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Friday, 29 June 2012

PACE delegates slam Armenian MPs who condoned attack on gay friendly bar DIY in capital Yerevan (statement)

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*source: PACE (Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe) Homophobic violence openly condoned by certain Armenian members of Parliament  ...

"How tolerant are citizens of Armenia?" - animation by CivilNetTV

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CivilNetTV presents this animation based on compilation of survey data suggesting pretty widespread lack of tolerance in Armenia. On so man...
Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Historic Petition: Armenians Support LGBT Rights in Armenia

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The Armenian Gay and Lesbian Association of New York has sponsored the following historic petition that is co-signed by 20+ leading Armenian...
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Sunday, 24 June 2012

Armenians at the NYC Gay Pride Parade !!

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Armenian Gay & Lesbian Association of New York - AGLA NY, at NYC Gay Pride Parade today. Have a happy Pride Day, guys!! *picture ...
Saturday, 23 June 2012

Armenia: A Slow Slide Into Fascism? (Huffington Post)

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Very powerful post by Christopher Atamian on Huffington Post . A must read that should act as an alarm bell. "Now of course is not t...
Thursday, 21 June 2012

Georgian bloggers against homophobia

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...with their version of classic Lily Allen - F*ck You Well done!! *via Queer Georgia FB group
Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Widow of Armenia national hero Monte Melkonian blasts ultra-nationalists for hijacking his name to spread hatred and anti-gay violence

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This picture shows one of the ‘activists’ from the ultra-nationalist, neo-nazi crowd who attacked diversity march in Yerevan, few weeks ago...
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Saturday, 9 June 2012

FYI Sharmazanov & co: European Commission against Racism and Intolerance re Armenia leading political figures openly condoning homophobic violence

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Statement by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance about recent events in Armenia, involving leading political figures open...

Human Rights House Network: 'Actions of extremist protestors in Yerevan constitute criminal behaviour and illegal under Armenia Constitution'

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"The actions of the extremist protestors in Yerevan constitute criminal behaviour, which is based on discrimination against sexual mino...
Thursday, 7 June 2012

Kanan Taghiyev to represent Azerbaijan at Mr Gay Europe 2012 (No longer! - post updated)

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UPDATE 9 June 2012 : As per update I received from the office of Mr Gay Europe, due to "unforeseen circumstances", Azerbaijan has...
Tuesday, 5 June 2012

Homophobe Gevorg Altunyan promoted to head Armenia Public TV’s main propaganda machine - Haylur

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As a deputy head of news and analytical programmes at Public TV, Gevorg Altunyan was known to be a not so subtle manipulator of information ...

Guests of the Rights Awards ceremony at the US embassy in Armenia: Ups and Downs

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For background - read  Secretary Clinton honors Armenia rights advocates Thumbs Up! *picture - by PanArmenian photo (Varo Rafaelyan)...

Secretary Clinton honors Armenia rights advocates

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U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, joined the U.S. Embassy, Counterpart International, the British Embassy, the OSCE, and the EU to ...
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Sunday, 3 June 2012

Vahan Bournazian: Sex, Choice, Fascism and the Nation (MUST READ!!)

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MUST READ!! *via The Armenian Reporter Vahan Bournazian Vahan Bournazian is associate professor at the American University of Arm...