Hrant Marinosyan

Armenian designer of women's shoes

Armenia

February 08, 2023

Hayk Ananyan is a women's shoe designer, the first and so far the only in Armenia, and in this video talks about his work.

What is the Soviet Union, what do those who were born after its collapse know about it? Video

Armenia

December 24, 2021

Stories of two young girls from Yerevan. They know about the Soviets only from the stories of their relatives, they talk about how the Soviet past affected the lives of their parents and themselves

"A year ago I battled coronavirus": video story from Armenia

Armenia

November 12, 2021

Ani Ohanyan celebrated her 30th birthday in the hospital. At the same time, her mother was in the ICU, and her father was being treated at home. Now the most important thing for her is not to infect others.

“Dialogue inside my mind” with a brother killed in the war. Video from Armenia

The Second Karabakh War

October 08, 2021

Sargis Saribekyan volunteered to go to the front immediately after the second Karabakh war began. His sister Arpine talks about Sargis’s last days and unfulfilled dreams

Why people no longer go to the cheapest market? Video from Yerevan

Armenia

August 25, 2021

JAMnews spoke with merchants who complain about idleness with barely any customers throughout the day, and tried to find out the reason

Mother, daughter, soldiers and a flag: video story about an Armenian family from Shushi

Karabakh conflict

July 28, 2021

Narine Avanesyan tells us about the war in Karabakh, how they left the city after it came under Azerbaijani control, about the experiences of their 5-year-old daughter

“Cancer is not a death sentence. I overcame it and live my normal life.” Video story from Yerevan

Armenia

July 08, 2021

The heroine of this video tells us about how she found up about her illness and how early diagnosis saved her

Vox-pop: How do Yerevanians assess results of Armenia's early parliamentary elections?

2021 Parliamentary Elections in Armenia

June 23, 2021

JAMnews has spoken to residents of Yerevan about the results of the early parliamentary elections, their legitimacy and future implications

Escaping the capital to live a hard life on the border. Video story from Armenia

Armenia

June 14, 2021

“By being closer to the nature, we may be able to better understand ourselves,” says David, who, together with his wife, moved from Yerevan to the village of Koghb on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Ghapama: an Armenian dish so good, they made a song about it

March 21, 2020

A recipe for housewives who aren’t afraid of lengthy cooking procedures, and the history and cooking tradition for the inquisitive ones

Yerevan’s queens of silver

Armenia

February 08, 2020

Finding themselves laid off, these women learned to work with silver and make jewelry – they started their own business and are now advocating for women's rights

A walk around Yerevan: A guide for first-timers

Travel Armenia

November 25, 2018

Advice for tourists on what to do in Yerevan no matter the age or taste

Yerevan’s unknown statues - photographs and commentary

August 16, 2018

“A building is a city’s garments, while sculptures are its jewelry.”

A dialogue on peace in the Karabakh conflict over a cup of tea

September 10, 2017

‘We are learning while having tea’- that’s how the project participants describe their evening meetings at the Caucasus Institute