All photos of Aghveran, Kotayk, Armenia by Christian Garbis
The summer is upon us, which means that things will begin slowing down in Yerevan politically and socially, but not necessarily culturally. There’s always plenty to do for social butterflies in the summer months, plenty of cafes to visit, concerts to attend and distractions to take your attention away from things that really matter.
Liberty Square [...]
Until things are straightened out with our server upgrade, I probably will not post something for the next couple of days. Hopefully, the issues related to the upgrade will be resolved soon.
Thanks.
A1 Plus published a follow-up article–this time both in Armenian and English– about the case of Gohar Martirosyan, who tragically committed suicide on June 4 after she discovered she had flunked an impossible university entrance exam testing knowledge of the Armenian language and literature.
Below is the full text, with my minor copy edits in brackets.
The [...]
Last night my wife mentioned that a girl had committed suicide after finding out that she flunked her Armenian language exam, which she needed to pass in order to be accepted into university. I asked her if she could determine the news source, and she found two articles on A1+. I tried to find other [...]
The police released Ani Gevorgian along with her brother Sarkis on Thursday afternoon on the grounds that they don’t leave Yerevan until a “final decision on the case” has been made. Apparently they are still potentially looking at jail time–up to five years.
Video taken by the police apparently shows Ani knocking off the hat of [...]
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