- Suren Papikyan appointed as new Armenian defense minister.
- The ruling party was defeated in local elections in the southern city of Kapan.
- Over 1 million Armenian doses of the covid vaccine have been administered in Armenia.
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Shattering the Silence on the West’s Failure in Karabakh
In this episode of Insights, host Eric Hacopian discusses Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians and the international community’s failure to stop human rights abuses. He analyzes the root causes and geopolitical dimensions of the conflict, paying tribute to fallen soldiers and civilians. Eric also outlines a vision for Armenia’s path forward, advocating for reforms and support for the displaced people.
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Fleeing for their lives, Armenians from Karabakh share stories of
During the last few days, the forcibly displaced Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) have been arriving in Syunik where they are registered and directed to the allocated shelters. People who have lost their homes say that they could not bring anything with them, they got a hold of whatever fuel they could and fled. The people of Artsakh are concerned about how to re-establish themselves in different parts of Armenia. They speak to CivilNet about their most urgent anxieties for the future.
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Fleeing the Horrors of War: Stories From Nagorno-Karabakh
Journalist Raffi Elliott has been in Kornidzor, Armenia during the last few days, greeting and interviewing those fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh. In this video, we sit down with Raffi to get a first-hand account of what he witnessed as over 50,000 displaced people arrived seeking safety and shelter after Azerbaijan’s campaign of ethnic cleansing in the region. He shares some of the heart-wrenching stories refugees told as they left behind a whole life following Azerbaijan’s violent attack. Raffi also discusses how Armenia has mobilized to support the humanitarian crisis and what more may be needed.
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Marutyan tipped to regain control of Yerevan city hall
By Mark Dovich By Mark Dovich Hayk Marutyan, who served as Yerevan’s mayor from 2018 to 2021, is tipped to regain control of city hall after an opposition party threw its weight behind his candidacy following inconclusive municipal elections earlier this month. The Mother Armenia bloc, which is supported by former President Robert Kocharyan, said Wednesday its newly elected councilors would support Marutyan’s mayoral bid. Everything now appears to depend on if the Public Voice party, which is linked to the controversial blogger nicknamed Dog, will do the same. Together, those two parties and Marutyan’s National Progress party scored 33 […]
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Nikol Pashinyan Must Resign to Salvage What’s Left of Armenia’s
Op-ed by Karen Harutyunyan, Editor-in-Chief “The future of Armenia depends on one person, and that person is me. The future of Armenia depends on one person, and that person is you,” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated in his Sunday address to the nation amid mass protests demanding his resignation following Artsakh’s devastating defeat and loss of independence, which has led to a mass exodus of Armenians. Some argue that there is a concerted Russian effort to undermine Armenia’s statehood and independence, and they may have a point. Russia not only acquiesced to but also potentially greenlit Azerbaijan’s aggression and subsequent […]
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BREAKING: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to be formally dissolved
The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will be formally dissolved by the end of the year. All government agencies are ordered to be disbanded by January 1, 2024, according to a decree issued Thursday by President Samvel Shahramanyan. “The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh) ceases to exist,” said the decree, which came into force immediately upon publication. Meanwhile, the number of arrivals to Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh since the region’s surrender last week topped 65,000 as of 8 a.m. local time Thursday. Those numbers mean more than half of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population has fled the region in less than a week.
