Born in 2006 in Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh, Lana Tonyan was displaced to Armenia in the autumn of 2023. She is interested in literature, history, and psychology, and plans to study English and Communications.
She is part of Harbingers’ Magazine’s Armenian Newsroomand writes about the situation of Artsakh refugees, human rights and the psychological trauma of displacement.
In her free time, she plays chess, reads books and crochets. She also actively participates in volunteering activities, such as paper recycling or helping to organise events.
Lana speaks Armenian, English and Russian.