The US Senate passed the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act yesterday, a bill which introduces targeted sanctions on Russian officials deemed to have violated human rights, according to the Senate’s official website.
Throughout the harsh years that followed the 1988 earthquake in Gyumri, changes in the city were slow. The photos presented are coupled, showing earthquake ruins and a picture of present-day Gyumri. Bringing together the two images in a similar composition is an attempt at bringing together the past and the present of Gyumri, as if reconciling them after 24 years.
The stone facing of the walls of the 13th century monastery in the village of Vank started up again in earnest two weeks ago. The work is being financed by Russian-Armenian businessman Levon Hayrapetyan.
"We call upon the parties to demonstrate a greater sense of urgency in the peace process and to work with the Co-Chairs to give full and careful consideration to ideas presented by the Co-Chairs during their trip to the region in November.
Minutes ago, police detained members of an activist art group called Counter-Strike during their latest public action.
“I leave the house with my cane to show society that disabled people exist and to teach them how to lend a helping hand”
The Foundation identified 101 op-eds and news articles targeting national, ethnic and religious groups during the period. 35 items focused on women and individuals with non-mainstream sexual orientations.
On November 2-3, the Hrant Dink Foundation organized an international conference in Mardin, Turkey to discuss economical changes and social dynamism experienced in the city and its surroundings between 1838 and 1938.
Videos
Photos
