Author: The Armenian Report

Armenian churches around the world are observing one of the most sacred moments in the Christian calendar as believers gather for Easter Eve, known as Chrakaluyts. At the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Cathedral, The Armenian Report was on the ground to document how Armenians are celebrating this deeply symbolic and spiritual observance, which comes just before the celebration of the Holy Resurrection of Jesus Christ. On this evening, the Armenian Apostolic Church begins the celebration of its most important feast—the Resurrection of Christ. The day holds a central place in Armenian Christian life and has, for centuries, brought people…

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Armenian shooter Elmira Karapetyan won a silver medal at the European Championship currently being held in Yerevan — competing while seven months pregnant. With her baby bump visible beneath her competition gear, Karapetyan stepped onto the range and delivered a performance that inspired the home crowd. The championship has brought together top shooters from across Europe, with athletes competing in various individual and team events. Karapetyan competed in the women’s 10m air pistol solo event, one of the most technical and demanding disciplines in sport shooting. Despite being seven months pregnant, she showed remarkable focus, calm breathing, and steady control…

Two Armenian restorers have brought the centuries-old Japanese art of washi — handmade paper traditionally used in preservation — to Armenia for the first time. Instead of traveling abroad to produce it, they are recreating the delicate craft locally using Armenian plants and traditional techniques. At the Matenadaran in Yerevan, Artavazd Ayvazyan and Arthur Petrosyan are now producing Japanese-style restoration paper entirely by hand, adapting the method to Armenian tree species. Artavazd Ayvazyan, Senior Restorer at the Matenadaran, explains that high-quality restoration paper used worldwide is traditionally made from specific Japanese shrubs. By studying the process and working with imported…

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EXCLUSIVE REPORT: The Armenian Report team took a trip to the Armenia-Turkey border villages to meet the residents who live in the Bagaran community of Armavir Province in Armenia. Bagaran borders with Turkey. Here, the dividing line of the Armenian-Turkish border is the Akhuryan River, which joins Araks. The village is 50 meters away from the Turkish border, there are parts of the village that are only separated from Turkey by barbed wire. Russian border guards have a base here. The residents of the community accompanied our reporter and presented the village. They shared with us their concerns regarding the…

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The parents of those servicemen who were killed during the 2020 Artsakh war have joined the two servicemen who are on a hunger strike in Yerevan’s Freedom Square. The Armenian Report spoke with Garik Galeyan, the father of Mkhitar Galeyan, who died in the 44-day war. We caught up with Galeyan in Freedom Square who called on all Armenians to fight for Artsakh, not to allow Artsakh to become part of Azerbaijan. He emphasized that they gave the most precious thing for Artsakh, they are ready to remove the authorities of a decisive struggle, to keep Artsakh. “One…