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Armenian Newsroom

Five teenage girls, aged 16-17, displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) to Armenia, are participating in The Essential Journalism Course, a project managed by the Oxford School for the Future of Journalism (OXSFJ) in partnership with the Women’s Fund in Armenia.

The students attend weekly journalism classes in English taught by OXSFJ tutors in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. The course is delivered in person by OXSFJ tutors Tatev Hovhannisyan and Lucy Martirosyan.

Writers

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Anita

Stepanyan

Contributor

Yerevan, Armenia

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Nare

Arushanyan

Contributor

Yerevan, Armenia

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Alyona

Sargsyan

Contributor

Armavir, Armenia

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Lana

Tonyan

Contributor

Yerevan, Armenia

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Laura

Danielyan

Contributor

Yerevan, Armenia

Project editor

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Maria

Mitko

Human Rights Section Editor 2024

Warsaw, Poland

Featured article:

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Meet five Harbingers’ students displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia

To “highlight the wealth that has been lost,” five teenage girls who fled Artsakh in the autumn of 2023 have joined the Armenian Newsroom of Harbingers’ Magazine

17 year-old Maria Mitko explains the background to Harbingers’ new Armenian newsroom

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Refugee women in Armenia build community through knitting

The Shuhel group, supported by the feminist peacebuilding NGO Women’s Center Shushi in Yerevan, provides a space for refugee women to build community and knit, sew, embroider and sell their handcrafted quilts, jewellery, and other goods

18 year-old Alyona Sargsyan explains how an initiative in Yerevan offers a safe space for women

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Many young Armenians dissatisfied with current government, but see no real alternative

Harbingers’ asked 60 people aged 18-25 from different regions of Armenia a series of questions about the anti-government protests in the country between April and June

17 year-old Lana Tonyan and 16 year-old Anita Stepanyan report on the recent anti-government protests in Armenia

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Bangladesh’s prime minister resigns and flees the country after violent protests

Student protesters succeeded in ousting Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, last month, after weeks of violent and deadly clashes with security forces

17 year-old Nare Arushanyan explains the recent protests in Bangladesh and their aftermath

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How ‘nosy’ Armenians made my trip unforgettable

Armenians take pride in being ‘nosy’ – and that’s a good thing. Let me explain why. This eagerness to engage created a welcoming atmosphere making an unknown place less daunting

15 year-old Charlotte Wejchert on her contrasting experiences in Yerevan and New York City

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How Armenian teens have adjusted to a new life, a year after fleeing home

Almost one year ago, in September 2023, the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, home to a significant Armenian population, fell under Azerbaijani control, prompting a mass exodus of more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians to Armenia. Five refugee girls now living in Yerevan share what has the past year been like

15 year-old Charlotte Wejchert interviews five refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, now living in Yerevan

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Armenia’s annual wine festival features producers from Artsakh

The festival acts as an important space to represent Artsakhian culture and significance. Among the wine-making producers were companies originating from the disputed region of Artsakh

17 year-old Laura Danielyan reports on Yerevan’s annual Wine Days festival

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Dreaming of home: How Armenian teenagers navigate the exodus and loss of Nagorno-Karabakh

Through interviews, the impact of the humanitarian catastrophe on children, young people and families culminated in a shared dream to someday return to their homelands

16 year-old Jefferson He chronicles the humanitarian crisis in Armenia, from the takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), and its profound impact on the youth

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Another Generation of War in Armenia. Living Everyday to the Fullest

In my village, we can hear any movements in the Azerbaijani military position. Such a close presence of the adversary army has negatively affected the mental state of the villagers, especially the young

Syuzanna Gyumshudyan examines the mental health of her peers two years after the bloody war over Nagorno Karabakh

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