The Day of Silence is an event that brings attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. Students from middle school to college take some form of a vow of silence in an effort to encourage schools and classmates to address the problem of anti-LGBT behavior. The event is… Read More
A huge Soviet era is gone now. It was an era when homogeneousness was propagated, when there was designed similar culture for all brotherly republics. The same way politics was formed, which naturally was affecting the social sphere. After the collapse of USSR – boom! The state has taken the… Read More
This is the time when we finalized this year and now we are getting ready for new challenges. During these 3 years we managed to break silence and organized groundbreaking events regarding sexual health and human rights, we promoted peace and tolerance, and this is still beginning. We want to… Read More
World AIDS day – this is the day when the world wears red ribbon and takes actions to stop AIDS. World AIDS Day in Armenia – this is the day when not all Armenians but at least several NGOs are raising the worldwide issue in the… Read More
Following the tragic death of Zaruhi Petrosyan, October 1, 2010, numerous non-governmental organizations joined together forming the “Coalition to Stop Violence Against Women” to follow-up on the issue and raise awareness on violence against women in Armenia. The Coalition invited the masses, the civil society and human rights activists to… Read More
LGBT rights in Armenia Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) Armenia Branch organized a round table discussion on Armenia’s LGBT community (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders) problems and possible ways of their solution which took place at their office on 24 September, 2010. Representatives of Armenia’s Ombudsman office, police, ministries… Read More
Press conference dedicated to the issues of women living with HI in Armenia was conducted in Urbat press club on September 23, 2010. It was realized by “Real World, Real People” NGO with the support of ASTRA network. The programs coordinator of “Public Information and Need… Read More
This year PINK Armenia joined the international RainbowFlash event to celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). On May 17, 2010, we organized a rainbow flashmob with balloons in the center of Yerevan with the support of PINK’s friends and partner organizations. The rainy day became… Read More
Old friends were again together to light their candles for those people who passed away from AIDS. This year AIDS Candlelight Memorial was celebrated on May 16. Positive People Armenian Network, Real World Real People with Public Information and Need of Knowledge NGO conducted the event “Many Lights for Human… Read More
