Historical monument cracks
The only church from the Greek period of Armenias history, in Bashkend, has to be removed. According to research funded by Scoop, its walls are cracking due to mining in the area. The reporter Gohar...
View ArticleDangerous drinking water
In one case, 87 people from the Nubarashen-neighbourhood in Yerevan, Armenia, had to receive medical treatment, in another inhabitants of the villages Nor Kharberd and Ayntap had to call the ambulance....
View ArticleNo Borders for Pesticides
As other countries Armenia has introduced rules and controls of pesticides, but these dangerous substances are sold by unauthorized businessmen, the actual control is slack and farmers know far to...
View ArticleRepatriated Armenians Got the Cold Shoulder
When Turkmenistan became independent, hundreds of Armenians living there lost their legal rights to stay. The Armenian government and the International Migration Organisation brought them – tickets...
View ArticleHome Abortions Destroy Young Women
Young pregnant Armenian women see a new pill, Cytotec, as an easy way to get abortion. It’s much, much cheaper than getting abortion in hospital and neither parents or the “father” will learn about it....
View ArticleUN Award to SCOOP-supported Reporter
Marianna Grigoryan’s story “Home Abortions Destroy Young Women”, which was supported by SCOOP, has been awarded a special prize by the UN Armenian office. Though the article did not cover the topic...
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