  Yerevan to join European cities in struggle against racismMarch 22, 2011 - 11:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Actions against racism will be held in Yerevan on March 22-27. UNITED For Intercultural Action, which comprises 560 organizations, will hold actions against discrimination in various cities of Europe on March 22-27, according to Armenian Progressive Youth NGO. With respect to this, four Armenian organizations – Armenian Progressive Youth, AEGEE-Yerevan, Institute of Civil Society and Youth Spirit NGO – will join a range of international organizations in anti-racist campaign on March 22-27. As part of the events, culture of various nations residing in Armenia is envisaged to be presented. Besides, films screening, flash mobs, information campaigns will be organized. In 1966, the United Nations declared March 21 the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Partner news  Top stories The State Symbols Day was first celebrated in 2010, on the initiative of WE state values preservation foundation. In 1979-1981, Vrezh Israeyelyan worked in “Hayreniki Dzayn” (Homeland Voice) weekly newspaper. Yerevan municipality’s 2013 environmental program envisages creation of new lawns covering area of 3.2 hectares. Melkonian had no prior service record in any country's army before being placed in command of an estimated 4,000 men in the war.   Partner news |  Latest news Jennifer Lopez joins Antonio Banderas in “The 33”  In the film, 33 miners were trapped for 69 days before they were freed during a rescue operation that received extensive media coverage.Vin Diesel in “Riddick” action sci-fi trailer (video) The film sees Vin Diesel's eponymous anti-hero left for dead on a planet populated by a brutal and deadly alien race.New details on Yuri Gagarin air crash revealed Fellow cosmonaut Alexey Leonov claims an "unauthorised" plane flew too close to Gagarin's fighter jet, sending it into a spin.2 dead as minibus on Yerevan-Aleppo route hits taxi in Turkey Armenian citizen Tila Papikyan was taken to Yerevan-based Erebuni medical center; those injured were offered medical help on site. |
