Sona Martirosyan

A roof over their heads: a place for orphanage-leavers in Armenia

Armenia

September 10, 2020

“When you live in a flat you can't change anything, 'cause it's not yours. Now we have our own places, I just can't believe I can do whatever I want. I can change it, paint it, renovate it, anything”

The story of a same-sex couple in Armenia: happy, but misunderstood by many

LGBT in Caucasus

August 31, 2020

"People in Armenia are sitting in the trenches of their own way of thinking, shooting at each other from different angles. Things can’t be changed this way"

Armenian Yazidis object to their children being forced to say Lord’s Prayer at school

Armenia

August 08, 2020

Ethnic minorities in Armenia rarely speak out about their problems

Why people in Armenia do not fight for their labor rights

Armenia

August 06, 2020

They are forced to make the choice between protecting their rights and keeping their jobs. In addition, many simply do not know where to turn for help.

‘Not the child we dreamed of’ – how Armenia is preventing the abandonment of disabled children

Armenia

July 18, 2020

Often doctors themselves push parents into giving their children to the orphanage. Parliament has already amended the criminal code, according to which persuasion and coercion to abandon a child are considered a crime

What kind of assistance is Armenia offering citizens to help mitigate the coronavirus crisis?

Coronavirus

June 18, 2020

All you need to know about the government anti-crisis programs, why the wealthy receive assistance while the poor do not, protecting labor rights and plans to improve the lives of the most vulnerable social groups

Without the right to choose – a story that began with a letter

Coronavirus

May 08, 2020

During quarantine in Armenia, journalist Leah Khojoyan invited friends on social media to help needy people who contacted the editorial office. Many responded. And now Leah every night on Facebook reports on what they managed to do with their help

"They called and said father was sick, 300 km away. How to get there during a pandemic?” – personal stories from Armenia

Coronavirus

April 21, 2020

The coronavirus epidemic has affected the poor the most. While the state helps some, ordinary people help out as well

Armenia, coronavirus: diary of a journalist in self-isolation with her three children

Coronavirus

April 03, 2020

Juggling a career and family is never easy. But how does it work when the both classroom and the office are suddenly crammed into one apartment?

Why Armenia isn't taking to the European convention against domestic violence – myths and refutals

Armenia-EU

November 15, 2019

It would seem the majority of those who have come out against the convention have not read the text

Armenian villages empty as the water stops flowing

October 28, 2019

Water sources in the area are drying up due to climate changes, and the people have been waiting for years for water to be brought in by pipes. The story of the village of Tlik

Born by another woman – surrogate motherhood in Armenia

Armenia

October 05, 2019

The story of a couple who dreamed of having a big family, and the woman who helped them turn their dream into reality

Sexual assault in Armenia and those who break the taboo to speak out

September 13, 2019

Society often blames the victims, the government does nothing to help them and rarely punishes rapists. Journalists and social organizations are trying to change the situation

Stories of three women from Karabakh – in war and peace

August 17, 2019

One fought in the early 1990s, a second in April 2016 and the third is in military training

How Armenia is trying to solve unemployment among people with disabilities

July 29, 2019

‘I have the right to have a decent life and it is the state’s duty to provide it”

Armenia: domestic violence gets more attention – action still needed

June 05, 2019

Why domestic violence has been shushed in Armenia and why change is in store

Armenia’s Yazidis on their religion, language and discrimination

May 23, 2019

“We have no written sources about our faith. We convey information about our faith verbally, and because of this, its essence and principles are subject to change, sometimes even to distortion.”

After the revolution: the first year in the new Armenia

April 24, 2019

JAMnews returned to speak with respondents it interviewed last year during the revolution

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