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Published in: oDR: AnalysisWhat Russia-Ukraine war means for disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory
Thousands of Russians have fled to the Armenian capital of Yerevan. But the war has far bigger implications for the...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionWhere was the outpouring of empathy when my country was at war?
As an Armenian, I feel our pain was ignored. And my trauma means I’m struggling to empathise as I should with Ukraine today
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Published in: oDR: OpinionAt this time of tension, EU needs to remember Nagorno-Karabakh
A message to the EU (and the US): despite a possible escalation in Ukraine, don’t forget the other major conflict in...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionThe silence of our friends: what has been the global civil society response to the war in Nagorno Karabakh?
As a brutal war rages over Nagorno Karabakh, for many Armenians the lack of international response is deafening.
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionNagorno Karabakh and Turkey’s imperial ambitions
The ongoing war between Armenia and Azerbaijan is part of Turkey’s neo-imperial ambitions in the region and it must...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhat are Syrian mercenaries doing in Azerbaijan?
How can we understand the presence of Turkish backed Syrian mercenaries in Azerbaijan?
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationWomen are being forced to give birth ‘alone’, in post-lockdown Armenia and Ukraine
Across Eurasia, women have reported mistreatment that defies World Health Organization guidelines – and national policies.
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Published in: 50.50ԱՄՆ-ը դադարեցնում է ապատեղեկատվություն տարածած հայկական կայքի ֆինանսավորումը
openDemocracy-ի հետաքննությունից հետո ՀՀ-ում ԱՄՆ դեսպանությունը դատապարտել է ապատեղեկատվության տարածումը և նշել, որ...
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Published in: 50.50US ends funding for Armenian website that spread COVID-19 misinformation
Following an openDemocracy investigation, the US ambassador to Armenia condemns disinformation and says the embassy...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationRevealed: US-funded website spreading COVID misinformation in Armenia
Articles on the website call COVID-19 a "fake pandemic" and oppose vaccines. Health experts say it’s “incredibly dangerous”.
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Published in: 50.50A homebirth seemed like the only option
I have just given birth to my second child – but at home instead of in hospital. There wasn’t a hair on my head that...
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Published in: oDR: InvestigationArmenia ‘under pressure’ from UK and US over mining dispute, says EU report
An internal EU report claims that the UK has pressured the Armenian government in a two-year standoff between...
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Published in: 50.50I am lonely and miss talks with neighbours
How can I be afraid of the pandemic? I’m living without any means and I’m still alive! I don’t even die. #HumansofCOVID19
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Published in: oDRCan transgender people speak in Armenia?
When it comes to hate crimes, impunity still reigns in this South Caucasus state.
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Published in: 50.50Isolated in a toxic relationship
I am in lockdown with my husband who drinks and shouts and breaks things. We live on social grants. My kids are...
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Published in: oDRWhat we talk about when we talk about gender in Armenia
As Armenia votes in a new parliament after the revolution earlier this year, it seems the new authorities’ political...
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Published in: oDRHow citizens battling a controversial gold mining project are testing Armenia’s new democracy
Can Armenia’s Velvet Revolution deliver change for communities struggling for their health, livelihoods and futures?...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPresenting an absence: the Armenian legacy in non-fiction film
In these films, the more intriguing instances appear in films made by Turkish directors, where the narratives of...
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Published in: 50.50Women as wartime rapists: a new book explores 'the impossible'
Academic Laura Sjoberg argues that our gendered assumptions about sexual violence in conflict limit our...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Why Armenians are successful everywhere except Armenia
Armenia's current emigration rate of 4-5% of the whole population annually is the highest in the world. Considering...