Raw & Unfiltered

In the first of a series of articles about privatized and abandoned historic buildings in Armenia’s capital, Hovhannes Nazaretyan looks at the privatization process and current condition of the former Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Yerevan’s Republic Square.

Although the infant mortality rate in Armenia, which is considered one of the main indicators of a country's socio-economic situation and quality of life, has decreased over the last ten years, it still accounts for 1% of all deaths.

Horizon Europe is the EU’s flagship research and innovation program. As a fully associated member, Armenia has access to funding opportunities provided by the program, but is the country taking full advantage of those opportunities?

Despite efforts to strengthen intellectual property laws in Armenia, the country still faces challenges in effectively protecting and enforcing these rights.

In Armenia, patients who are alone, with no immediate family or a caregiver often find themselves in difficult circumstances. Unfortunately, it seems that there is not yet a solution to this problem.

May 3 is World Press Freedom Day and on that occasion Reporters Without Borders released its 2023 World Press Freedom Index. While Armenia’s ranking improved, concerns about impartiality and the business interests of media owners persists.

Armenia has achieved significant progress in utilizing renewable energy sources, primarily through hydropower. However, the majority of the country’s electricity still comes from non-renewable sources. Hovhannes Nazaretyan breaks it down.

Fences made from radiators are a powerful symbolic and tangible point of inquiry into the entangled history of Armenia's (de)modernization, which is linked to the dynamics of colonialism and independence, as well as the different state practices in the making.

Can Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its weaponization of the Orthodox faith and Putin's references to Peter the Great and his campaigns indicate historical precedents for Russia's re-emerging imperialism?

Sometimes, a seemingly trivial incident can reflect deep-rooted problems of an entire society. As “Women’s Month” in Armenia comes to an end, Hranoush Dermoyan is reminded of a story that is typical of persisting stereotypes.