In the third year of the ArmNet awards CivilNet was awarded a special prize for “Advancing the Idea of Online Television in Armenia.” At the ceremony which took place on November 30, 2013, 12 websites won various awards. CivilNet is
NSS Drops Criminal Case
NSS Drops Criminal Case On July 24, the National Security Service announced that it is closing the criminal case against Vartan Oskanian, the Civilitas founder, because there is no evidence to substantiate their charges of money laundering. This was the
Party Debate on the Yerevan Municipal Elections
The Civilitas Foundation will convene a debate between party representatives running for the Yerevan municipal council in order to promote a genuine political race and to fully cover the elections. The debate will take place on April 30th, 2pm at
Marathon of films on April 24
On April 24, Civilitas has joined with the Moscow Theater (Abovyan St. 14) to offer a six hour marathon of films produced over the last 20 years on the very important topic of genocide awareness and recognition. Admission is free.
State Dept Human Rights Report on Civilitas
The US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor has just issued Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012. In the section on freedom of speech and press, under Respect for Civil Liberties, the report refers to
Syria– Peace, Justice or Politics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq05dXZTtiM What can be expected of or for Syria in the immediate future? Can there be justice without peace? Can there be peace without an accounting and without justice? What do Syrians want? What does the international community want?
Raising awareness of Armenian Genocide
Last month, I travelled to Yerevan, Armenia to meet with people from the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI). They’re working to raise greater awareness of a horrific genocide that saw the murder of 1.5 million people during the final years of
CIVILITAS PRESS CONFERENCE, MARCH 27, 2013
{youtube}TkSvHflRHmE?start=435{/youtube} On 27 March, a press conference was held at the Civilitas Foundation, chaired by Civilitas Director Salpi Ghazarian and attorney Vahe Grigoryan. Also participating were US Ambassador John Heffern, German Ambassador Reiner Morell, Polish Ambassador Zdzislaw Raczynski, Swiss Ambassador
Turkish Views on the Karabakh conflict
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjR-9ri7loo
Turkish Views on the Karabakh Conflict
On the occasion of the Turkish publication of Civilitas analyst Tatul Hakobyan’s historical retrospective, GREEN AND BLACK, NEITHER WAR NOR PEACE, A history of the Karabakh conflict, the Civilitas Foundation held a public forum on Tuesday, January 22, in Yerevan.