- The 12th Hrant Dink International Award was presented to Osman Kavala
- An Armenian Serviceman Died from the wounds sustained by an Azerbaijani Gunshot.
- Minister of Education Arayik Harutyunyan Is Not Going to Resign
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Mass COVID-19 Vaccinations Begin
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’:
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
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 […]
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“The Military Trophy Park in
Anna Ohanyan is a Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Stonehill College in Massachusetts. She talks to CivilNet’s Ani Paitjan about Baku’s Military Trophy Park, the internal political situation in Armenia, and impact on the region from the escalation of tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
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Public Perceptions in Armenia over
In March 2021, CivilNet commissioned the Caucasus Research Resource Center – Armenia Foundation (CRRC Armenia) to conduct a second survey on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The first poll on the same topic was conducted between August 15 and 29, 2020 (see Settlement of the Karabakh Conflict: Results of the August Survey). 1,100 Armenian citizens aged 18 and over took part in the second poll. Overall, the survey covered four topics: the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, healthcare, energy and education. This article summarizes the results of the survey related to the Karabakh conflict. Fieldwork began on March 12, […]
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‘Risk of new war’ with
By Mark Dovich “Do you see a risk of new war in Artsakh?” is the difficult question Armenians are finding themselves increasingly having to answer, using the name for Nagorno-Karabakh that most Armenians prefer. According to a new survey conducted last month by the Caucasus Research Resource Center, only 22% answered no. Many Armenians believe another war will break out over Nagorno-Karabakh — within one year from now (18%), within five years (13%) or within ten years or after (5%). Moreover, a plurality of those polled (24%) responded that “the war had not finished.” The poll, commissioned by CivilNet, asked […]
