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📍 Valodya Grigoryan, mayor of a Yerevan suburb, was shot dead. Despite a nationwide manhunt, the suspect has yet to be found. Earlier this year, Grigoryan’s brother was arrested in connection with another deadly shootout in the same village.📍 Boris Avagyan, a former special representative for the president of Artsakh and a Russian official, was found dead today inside the Armenian consulate in Saint Petersburg. The Russian police says he committed suicide following financial crimes charges in both Russia and Armenia.📍 A day with EU Monitors on Armenia’s border: https://youtu.be/38Xxy8MezNY?si=cB8HpURSMlQaOlYp #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

Hidden among the fruit orchards of southern Armenia lies the village of Zangakatun, home to one of the country’s greatest literary voices — Paruyr Sevak. In this episode, Christopher Atamian visits the poet’s house museum, where murals, memories, and manuscripts bring his story to life. From his humble beginnings to his mysterious death, Sevak’s legacy remains etched in Armenian identity. Meet the poet who challenged regimes and inspired generations, all from a house filled with quiet power and a typewriter that never stopped speaking.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ

CivilNet spends a day with Finnish border officer Mika Kouri and German police officer Swantje Meinke on Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan. They are part of the EU Monitoring Mission conducting daily patrols to record ceasefire violations and refute disinformation in a tense area. #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ

📍 Armenia’s Defense Ministry receives regular advisory support from France and the United States, Defense Minister Suren Papikyan said at the NATO Parliamentary assembly seminar in Yerevan. He added that Greece also provides systematic assistance in several areas.📍 Housing certificates for families displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh will now be valid until the end of 2028, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs said.📍 Your support allows CivilNet to deliver fact-checked news across Armenia and beyond: https://www.civilnet.am/en/support-us/ #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

In the twilight of the Soviet Union, a house was built for an artist the regime couldn’t quite contain: Sergei Parajanov. Join Christopher Atamian at the Parajanov Museum in Yerevan, where collages, costumes, and surreal cinematic fragments reveal the inner world of the Color of Pomegranates director. From censorship and imprisonment to global admiration, Parajanov’s voice still rings strange, defiant, and utterly unforgettable.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ

📍 Delegations from Azerbaijan and Turkey are taking part in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s 108th Rose-Roth Seminar in Yerevan.📍 Marta Kos, the European Union’s Enlargement Commissioner, told reporters in Yerevan that the EU is open to welcoming new members, including Armenia. While acknowledging that full membership remains a distant goal, she stressed that introducing reforms to align with EU standards is beneficial in itself, helping countries see results long before membership is achieved.📍 EU Enlargement Commissioner reaffirms support for Armenia’s European future: https://youtu.be/H-DVLZcHBKg?si=h8PFiRD21RhgOkFf #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

Step into the world of Lusik Aguletsi — Armenian artist, folklorist, fashion icon, and cultural guardian. Born in a now-destroyed Armenian village in Nakhichevan, Aguletsi spent her life collecting and preserving the textiles, jewelry, recipes, rituals, and oral traditions of a lost world. Christopher Atamian takes us inside her stunning Yerevan home, now a museum that feels less like an archive and more like a living memory. From symbolic puppets to vintage tea sets and Sirusho’s iconic jewelry, the Aguletsi House is a vibrant defense of cultural identity.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ

Joining CivilNet today for an exclusive interview is Varsen Aghabekian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Palestinian National Authority. This conversation comes ahead of the UN General Assembly session which will discuss the New York Declaration, an outline of a roadmap toward a two-state solution. The meeting coincides with a growing number of countries including the UK, Portugal, Canada and Australia, announcing formal recognition of the Palestinian state. As the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, the session is expected to highlight whether the international community can translate declarations into practical measures. In this interview, Aghabekian discusses the expectations for the meeting, the challenges on the ground and the broader implications for Palestine and the region,#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ

Step inside the Yerevan home of Yeghishe Charents — poet, revolutionary, nationalist, and cultural rebel. Christopher Atamian explores how the poet flirted with futurism, communism, and forbidden love while forging a poetic voice like no other. From banned manuscripts buried underground to modern musical tributes, the Charents House Museum reveals a writer whose contradictions made him unforgettable.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ

In September, Armenians celebrate Independence Day and also mourn the anniversary of the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh. CivilNet’s Eric Hacopian and historical sociologist Georgi Derluguian reflect on the loss of Artsakh on September 19, 2023 — what it destroyed for the Second Armenian Republic and why we may now be entering a Third Republic. They then turn to geopolitics, the westward pivot, regional decline, and the human cost of war, including Armenians held in Baku. The episode explores scenarios for Armenia’s future and what survival might look like. #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ