Armenia

Russia has remained largely silent on the renewed conflict in Karabakh. © kremlin.ru

Russia Remains Coy Over Karabakh

Armenia’s strategic ally is keeping quiet – but may be playing a longer game.

7 Oct 20

Demonstrators participate in an anti-Lukashenko rally on August 18, 2020 in Minsk, Belarus. © Misha Friedman/Getty Images

Like Armenians in 2018, Belarussians Have Had Enough

How the arrogance of a ruling elite, determined to retain power, triggered public rage.

1 Oct 20

President Ilham Aliyev addressing his security council. © The President's Office

Armenia-Azerbaijan: Back to War?

Harsh rhetoric from the leaders of both countries accompanied by an unusually high deployment of military hardware.

28 Sep 20

The Karadash Hill, from the Armenian border village of Chinari, where fighting took place between the two sides in July. (Photo: Arshaluis Mghdesyan)

Armenia-Azerbaijan: What's Behind Latest Clashes?

Escalations shows that any short-term progress towards peace remains unlikely.

27 Aug 20

Ashot Melikyan, Head of the Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression. (Photo: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression)

Coronavirus: Armenian Doctors Fuel Fake News

Disinformation – sometimes spread by medical experts - has become a serious public health threat.

6 Aug 20

Richard Giragosian, Director of the Regional Studies Center, at a conference in Tbilisi, Georgia organised by the Strategic Policy Institute. (Photo: Strategic Policy Institute)

Armenia-Azerbaijan Clashes Spread Online

Experts say that a virtual war of words increasingly accompanies the conflict.

3 Aug 20

Ani Ovannisyan pictured near her base. (Photo: Arshaluys Mghdesyan)

Women in Armenian Army Fight for Change

State encouraging more female participation in country’s military.

27 Jul 20

Armenia "World Leader" in Covid-19 Cases

Critics say that officials relaxed restrictions far too early.

30 Jun 20

Ani Samsonyan from the opposition party Bright Armenia. (Photo courtesy of A. Samsonyan)

Hate Speech: Armenian Leaders Set Bad Example

Civil society groups call for the political echelons to rein in their rhetoric.

22 Jun 20

Nelly Duryan, who heads the police department that works to protect juveniles’ rights and combat domestic violence, said that there had been no increase in reports of abuse. (Photo: Armenia Polie Department)

Armenia: Activists Call for More Action on Abuse

Campaigners warn that government statistics showing no rise in abuse do not reflect reality.

4 Jun 20

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