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Artur Papyan

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About Artur Papyan

16 posts · joined 2007-03-13

Artur has worked mostly in the fields of logistics, project management and fund-raising. His most recent positions were World Vision Armenia’s program officer for its Gyumri Area Development Program and Media Diversity Institute's Country Coordinator for Armenia. He has also practiced as IT consultant since 1996.

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July 24th, 2008

Armenia: Bloggers Attend Presidential Press Conference

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.

April 10th, 2008

Armenia: President Inaugurated, Deaths Observed… and a Balloon Festival

Depending on the political orientation of bloggers, the most important event to take place in Yerevan yesterday was debatable. Certainly, as Anush at The Armenian Patchwork explains, there was plenty to see and do, although like others, another event was foremost in her mind. Many things happened yesterday. Among those probably ...

February 8th, 2008

Armenia: Bloggers Love Media - Media Love Blogs, But Who Loves More?

Armenian blogs have always been attentive towards the mass media although you can't really call it love because in part there's not much to like about the Armenian media these days. As to the recent courtship of bloggers by the media, Ahousekeeper [AM] has very rightly noted: "Aravot" newspaper has discovered ...

January 24th, 2008

Armenia: Political Blogging Intensifies

The past week was eventful, and while the traditional media in Armenia were pondering their adequate response so as to avoid "unnecessary complications", the Armenian Internet community were discussing the comings and goings of the current political scene at full speed. The start of the week was marked by yet another ...

January 17th, 2008

Armenia: Politics — The Driving Force Behind Blogs?

Last week, the main topics discussed in the Armenian blogosphere were the election manifesto of former president Levon Ter-Petrossian and the presidential election in neighboring Georgia. It's no wonder that many are now wondering, including bloggers themselves, if politics isn't the driving force behind blogs in Armenia. “Before the last ...

October 24th, 2007

Armenia: Opposition Detainees Released

Via Romamerda1 on YouTube, there are updates on the latest developments following the arrest of Armenian opposition leaders, Nikol Pashinyan and other members of the "Impeachment" bloc. The description accompanying the video reads: Nicol Pashinyan and other members of "Impeachment" party were unjustly imprisoned for 8 hours on 23 October in ...