridden society

20 Oct 01

International community cuts back on aid for Azeris displaced by fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh.

12 Oct 01

Opposition parties accuse Robert Kocharian of untold number of wrongdoings - to no avail.

5 Oct 01

Former state organ Armenia Public TV is the sparring ground between presidential and governmental camps.

24 Aug 01

Can the prime minister take the bribery out of bureaucracy, where his predecessors have failed?

17 Aug 01

A presidential human rights commission finds that torture and abuse in the army are commonplace.

9 Aug 01

Azerbaijan president Heidar Aliev is facing stiff opposition from loyalists over plans to name his son, Ilham, as his successor.

31 Jul 01

A thirst for revenge for the assassination of the prime minister is set to overturn Armenia's commitment to abolition of capital punishment.

29 Jun 01

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