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Upper Syunik, Armenia (photo Christian Garbis) Reading yesterday’s headlines I came across a major news story of a Kajaran mayor in Syunik, Rafik Atayan, resigning from his position and from the Republican party in protest to the government’s decision to confiscate 181 hectares of land in the [...] I just wanted to make yet another point that when a collective group of individuals campaigning for the same cause protest hard enough, their demands will eventually be met, sooner or later. In Nareg Hartounian’s case it only took a few days. At last count 1,251 people signed the online petition demanding his release from jail, and [...] Serge Sarkisian, left, and Surik Khachatryan (Photolur photo) One week has passed since the assault accusations against Syunik governor Surik Khachatryan were revealed to the public. On Monday, November 14, while leaving the Marriott Hotel in Yerevan Silva Hambardzumian, a businesswoman, was allegedly hit on the head by Khachatryan, who later denied any wrongdoing. Naturally, [...] I want to change the dynamic of this blog to make it more interactive by inviting anyone living in or even visiting Armenia who is proficient in the English language and wants to express his or her ideas about what’s happening around them to contribute. Those of you who do not have an outlet to [...]
All photos of Aghveran, Kotayk, Armenia by Christian Garbis 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. |
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