Armenia and world: Varsenik Demirjian: in 1947, we boarded another ship which took us to Yerevan. I knew that this was my very last destination“In the orphanage, I learned to read and write English and Armenian, cook and knit. I made a couple of friends, but none were ever close to me,” the survivor recollects. April 24, 2011 On the day of the 96th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, PanARMENIAN.Net publishes one more story of Genocide survivor. 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: Armenia finished 5th with 13 medals at European Weightlifting ChampionshipsReview of April 14-21 sports events. April 23, 2011 Weighlifting: Armenia finished 5th with 13 medals at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Kazan. Economy: Armenia, Russia deepening economic tiesCurrently, there are 1400 enterprises with Russian capital operating in Armenia with US$3 billion investment portfolio, which tends to increase. April 23, 2011 This week Yerevan hosted the first-ever interregional Armenian-Russian forum which brought together officials from Armenian provinces and Russian administrative centers.  Politics: Raffi Hovannisian - Don Quijote of Armenian politicsWith his unexpected hunger strike, the leader of Heritage party surprised not only the people but also his party fellows. April 2, 2011  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 peopleBoth 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 attentionLocal residents almost ceased going to museums, with exception for schoolchildren and students. March 3, 2011  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 blogsReview 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. |  Articles Millions of dollars in investments and stimulation of economy  3 Armenian startups en route to becoming unicorns |
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