Yesterday, the Deputy Director of the National Security Service Investigative Unit, Mikayel Hambartsumyan, was interviewed on State Television, on the criminal case involving the Civilitas Foundation and its founder, Vartan Oskanian. The interview was evidence, yet again, of a baseless
CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN
On September 4, in Berlin, Civilitas will launch a new program trying to bring public attention to the personal aspect of Armenian-Turkish relations. CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN is a series of travelling programs with a pair of celebrities, Armenian and Turk,
Number of theater performances (1) and attendance (2) in Armenia
(1) (2) 2008 2,364 409,500 2009 2,443 367,800 2010 2,331 394,800 2011 2,707 458,900 Source: armstat.am
Share of population saying it is a bad time to find a job in the area in which thet live – 2011
Armenia 86% Azerbaijan 70% Georgia 79% Russia 61% Turkey 63% Iran 66% Source: gallup.com
Share of population expecting their life will be worse in five years – 2011
Armenia 22% Azerbaijan 11% Georgia 6% Turkey 16% France 17% Canada 12% Source: gallup.com
Share of population who reported having saved at a financial institution in the past year* – 2011
Armenia 1% Azerbaijan 2% Georgia 1% Slovenia 29% Germany 56% USA 50% *financial organizations are: banks, credit unions, cooperatives, post offices or microfinance institutions Source: worldbank.org
International tourism data: tourists, mln (1) and tourism receipts per tourist, USD (2) – 2011
(1) (2) Armenia 0.8 587 Azerbaijan 1.6 824 Georgia 2.8 332 Turkey 29.3 785 France 79.5 677 United States 62.3 1,866 Source: unwto.org
Software piracy rate – 2011
Armenia 88% Azerbaijan 87% Georgia 91% Slovakia 40% Germany 26% USA 19% Source: bsa.org
Share of population reported feeling safe walking alone at night in the area they live – 2011
Women Men Armenia 70% 80% Azerbaijan 68% 82% Georgia 90% 93% Russia 32% 49% France 51% 78% USA 62% 89% Source: gallup.com
CIVILITAS STATEMENT
JUNE 14, 2012 For the past two weeks, the attention and resources of the Civilitas Foundation and CivilNet.am have been diverted from our mission. Rather than focusing on our work to strengthen civil society and offer alternative sources of reliable