Life in Armenia

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People have the impression that fighting ( guns and bullets) against a bad system brings better things.
Ukraine is a good example of it. We will not talk about Syria.

You cannot beat the change through democracy.

To achieve that you need democratic leaders and an (applied) democratic system.

Here is the front line.

[Mher]

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Minister: some 1,280 families in Armenia’s quake-stricken area to get apartments in 2014

YEREVAN, February 19. /ARKA/. Some 1,280 families in the area stricken in 1988 by Spitak Earthquake will be provided with apartments in 2014, Armenian Urban Planning Minister Samvel Tadevosyan said Wednesday at a news conference.

“In 2013 apartments were provided to 3,800 families and in 2014 other 1,280 families will have their housing problem solved,” he said.

Tadevosyan also said that the ministry continues implementing the social housing program. “Ten apartment blocks have been built in the towns of Maralik and Tsakhkahovit as part of the program, and in one month the settlement process will start,” he said adding that 195 families will get apartments in these ten houses.

The minister said that social houses will be built also in Yerevan. In his words, top-priority categories are socially unsecured and homeless families as well as those having the refugee status and temporary accommodation.

Orphans, socially unsecured families with underage children, single unemployed pensioners anf families with one parent are eligible to receive social housing.

http://arka.am/en/news/society/minister_some_1_280_families_in_armenia_s_quake_stricken_area_to_get_apartments_in_2014/#sthash.TAqxGGYV.dpuf

[Mher]

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It would not be a good idea due to timeline issues given the large size of both threads. But besides that, I guess the difference between the threads is "Life in Armenia" is about what it's like to live there VS "Current Condition of Armenia" discussing more political & economic concerns regarding Armenia.

Ya I realized the first issue after posting, and the second one has some merit too.

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Migration rate in Armenia is comparable with global rate, expert

YEREVAN, April 29. / ARKA /. According to demographer Aram Vartikyan, who spoke today at a conference on migration in the globalized world in Yerevan, the migration rate in Armenia is a little over 3% which is comparable with the global rate. He, however, added that it does not mean that there is no reason for concern.

The bulk of Armenians leaving for other countries are labor migrants and the most popular destination is the Russian Federation. The reason is that they do not visa for visiting Russia and besides they are fluent in the Russian language.

According to a survey conducted in January - September in 2011 and 2012 by the Caucasus Resources Research Center (CRRC) in Armenia’s urban and rural areas, when asked what country they would prefer to leave for to work 80 % named Russia and only 9% named European countries.

Only 6 % of respondents left Armenia for other countries to get education and only 7% of them could confirm it by certificates or other documents. Some 35% of respondents said they did not gain skills while staying outside their home country.

Some 18% of respondents reported negative experiences of working abroad, related to language or other type of discrimination, and 1% reported cases of violence used against them. However, despite this, 68% of respondents said they were ready to leave for abroad as labor migrants.

According to official figures, Armenia’s population as of January 1, 2014, decreased by 9,500 people, compared with the beginning of the previous year. Its permanent population stood at 3, 017,400 people, of which 1.9 million lived in urban areas and the rest in rural areas.

According to Armenia’s electronic system of border control, around 5 million people entered and left the country in 2013, by almost half a million more than in 2012. The number of arrivals and departures was almost equal.

See more at: http://arka.am/en/news/society/migra....1wXd1hbA.dpuf

[Mher]

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Armenia plane tickets are cheaper – statistics
May 05, 2014 | 15:12

YEREVAN. – Over the course of twelve months, the interurban and international transport fares have reduced by 7.1 percent in Armenia, National Statistical Service official Gurgen Martirosyan said at a press conference on Monday.

As per Martirosyan, the aforesaid is primarily due to cheaper airplane tickets.

The plane ticket prices in Armenia dropped substantially as a result of the introduction of the “open skies” policy in the country in October 2013.

At the same time, however, the public transport fares in capital city Yerevan had increased on July 20 of last year, but this decision was implemented for solely five days. Yerevan Municipality suspended this decision as a result of a strong public protest.

http://news.am/eng/news/207662.html

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Freedom House Report: Armenia drops a point in terms of free media
Human rights | 05.05.14 | 17:32

Freedom House human rights organization’s latest survey puts Armenia 134th amont 197 countries in freedom of the press.

According to Freedom House experts’ assessment, Armenia remains in the number of countries with a non-free media. Each year Freedom House human rights defenders evaluate the condition of the press by giving special points to each country, and the more points a country has the more problematic the condition of press in the country is. In this regard in 2012 Armenia was given 65 points. Last year Armenia significantly progressed receiving 61 points. In the 2014 report, however, Armenia stepped back, getting 62 points.

According to the report, among the three South Caucasusian countries Armenia holds the middle position – not as “free” as Georgia, but more “free” than Azerbaijan. (With Georgia being the only one to get a ranking of having a free press.)

Head of Yerevan Press Club Boris Navasardyan explains Armenia’s one-point regress by the presidential elections in the country, which according to Navasardyan were problematic, and during 2013 this formed a political monopolistic situation which in its turn affected the limitations of press freedom.

“In this case Armenia’s membership to Customs Union must also be considered, we enter such an environment where freedom of speech is not a priority,” said Navasardyan.

http://armenianow.com/society/human_rights/54099/freedom_house_press_freedom_in_armenia_boris_navasardyan

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Armenia ranked 116th in global life expectancy report

May 5, 2014 - 19:38 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - A birth life expectancy report was released in the U.S., covering 223 countries worldwide.

Monaco, with life expectancy of 89.57 years was rated 1st, followed by Macau and Japan (84.48 and 84.46 years respectively.)

Australia, with the life expectancy of 82.07 is the last in the top 10 of the list.

In post-Soviet space, Georgians enjoy the highest life expectancy of 75. 72 years, with the country placed 90th in the list.

Armenia is ranked 116, with a life expectancy of 74.12 years, the report said. Among other CIS countries, Uzbekistan was ranked 125th, Belarus 138th, Russia 151st, Ukraine 156th.

According to the head of Population Census and Demography Department of the National Statistical Service Karine Kuyumjyan, average life expectancy in Armenia is 73.9 years, with the highest life expectancy among men and women totaling 77 and 70.6 years respectively.

http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/178606/Armenia_ranked_116th_in_life_expectancy_report

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Armenia leads in ‘‘Mather’s Index Rankings’’ in region

International public organization “Save the Children” compiled a list of the world’s best countries of 2014 for mothers and children - "Mather’s Index." The ranking is published on the website of the organization.

Among 178 countries Armenia is on the 95th place, and is ahead of Georgia (98th place) and Azerbaijan (99th place).

The ranking was based on five categories - maternal health, children’s well-being, education status, economic status, political status (participation of women in national government).

Finland was recognized as the best country in the world for mothers and children. The worst country was considered Somalia.

http://www.panorama.am/en/society/2014/05/08/armenia/

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