Armenia and world:

Witnesses recollect: Turkish soldiers with knives and axes attacked Marash before sunrise, when Armenians were still asleep…

PanARMENIAN.Net launches a commemoration project to present some stories of Genocide survivors told by themselves or their heirs.

April 18, 2011
Witnesses recollect: Turkish soldiers with knives and axes attacked Marash before sunrise, when Armenians were still asleep…
On the threshold of the 96th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, PanARMENIAN.Net launches a commemoration project to present some stories of Genocide survivors. The stories were provided by the office of U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), who initiated the Armenian Genocide Congressional Record as an effort to parallel H. Res. 252, the Congressional resolution he introduced to recognize and commemorate the Armenian Genocide carried out by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923. Congressman Schiff is the primary sponsor of H. Res. 252, the Affirmation of the U.S. Record on the Armenian Genocide, which calls on the President and the U.S. Government to properly recognize the atrocities that occurred in the beginning of the 20th century and resulted in 1.5 million deaths, as Genocide.
Sport:

Elen Grigoryan wins silver at European Weightlifting Championships; Khoren Gevor disqualified

Review of April 8-15 sports events.

April 16, 2011
Boxing: An international boxing tournament - Gagik Tsarukyan Cup - kicked off in Yerevan, with participation of 160 boxers from 16 countries. The prize fund is AMD 45mln. Armenia has 3 representatives in each weight category.
Economy:

Armenian banks seem to display interest in agriculture

Armenian Ministry of Agriculture is facing a challenge. Time will show whether it will succeed.

April 9, 2011
Armenian banks seem to display interest in agriculture
Agriculture seemed to be forgotten over the past years in Armenia and only in 2010, when unfavorable weather conditions resulted in a significant slump, the authorities came to senses and addressed the pressing problems.
Politics:

Raffi Hovannisian - Don Quijote of Armenian politics

With his unexpected hunger strike, the leader of Heritage party surprised not only the people but also his party fellows.

April 2, 2011
Raffi Hovannisian - Don Quijote of Armenian politics
The hunger strike of Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian came to be the most debated topic in Armenia over the past two weeks. The decision was negatively met both by the authorities and opposition, which was extremely aggressive.
Society:

Nowruz: Armenian youth more tolerant on Iranians inflow than older people

Both generations speak out against settlement of Iranians in Armenia.

March 21, 2011
On March 21-28 the tourist inflow in Armenia will reach a record high, with over 20.000 Iranian tourists to arrive in Armenia for Nowruz (Muslim New Year) celebrations.
Culture:

Almost all museums in Yerevan lack funds and attention

Local residents almost ceased going to museums, with exception for schoolchildren and students.

March 3, 2011
Almost all museums in Yerevan lack funds and attention
There are over 30 museums in Yerevan, most of them being under guardianship of the Armenian Ministry of Culture and National Academy of Sciences and almost all of them lacking funds and attention. Low salaries force employees quit.
IT & Technology:

Armenian users active on Twitter and Facebook, lose interest in blogs

Review of February 22-28 information technology and telecommunication events.

March 1, 2011
Supporters of the Armenian National Congress opposition bloc are using social networks to spread information about the future plans. Particularly, opposition activists have already launched Armenian Revolution of reform: March 1, 2011 page on Facebook to inform of the actions planned for March 1. They also created #1mar hashtag in microblog Twitter, where they inform of the mass rally dated to the 3rd anniversary of the March 1, 2008 events, when 10 people were killed and thousands injured. Armenian opposition follows the example of Tunisia and Egypt as well as other Arab states, where organizers of disorders employed social media to implement their plans.
 
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