- Armenia’s Constitutional Court Has Three New Judges
- The OSCE Minsk Group Urges Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers to Meet with Them
- Up to 950 Buses Will Arrive to Reform Yerevan’s Public Transportation System
- The Fountains and Ponds of Yerevan Have Been Reopened
- More Than One Hundred COVID-19 New Cases Recorded
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Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan – Primate
Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, the Primate of the Diocese of Artsakh from 1989 to 2021, speaks to CivilNet on Artsakh’s situation. His Grace also gives his take on losing faith, hope, possible peace with Azerbaijanis, the situation regarding religious heritage, and the mistakes that were made by Armenians collectively.
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Baku’s New Museum Complete with
The Military Trophies Museum in Baku, has been visited by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The museum’s displays include injured Armenian soldiers, chained captives, and exaggerated caricatures, provoking outrage online and a sense of dwindling hope for reconciliation. Credits: Ruptly
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French Public Figures Call for
In an opinion column, French politicians, artists, actors and intellectuals are demanding the French government act to push for the release of Armenian captives who are detained in Azerbaijan. An estimated 200 Armenians are still captive and according to the Human Rights Watch, they are facing abuse in custody. The report states that Armenian POWs are tortured by Azerbaijani authorities and described these incidents as “war crimes.” Actors Simon Abkarian, and Ariane Ascaride, Senator Valérie Boyer, Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, and philosopher Bernard Henri-Levy are among the signatories. Find the translation of the opinion column below: OPINION – Four […]
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Care Providers in Armenia Need
Nayiri Nahabedian is a member of the Glendale Unified School District Board of Education and a professor of social studies at California State University Los Angeles. She is currently in Armenia and had the chance to observe how psychologists, social workers and professors deal with the post-war situation in the country. Nayiri talks to CivilNet’s Ani Paitjan about the urgent need to support the work of care providers, or in her words, to heal the healers who themselves have gone through trauma.
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‘Our Legacies Anchor Us’: A
Rafi Baghdjian, in conversation with Lara Tcholakian, speaks about the role that his forefathers and historical narratives have played in his personal and professional development. He shares his thoughts about his Armenian identity and heritage, andabout the values he has developed as a leader in both the corporate and non-profit sectors, working in such organizations as the Shell Oil Company and the IDeA Foundation. Rafi Baghdjian is an executive with 35 years experience at Shell with assignments in the Netherlands, Japan, the UK, Oman, UAE and Qatar. In 2017, he moved to Armenia and was appointed CEO of the IDeA […]
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The Revival of a Forgotten
Time has almost erased the names of certain Armenian artists and intellectuals who dwelled in people’s memories. Shushanik Kurghinian is among them. The writer and poet, who was very famous during the Soviet era, lost her popularity after the fall of the communist regime. She was known as a fervent defender of socialism, the working classes, and women’s rights.
