Yes, It Is Genocidal

By Suren Manukyan

The inclusion of the term genocide is not being loosely thrown around. As the war rages on, the potential for genocide against ethnic Armenians in Artsakh is very real and highly probable, writes Suren Manukyan.

Yet Beyond the Mountains, There Was War…

By Kushane Chobanyan

The Yezidis of Armenia fought alongside their Armenian comrades during the 2020 Artsakh War. One Yezidi volunteer says that “this is our country, the graves of our ancestors are here and the future of our children is here.”

You Can’t Experiment With the Life of a Child: The Benefits and Risks of Foster Care

By Kushane Chobanyan

Every child has the right to live with a family, whether it’s a biological, adoptive, foster or guardian family. However, every child also has the right to live a life of dignity and tranquility. Kushane Chobanyan looks at some of the successful and not-so-successful cases of foster families in Armenia.

Youth in Power: The Fourth Wave of Armenia’s Political Elite

By Suren Manukyan

The traditional cautionary question is often heard in Armenia: “How is it possible, in this state of war, to entrust governance to inexperienced people?” Suren Manukyan looks at the question of youth over the four waves of Armenia’s political elite starting from the Karabakh Movement.

Zabel Yesayan: The Hope for Justice Hidden in a Matchbox

By Seda Grigoryan

Hidden away in dusty archives, Seda Grigoryan discovered documents from a 1939 Soviet trial that found 20th century writer, literary critic and public figure Zabel Yesayan guilty of crimes she had not committed.

Zarmanazan

By Gevorg Ter-Gabrielyan

This is neither a true story nor a real story. But it could be either if fate ever stepped in to deliver a surprising lesson on toxic masculinity.

Zones of Entrapment: Yerevan’s 2800th Anniversary Park and the Tyranny of Taste-Fullness

By Vigen Galstyan

In the context of autocratic, oligarchic or committedly neo-liberal regimes which continually propagate a coercive and incarcerating model of urban planning, the multiplication of such spaces as the 2800th Anniversary Park of Yerevan is organic, writes Vigen Galstyan.

Zoryan Institute: Serving the Cause of Scholarship

This year, the Zoryan Institute for Contemporary Research and Documentation marks its 35th anniversary. The Institute's core concept is to serve the cause of scholarship and public awareness relating to issues of universal human rights, genocide and diaspora-homeland relations.

Бархатная революция. Промежуточные моменты

В 2018 году армянский народ принял участие в общенациональном движении, которое стало известно как Бархатная революция. Фотожурналист Эрик Григорян, получивший награды, сделал тысячи фотографий простых людей, которые собрались вместе, чтобы сделать то, во что многие не верили. Григорян рассказывает историю революции и промежуточных событий своими словами.

Ադրբեջանի հակահայ քաղաքականությունը Արցախյան երկրորդ պատերազմից առաջ

By Lusine Sargsyan

Ադրբեջանի պատերազմական հանցագործություններն ու միջազգային մարդասիրական իրավունքի անտեսման ծավալներն աննախադեպ էին 2020 թվականի Արցախյան պատերազմի ընթացքում. սա, սակայն, Բաքվի հակահայ քաղաքականության ավելի քան մեկդարյա պատմության շարունակությունն է: