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On May 23, the fifth workshop organized within the framework of the Regional Center for Democracy and Security’s project “Strengthening the Democratic Engagement of Nagorno-Karabakh Refugees” took place, bringing together individuals who had worked in various sectors in Nagorno-Karabakh. Ani Grigoryan, head of CivilNet’s fact-checking team, spoke about media literacy and combating disinformation, presenting the […]
On May 21, the Regional Center for Democracy and Security hosted a public discussion in Yerevan focused on the findings of the report “Comparing Russian Information Influence in Moldova and Armenia: Patterns, Challenges, and Specificities.” The discussion featured Lili Dubois-Harounyan, Research Assistant at the RCDS and author of the report, and was moderated by Tigran […]
On May 16, the fourth workshop organized within the framework of the Regional Center for Democracy and Security’s project “Strengthening the Democratic Engagement of Nagorno-Karabakh Refugees” took place with the participation of former public servants from Nagorno-Karabakh. During the workshop, electoral processes expert Mariam Hoveyan presented the amendments made to Armenia’s Electoral Code, addressing the […]
On April 27, a discussion titled “Inclusion of Nagorno Karabakh Residents in the Armenian Labor Market” was organized by the Regional Center for Democracy and Security. Nvard Sargsyan, Head of the Employment Programs Coordination Division at the Department of Employment Security and Labor Potential Development of the Unified Social Service, presented the employment support program […]
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By Tigran Grigoryan #DemocracyWatch – The year preceding Armenia’s parliamentary elections was marked by a sharp deterioration in democratic standards. The ruling party, leveraging the state institutions under its control, targeted various opponents, instrumentalized law enforcement and the judiciary to serve narrow political agendas, and increasingly relied on selective justice. Throughout this period, through the […]
By Eduard Arakelyan If we look at the RISE exhibition, which took place on June 3–4 in Yerevan, the most important aspect is not so much the display of individual samples, but the overall picture of the development of Armenia’s military-industrial complex. More than 40 companies from the defense and high-tech sectors participated in the […]
By Tigran Grigoryan Armenia’s highly polarized and geopolitically charged parliamentary elections have ended with voter turnout reaching 59%, the highest level in recent years and up from 49.4% in the 2021 election, alongside a predictable landslide victory for the ruling Civil Contract party. According to preliminary results, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract received 49.82% […]
By Lili Dubois-Harounyan The comparison between Armenia and Moldova in the face of foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) threats is gaining increasing prominence in European discourse. At a recent conference on countering information interference, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas explicitly drew a parallel between the two countries, noting that after what was widely perceived […]
