EVN Report’s first of four Armenian Election Study polls ahead of the June 7, 2026 parliamentary elections offers a methodologically rigorous snapshot of voter preference, groundbreaking results on non-committed (undecided) voters and party performance, revealing cautious optimism on security and economy, and a competitive but incumbent-leaning race.
From Thanksgiving myths to children’s libraries, the story of Armenian-American writer Nonny Hogrogian reveals how she quietly reshaped American storytelling. Drawing on folklore and heritage, she challenged assimilation, expanded cultural representation, and became a subtle yet powerful revolutionary in children’s literature.
In a society where young women rarely live alone, Eliza Barkhudaryan reflects on carving out a space of her own. In this very honest piece, she explores independence, quiet rebellion, and the tender, unsettling transition from daughterhood to self-defined adulthood in Armenia.
While Yerevan is awash with roses and red balloons on Valentine’s Day each year, Armenia’s own patron saint of lovers quietly fades into the background. Maria Tumanyan uncovers the layered history, pagan roots and enduring rituals of St. Sargis, a feast where love, legend and identity intertwine.
Syria’s January 2026 offensive against Rojava threatens a decade of decentralized, pluralistic governance in northeast Syria. Among those at risk are Islamized Armenians, whose hard-won political and cultural gains illustrate the fragility of local autonomy under centralization.
Canadian Armenian photographer Osheen Harruthoonyan transforms everyday subjects through experimental darkroom techniques. Blending science, memory, and diasporic identity, his layered images blur the line between documentation and art, turning the familiar into something uncanny and emotionally resonant.
Syunik occupies a critical place in Armenia’s security and development calculus. The EU’s Resilient Syunik initiative represents one of the largest coordinated Western-funded regional programs in the country, combining infrastructure upgrades, economic support and governance reform.
Արհեստական բանականությամբ հայերեն գրից խոսք դարձնելու գործիքին, դրա ընձեռած հնարավորություններին, ինչպես նաև սահմանափակումներին ու հնարավոր վտանգներին անդրադարձող հոդվածի ՁայնաԳիրը։
In Armenia’s tech sector, women founders are redefining leadership while navigating motherhood, bias and limited representation. Through resilience, education and visibility, they are building successful companies, and in the process reshaping what the “ideal founder” looks like.
Conversations about reopening the Armenian-Turkish border tend to focus on trade routes, transit corridors and regional stability. Yet a border is not only a channel for goods. It is also a line between people, who have lived for decades within sight of one another without ever meeting.
EVN Report’s mission is to empower Armenia, inspire the diaspora and inform the world through sound, credible and fact-based reporting and commentary. Our goal is to increase public trust in the media. EVN Report is the media arm of EVN News Foundation registered in the Republic of Armenia in 2017.
