A 36-hour bus ride from Yerevan to Istanbul, passing through Georgia due to the closed Turkey-Armenia border, explores the lives, struggles and surprising bonds among the women struggling to make a living known as “bazaarchis”. It also reveals hidden stories of women “beaten down by their destiny.”
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of May 13: Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations will meet in Moscow next week to discuss border demarcation issues; opposition protests continue in Yerevan; Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the Netherlands on an official visit and more.
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of January 28: Armenia marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of its Armed Forces; President Armen Sarkissian resigns; Armenia improves its ranking in Transparency International’s newly published annual Corruption Perceptions Index and more.
The lifting of blockades is presented as a benefit for Armenia, but some business leaders doubt that the Government is prepared for accompanying risks to the Armenian economy.
Justin Tomczyk traces the history of the Armenian-Turkish border spanning from Armenia’s incorporation into the USSR to the present day, touching upon the Zurich Protocols and reflecting on the viability of a future normalization process.
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