✓The National Assembly Votes Down a Motion of No-Confidence in Education Minister Arayik Harutyunyan.
✓Lebanese Armenians Become the Target of Azerbaijani Attacks.
✓“The Increase in the Number of Coronavirus Cases Is Worrying,” Says Nikol Pashinyan
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A Yazidi Activist On the Centuries-Long Relations Between Armenians and
Mirza Dinnayi is a Yazidi activist and co-founder of Luftbrücke Irak (Air Bridge Iraq), a humanitarian organization that flies Yazidi victims from Iraq to Germany for medical treatment. He is also the 2019 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity Laureate. The Aurora Prize recognizes people around the world for their acts of exceptional courage and commitment to saving human life. The purpose of Mirza Dinnayi’s visit to Armenia is not only to commemorate the Armenian Genocide. He has also initiated a trauma training project here for teachers and social workers in vulnerable communities in Armenia and Artsakh.
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Azerbaijani Forces Fired upon Settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenia will provide Artsakh with an additional $7.6 million worth of grants. Armenia’s government will spend $192,000 on psychological care for people affected by war. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan holds consultation meeting regarding situation in Syunik.
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New UK Ambassador Clarifies Misinformation About Britain’s Actions in Region
The newly-appointed UK Ambassador to Armenia John Gallagher speaks to CivilNet on his priorities in Armenia. Ambassador Gallagher also gives his take on reputational issues, how the UK can help with peacebuilding, and how Armenia can be part of the UK’s Global Britain vision.
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Three Years After the Revolution: Lessons Learned – Insights with
In this week’s edition of Insights with Eric Hacopian, Eric gives his take on what lessons we have learned as Armenians since the 2018 Velvet Revolution. Eric also speaks on what opportunities were missed, and how we should approach this critical stage of Armenian history.
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Aliyev Threatens to Solve the Meghri Corridor Issue By Force,
Azerbaijan’s president states that if need be the Meghri corridor issue will be solved by force. Armenia drops two points in Reporters Without Borders’ annual Global Media Freedom Index. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been met with protests during his visit to Syunik.
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Gyumri’s Tourism Boom or Bust
Gyumri was widely expected to see a tourism boom in 2020, but due to the pandemic and the Second Karabakh War, those hopes were dashed. Despite this, many businesses are starting to pick up once again. CivilNet’s team travelled to Gyumri to find out what challenges the tourism sector is facing.
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An Epidemiologist’s Take on the Risks and Rewards of COVID
Vaccinations against COVID-19 began in Armenia on April 13. This first phase of the 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 were imported to Armenia last March. Despite the spike in positive cases, suspicions of the COVID vaccines remain prevalent in the country. Dr. Alicia Demirjian, an epidemiologist at Public Health England and a pediatric infection doctor at Evelina London Children’s Hospital, talks to CIVILNET’s Ani Paitjan to […]
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Russian Delegates Vote Against Including Armenian POWs Issue in PACE
Russian delegates vote against including Armenian POWs issue in PACE agenda. The government has published a recording from a session of the Security Council that was attended by former Army Chief Onik Gasparyan. UPDATE: The Optimum Energy Company collaborated with the Tufenkian company, not the Tufenkian Foundation.