Members of the Armenian Society of Columbia University express their support and solidarity to the efforts of the environmental movement in Armenia towards the preservation of the Mashtots park and the Teghut forest. We believe that the movement carries a critical mission of revitalizing freedom, responsibility and dignity in the Armenian citizen, which is fundamental for the survival of the Republic of Armenia in the century of choice and...
With this letter we, Armenians of Danmark, convey our fullest support to your green activism. We are concerned with the complicated situation around the Mashtots Park, and Teghut forest and always follow the developments around these issues. We join your claim to stop the construction in the park, remove the trade booths and leave the park to its owners – the residents of Yerevan.
These are some photos from this afternoon’s protest at Mashdots Park in Yerevan. The area was chaotic — on the far end of the park there was a backhoe digging up the sidewalk, making a tremendous amount of noise and polluting the air with exhaust fumes and dust. Today a group of about 10 people wearing yellow hard-hats, tools in hand, decided to show up in the hopes of dismantling the rows of kiosks. There were dozens of police on hand...
A new report published today paints a bleak picture of the anti-corruption efforts in the Balkans. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) came out worst, with rampant corruption and no operational anti-corruption agency, according to the annual Global Integrity Network (GI) 2011 report.
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