Onnik Krikorian in Armenia: January 2009 Archives

Armenia narrowly avoids PACE sanctions

on January 28, 2009 11:17 AM | 0

Armenia yesterday earned a brief reprieve from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) when a resolution to impose sanctions was voted down by a large margin following promises to make amendments to the Criminal Code. The two......more

Samtskhe-Javakheti: The next Nagorno Karabakh?

on January 24, 2009 6:55 PM | 2

Blockaded by Azerbaijan and Turkey, and still effectively at war with the former over the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh, Armenia risks fast becoming isolated in a region where the democratization process and the situation with human rights protection is......more

Azerbaijan: Black January

on January 21, 2009 2:41 PM | 0

As much of the world celebrated the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, Azerbaijan mourned the 19th anniversary of an event which ultimately led to its independence from the former Soviet Union. With Moscow's......more