TURKEY VOTES: The Kurdish-Backed Party and Turkey’s Armenians
In the run-up to Turkey’s general elections on May 14, Aras Editor-in-Chief Rober Koptaş joins CivilNet…
Read moreIn the run-up to Turkey’s general elections on May 14, Aras Editor-in-Chief Rober Koptaş joins CivilNet…
Read moreAzerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire on Armenian positions near Sotk Village in Armenia’s eastern…
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Read moreHagop (Jack) Youredjian has been implementing numerous charitable projects in Armenia for many years. The Child & Family Center of the Children of Armenia Fund near Myasnikyan village is being built with his support. Next to it, the foundation’s second SMART Center in the Armavir region will be established. Youredjian provides scholarships to hundreds of Armenian students and is involved in numerous humanitarian initiatives in Gyumri. He says that you shouldn’t have to tell someone that you love them. You need to show love through action. He calls it “love in action.” Hagop Youredjian is also one of CivilNet’s leading […]
By Zhanna Avagyan “Life with a child brings colors you never knew existed. No one’s opinion should prevent you from experiencing these feelings,” says Naira Harutyunyan, who chose to become a single mother through assisted reproduction in Armenia. Now, she’s considering having a second child. Her story represents a growing trend in Armenia, where planned single motherhood, though still an unfamiliar concept to many, is gaining increasing acceptance. Armenia expanded its fertility assistance program in early 2023 to include single women. Initially open to women aged 36-42, the program later broadened its age criteria. Now, single women between 28 and […]
By Lusine Vardanyan and Alexander Pracht A court in the German city of Kassel issued a landmark ruling on Monday, declaring that Karabakh Armenians are stateless persons rather than Armenian citizens and confirmed that they cannot return to Nagorno-Karabakh due to persecution risks from Azerbaijan, in a final and non-appealable decision that was achieved through significant contributions from the Armenian-German Lawyers Association. “While this is a decision made within a national judicial system, it can be used in larger international courts to prove racial discrimination against Armenians. This is a very important achievement,” said Gurgen Petrossian, President of the Armenian-German […]
By Lia Avagyan Armenia’s energy sector faces significant challenges due to its heavy dependence on Russian infrastructure and resources. In an interview with CivilNet, Astghine Pasoyan of the Energy Saving Foundation outlined the country’s energy security concerns and potential pathways to greater independence. Here are the key insights from the discussion. The Russian grip on Armenia’s energy Since the Soviet Union’s collapse, Armenia’s energy infrastructure has progressively fallen under Russian control. While privatization was intended to improve market transformation through open international tendering, Russian companies have acquired most vital assets, either through direct purchase, offshore intermediary acquisitions or debt-for-asset swaps. […]
By Alexander Pracht Tigran Balayan, Armenia’s Ambassador to the European Union, reportedly received death threats from his Azerbaijani counterpart Vaqif Sadiqov a week ago, with the Armenian Embassy lodging a formal protest with other diplomatic missions in Brussels, according to American digital newspaper Politico. This was confirmed today by Armenia’s Foreign Ministry. In a letter reportedly sent to envoys last week, seen and confirmed by Politico, it was alleged that Balayan was “verbally attacked and intimidated” by Sadiqov and received explicit threats against his life. The incident happened last Tuesday at an event organized by Turkey in Brussels on the […]