- Azerbaijani units opened fire atf Armenian positions last night using mortars, according to the Armenian Defense Ministry.
- Members of parliament for the I Have Honor bloc will return to parliament next week, ending a legislative boycott that started in May.
- Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will hold a virtual press conference this evening starting at 8 Yerevan time.
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AND IN OTHER NEWS: Aliyev Rides High on the Wave
November has seen President Aliyev of Azerbaijan riding high on a wave of victory after his complete ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh. Whereas in past years, there was an attempt to maintain plausible deniability that it, Azerbaijan, had been the one to instigate the attacks, as the non-use of force was stipulated by UN resolutions, the mask has come completely off now as Aliyev outright brags about having used force. This bragging came during a victory speech Aliyev made to the empty streets of Stepanakert, held on the third anniversary of the end of the 44 Day War. It was a […]
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Armenian opposition mayor ousted: ‘Is this what Pashinyan’s democracy looks
By Mark Dovich Local lawmakers from the Civil Contract party have ousted a prominent opposition mayor in Armenia, the latest in a string of instances where the ruling party has appeared to obstruct or undermine the democratic process after elections produced results favoring its opponents. Mayor Arkadi Tamazyan, a member of the Country for Living party who led the northern Armenian mining town of Alaverdi for just over a year, was brought down Tuesday in a vote of no confidence put forward by Civil Contract city councilors. Council members then moved immediately to install Davit Ghumashyan, a Civil Contract member, […]
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Cultural Heritage at Risk in Nagorno-Karabakh
Last month’s election of Azerbaijan to a senior position of the United Nations’ cultural body has raised concern regarding the fate of cultural monuments in Nagorno-Karabakh, given the organization’s responsibility to protect cultural heritage around the world. Following Azerbaijan’s forced displacement of more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians last month, this additional development further increases the potential that Armenian cultural heritage, which notably includes the Amaras, Gandzasar, and Dadivank monasteries as well as the “We Are Our Mountains” statue, will be destroyed or appropriated. Amaras Monastery is one of the world’s oldest Christian monuments and is the site of the first […]
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How the Social Fabric Works: A Conversation With Nassim Nicholas
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a globally renowned thinker and philosopher best known for his “black swan theory,” visited Armenia last week. He sat down with CivilNet’s Eric Hacopian to talk about science, artificial intelligence, and current societal developments. Taleb is the author of several bestselling books, including: His insightful works delve into the realms of risk, probability, and resilience, offering profound perspectives on the complexities of life and the unpredictability of systems.
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Armenia Launches Its First Satellite
On December 1, Armenia’s first domestically made satellite “Hayasat-1” was launched by a SpaceX rocket at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The project is a collaboration between Yerevan’s Bazoomq Space Research Laboratory and Armenia’s Center for Scientific Innovation and Education, and commissioned by Armenia’s Ministry of High Tech Industry. CSIE’s Technical Director of Space Programs Masis Gumrigyan gathered with supporters to watch the launch. Gumrigyan spoke about the challenges he and his team faced, and what this launch means for Armenia’s future in space.
