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Murky Mess: Vachagan Residents Call Their Drinking Water “Cocoa”

17:37 | 08.14.2018

Tigran Mangasaryan, who spends his summers in Vachagan, says that when he opens the faucet the water has the color of chocolate.

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Endangering Kapan’s Water: Former Syunik Governor Surik Khachatryan’s Company Issued 29 Year Mining Permit

18:55 | 08.12.2018

The Armenian government has granted a 29-year mining permit to Geghi Gold LLC, a company owned by former Syunik Provincial Governor Surik Khachatryan.

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“Under the Walnut Tree” B&B – Lilit Manages a Family Business in Yeghegnadzor

16:05 | 08.11.2018

The B&B is a family business. Each member of the family doing their own task.

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Health Resort Owned by Serzh Sargsyan's Brother Received AMD 400 Million in State Contracts

03:27 | 08.10.2018

Over the past three years, Armenia’s Ministry of Health has allocated some AMD 400 million ($830,000) in business contracts to a company owned by Aleksandr ...

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HIV/AIDS in Armenia: Much Progress Made, but Funding and Cultural Issues Remain

19:54 | 08.09.2018

As of 2017, an estimated number of 3,400 people in Armenia are infected with HIV according to the National Center for AIDS Prevention. Compared to other ...

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Talvorik Village School in No Shape for Start of Classes on September 1

10:44 | 08.08.2018

The building is in poor condition and lacks many necessities. There’s no gym or science labs. The “auditorium” is just a relatively spacious room ...

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Bridging the Divide: Diaspora Minister Hayrapetyan Promises Restart, but Core Issues Remain

10:12 | 08.08.2018

The idea of the diaspora implied in this writing is broad and ahistorical, but diasporas develop across generations and achieve a tenuous permanence ...

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Armenia's Shvanidzor: Remains of the Past

09:38 | 08.06.2018

I sit across the table from an old village man, the skin of his face sagging from the weight of his experiences and his white hair clinging to his head. ...

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Former Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Charged with Pressuring Constitutional Court Judge to Validate Serzh Sargsyan's 2008 Presidential Election Win

23:23 | 08.03.2018

Armen Gevorgyan, a former Armenian deputy prime minister, has been charged with illegally pressuring Constitutional Court Judge Valery Poghosyan in 2008 ...

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Armenia’s Shvanidzor: The Village as a Site of Change

10:04 | 08.02.2018

Considering Shvanidzor's isolated location and ancient status, it is easy to assume that not much changes here. However, speaking to the Hambardzumyans, ...

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