Ophelia Simonyan

Housing problem in Armenia: who is unable to rent a home in Yerevan and why?

Armenia

January 18, 2022

Housing issue in Yerevan: if you are a young couple without children and animals, born in Armenia, do not smoke or drink, then welcome to Yerevan. If not, be prepared for trouble

Club stand-up returns to Yerevan

Travel Armenia

July 07, 2021

10 pm. The pub is dark and full of cigarette smoke, all seats are taken. Ani Barseghyan takes the microphone - this is a club stand-up in Yerevan

'Only Russia can save us from Turkey' – Armenia's new geopolitical myth

April 19, 2021

An attempt to understand how the narrative “only Russia will save us from Turkey” was formed in the Armenian society, who is spreading this opinion and how justified it is

The weapon of information in the second Karabakh war. Yerevan's take

The Second Karabakh War

April 17, 2021

Информационная война во время второй карабахской - в Ереване и Баку проанализировали ее инструменты. Это отчет по кампании, которая велась со стороны Азербайджана

How did top Armenian outlets cover opposition and government rallies

Politics in Armenia

March 15, 2021

An attempt to understand whether the media resources were objective and neutral in their assessments. Online publications with the highest rating were selected for monitoring