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Syunik village mayor resigns over mining project

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 [...]

What Does the ARF Want?

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutiun (ARF-D) has managed to change its position on the government’s signing and subsequent expected ratification of the protocols at least four times since October.

Just after the signing of the agreement to introduce the protocols last August, the ARF-D Bureau Chairman Hrant Markarian claimed that the party would do everything necessary to [...]

Trying To Find Something Noteworthy

I’ve been silent lately because there aren’t really any exciting topics to discuss lately, whether in politics, culture or economics.

Sure, there’s always cultural events happening—concerts, plays, ballets and so forth. But I can’t manage to attend them most of the time, so obviously there’s nothing to write about. Jazz guitarist and singer George Benson is [...]

ARF Begins Sit-in Protest and Hunger Strike

A sit-in protest and hunger strike in opposition to the protocols was initiated yesterday by the ARF-Dashnaktsutiun. So far about 75 party members are camped out in front of the government building on Republic Square. They are expected to stay on site until the date of the protocols’ signing which will be in about a [...]

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