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Over Half of Armenians Not Intending to Get Vaccinated, According
Armenian POWs issue discussed during Council of Europe assembly in Strasbourg. Russia’s Defense Minister states that the UN didn’t respond to a proposal to set up a demining center in Karabakh. Former Minister of Culture Armen Smbatyan has been charged with money laundering. Credits: Ruptly
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Is Armenia’s Science Sector in Danger?
Tigran Shahverdyan is a member of the Gituzh initiative (Power of Science) in Armenia. The members of the collective ask that the Armenian government take a stronger initiative in the country’s science sector by providing long-term financial support and programs in the field. Mr. Shahverdyan talks to CivilNet’s Ani Paitjan about the consequences on Armenian society if serious steps are not taken to boost research and development in the country.
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Armenia’s Progressions & Challenges – A Talk with Freedom House’s
Project Coordinator at Freedom House in Armenia Sossi Tatikyan explains Freedom House’s recent research into Armenia’s progressions and challenges. Sossi also speaks on press freedom and the role of the Human Rights Defender’s Office in Armenia.
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Mass COVID-19 Vaccinations Begin in Armenia
Mass vaccinations against COVID-19 began in Armenia on April 13. This first vaccine rollout is for residents and staff at nursing homes, at-risk groups, those over the age of 65, chronically ill people aged 18-64, and staff at social care centers. 24,000 doses of AstraZeneca and 15,000 doses of the Sputnik-V vaccine, for 7,500 people, were imported to Armenia last March. Vaccinations are carried out on a voluntary basis.
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‘We Have Work To Do’: A Conversation with Raffi Kassarjian
Raffi Kassarjian, in a conversation with Lara Tcholakian, speaks about his outlook as an Armenian, his reflections on lessons learned from the past and his perspectives on the development of Armenia. He shares his personal and professional experiences and the circumstances that led to his success as an executive leader, in the US and since his permanent move to Armenia in 2008. Raffi Kassarjian is an executive in the field of high tech and information technologies. He is currently the Executive Director of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises, the business association representing the leading technology companies in Armenia. He […]
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Co-founder of ‘Aurora’ Vartan Gregorian died aged 87
Vartan Gregorian, President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative died aged 87. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Aurora Co-Founder and member of the Aurora Prize Selection Committee Vartan Gregorian (1934–2021) – an outstanding Armenian-American humanitarian, scholar, author, educator and mentor and a dear friend to many of us,” reads the statement of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative. Born in Tabriz, Iran, Vartan Gregorian overcame countless challenges he faced as a young immigrant to the United States and went on to build a remarkable career that spanned several decades and […]
