Election in Azerbaijan: Aliev Rival
Fights to be Heard
By Leila Amirova in Beilagan,
Azerbaijan
Special from Institute for War
and Peace Reporting www.iwpr.net
When Isa Gambar, Azerbaijan's leading opposition candidate,
came to the town of Beilagan recently, he saw walls
adorned with dozens of posters of President Heidar Aliev
and his son Ilham. There were only three Gambar posters
to be seen, all of them torn.
Destructive Decoration: Nature
preserves become personal plucking grounds for the powerful
By Vahan Ishkhanyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
The Minister of Nature Protection dug up 10 environmentally
sensitive trees from an Armenian nature preserve and
used them to decorate his wife's cafe near Yerevan State
University.
Sometimes it is the seemingly insignificant events that
say the most about the living condition: Putting a new
coat of polish on worn-out shoes; sweeping trash from
a sidewalk that is hardly more than dirt itself; carrying
yourself with dignity on your way to borrow money .
. . Such things.
When it is getting dark Margarita Garibyan lights candles
and the oil lamp and calls her neighbors to play the
card game "preference". They play until midnight
or even longer though neither Garibyan nor her neighbours
are gamblers.
The Armenian parliament opened on Wednesday debates
on a bill offering male citizens an alternative to compulsory
military service. Alternative service is a condition
of membership in the Council of Europe.
The $190,000 Lincy Foundation renovation of the Chamber
Music Theater in Yerevan has struck a sour chord with
the artistic director of the National Chamber Orchestra.
Unconfirmed reports say that an unusually
high number of girls and women spectators were on hand
Friday night at Vazgen Sargsyan Stadium for Spain vs.
Armenia. Seems that the Spanish national football team,
led in looks by Raul, give the female fans something
to cheer about. Even when the home team loses 0-4.
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