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September 3rd, 2008

Armenia: Nagorno Karabakh Independence Marked, Anti-Turkish Protests Planned

Onnik Krikorian · 19:12

While the international media concerns itself with the two breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia, bloggers reminds their readers that yesterday marked the 17th anniversary of the declaration of independence by another self-declared republic in the South Caucasus — Nagorno Karabakh. Marking the occasion in Yerevan also gave one political party the opportunity to declare its intention to stage street protests when the Turkish president arrives in Armenia this weekend. 4 comments · »»

July 24th, 2008

Armenia: Bloggers Attend Presidential Press Conference

Artur Papyan · 18:36

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On 21 July at a news conference held at the presidential palace to mark the 100th day of the new president's term in office, two bloggers were invited to attend alongside 38 journalists. Although the bloggers involved argue that the event was important and unprecedented, not everyone agrees. 0 comments · »»

July 8th, 2008

Armenia: LGBT Blogs

Onnik Krikorian · 10:02

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While most political blogs in Armenia simply duplicate the views of an already polarized media, the voices of those stuck in between, denied access to the airwaves, or who are simply misrepresented, are often ignored. That might now all be changing with the appearance of several LGBT Blogs from Armenia and the Diaspora. 10 comments · »»

July 6th, 2008

Armenia: Education Blogs

Onnik Krikorian · 11:34

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Now that post-election tensions are dying down in Armenia, there is a huge potential for blogs to cover more specific issues which are either ignored or left undiscussed by the media and society in general. One of those subjects is education, an area which is particularly tainted by corruption in the post-Soviet space. 9 comments · »»

June 18th, 2008

Armenia: A1 Plus European Court Ruling

Onnik Krikorian · 11:13

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Six years after it was effectively removed from the airwaves, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has finally ruled in favor of the A1 Plus TV Station. Known for its criticism of the authorities, A1 Plus failed to win a tender for its own broadcasting frequency in April 2002. 6 comments · »»

June 13th, 2008

Caucasus: Armenian & Georgian Blogosphere Assessed

Onnik Krikorian · 11:57

Following last weekend's BarCamp in Tbilisi, one of the event's main organizers, Giga Paitchadze, briefly considers its success and provides a small glimpse into the Georgian blogosphere. Also known as DvOrsky, the blogger claims to be the oldest in the country. Global Voices Online interviewed Paitchadze after the Caucasus BarCamp. 7 comments · »»

June 10th, 2008

Azerbaijan: Blogs, BarCamps & Social Networks

Onnik Krikorian · 11:32

On the sidelines of this weekend's Caucasus BarCamp in Tbilisi, capital of the Republic of Georgia, Global Voices Online's Caucasus Editor Onnik Krikorian had a brief opportunity to talk to BarCamp Ambassador and Regional Program Manager for Transitions Online, Emin Huseynzade, on blogging in Azerbaijan and the potential for its ... 15 comments · »»

May 18th, 2008

Caucasus: Eurovision Countdown

Onnik Krikorian · 16:21

With the first of the semi-finals in this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade, Serbia, just days away, the countries of the South Caucasus are becoming increasingly excited about the international song contest and how their representatives will fair. Global Voices rounds up the reaction to the three songs in the Eurovision blogosphere. 16 comments · »»

Links about Armenia

September 5th, 2008

Unzipped: Gay Armenia posts photographs and remembers Meline's, Yerevan's only gay bar which recently closed because of financial problems and construction work in the city center.

September 4th, 2008

A Fistful of Euros comments on this weekend's World Cup qualifying match between Armenia and Turkey in Yerevan. Although there are no diplomatic relations between the two countries, and as the border remains closed, the blog considers the event, which will also be attended by the Turkish President, Abdullah Gul, as a historical one. It argues that while the previous Armenian president relied on the support of a nationalist political party, the his successor has no need to. Although the invitation was extended to Gul before the recent conflict in Georgia, the blog also notes the importance of normalizing relations in its aftermath.

August 31st, 2008

Security in the Caucasus, a new blog established by a PhD candidate at the London School of Economics currently undertaking field work in the region, says that the recent conflict between Russia and Georgia was largely the result of a major miscalculation by Tbilisi. The blog also says that the confrontation was one by proxy between the West and a re-assertive Russia.

August 29th, 2008

Archuk's blog criticizes the first president of the Republic of Armenia and radical opposition leader, Levon Ter-Petrossian, for claiming that the Russian invasion of Georgia was justifiable in order to prevent “Genocide.”

August 25th, 2008

Unzipped comments on news that the Russian parliament has voted to recognize the independence of the breakway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia. The Armenian blog says that the move sets an important precedent for resolving another frozen conflict in the region — Nagorno Karabakh.

August 12th, 2008

My The Caucasian Knot comments on news that Georgian students protested outside the Russian Embassy in Yerevan, Armenia… and have apparently been asked to leave the country.

August 11th, 2008