On this day, what would have been his 60th birthday, CEN recounts the life and work of a man who stood as one of the leading figures in the fight for Turkish-Armenian reconciliation. Journalist, campaigner and human rights activist Hrant Dink was one of the most important Turkish/Armenian individuals to have lived in recent years.…
Armenia is a land of traditional values, traditional expressions and traditional ideas of romance. The Armenian idea of love often involves the typical cliches of husband and wife, mother and child, marriage and family. But love takes many forms and often love is something that lies between the traditional definitions of Armenian society. For CEN’s first…
The chief of security at Armenia’s National Assembly has this week been photographed assaulting a female journalist during a street art performance outside the NA building. The reporter, Marineh Khachatryan, was there for the news site A1+ after street art group ‘Counter Strike’ hung a banner outside the main gate reading ‘Hello Rob’, in reference…
Armenian Facebook users have this week come together to raise awareness on the topic of sex-selective abortion, an issue that remains common in the South Caucasus nation.
John Heffern, America’s ambassador to Armenia, has this week told Armenians that they should blame Russia if US sanctions against Putin’s government affect the Armenian economy.
An Armenian national living in Russia has reported to have fired upon the Turkish embassy in Moscow earlier this morning.
Armenian doctors have this month banned the sale of stomach ulcer drug Cytotec without a prescription in a hope to stop the drug being used during at-home abortions.
Azerbaijan authorities have threatened to expel staff of the Red Cross from the country unless the access is given to two Azerbaijanis captured by Armenian forces in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region last week.
In May 2014 the Armenian newspaper Iravunk published a ‘blacklist’ of Armenians connected to the LGBT community that it claimed to be enemies of the nation. The article, entitled “they serve the interests of international homosexual lobbying”, contained the names and social media details of 60 individuals as well as a call to action for…
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