The ancient lands of the Armenians comprehended a great variety
of borders and fostered millennia-long mutual influences to and
from the lands which surrounded it. Additionally, the diaspora
of the Armenian people is centuries old and is far flung. One of
the 15 federated republics of the Soviet Union through-out most
of the twentieth century, Armenia declared its independence in
1991. The sites listed in each category of this selective portal
page have been chosen for their utility in providing accurate narrative
(either brief or extensive) information, as well as directories,
extensive portal pages and other resources concerning all aspects
of Armenian life and culture. They originate both in the Republic
of Armenia as well as in the various communities of the Armenian
Diaspora. All are either English language alone or bi- or trilingual
lingual, unless noted in an annotation which follows. Many sites
offer down-loadable Armenian and Russian fonts to make them easily
accessible. For a variety of reasons, the links to Armenia and
the NIS countries in general are often inactive; we recommend that
you try again, should you not be successful in connecting.
For Library of Congress contact information and research and
bibliographic materials on Armenia, consult the Armenia
Country Page of the Near East Section of the African and
Middle Eastern Division; see also the Library's online
catalog for books and materials in other formats held by
the Library; and the Library's Thomas
Legislative Information Page for legislative materials (bills,
hearings, acts, etc.) concerning relations between the United
States and the Republic of Armenia, as well as the interests
of the Armenian-American community.
Narratives about the present governmental and political structure,
listings of governmental agencies, lobbying groups and political
parties both in Armenia and in the Armenian Diaspora are included
below.
Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
'Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to
promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other international standards.' The English language homepage
provides articles on human rights questions and abuses in countries around the
globe.
ArmeniaNow.com (http://www.armenianow.com)
Appearing every Friday in English, 'ArmeniaNow.com is published by New
Times Journalism Training Center, a Non-Governmental Organization in Yerevan,
Armenia. The weekly website exists as a newsroom laboratory in which journalists
and editors in Armenia are taught the application of methodology and theory of
Western journalism. Our goal is to produce real change in the approach of local
journalists by immersing them in long-term training that makes clear how Western-style
reporting works and what benefits it can bring when applied to subjects in Armenia.' Topics
covered include arts, sports, politics and culture.
Armenian Assembly of America (United States) (http://www.aaainc.org/)
'The Armenian Assembly of America is a nationwide nonprofit organization
established in 1972 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Assembly promotes
public awareness of Armenian issues, encourages greater Armenian-American participation
in the American democratic process, and assists in humanitarian and development
programs in Armenia.' Its official website describes its structure, programs,
initiatives and other information related to its mission.
Armenian Freedom Network (http://armfreenet.org)
'Armenian Freedom Network's (AFN) mission is to encourage, stimulate and
coalesce contemporary and progressive Armenian cultural, social and political
thought throughout the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora, with the
goal of promoting free, democratic and civil society in Armenia, and a coherent
Armenian identity throughout the entire Armenian nation. Armenian Freedom Network
is a non-partisan, non-profit organization and does not support any individual
candidate or party.' The site is in English and offers alternative commentaries
from Erevan on all aspects of Armenia's political life.
Armenian National Committee of America (United States) (http://www.anca.org/)
'The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is the largest and most
influential Armenian American grassroots political organization. Working in coordination
with a network of offices, chapters and supporters throughout the United States
and affiliated organizations around the world, the ANCA actively advances the
concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.' Its
official website describes its structure, initiatives and other information related
to its mission. It also presents digitized issues of its important monthly serial,
Transcaucasus: A Chronology.
Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Armenia) (http://www.arf.am/)
The official website of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaktsutiune
(Armenian Socialist Party) presents in both English and Armenian information
about it and its activities as well as digitized versions of its official journals
and publications, such Droshak.
Association of Investigative Journalists of Armenia (http://www.hetq.am)
'The "Association of Investigative Journalists", a non-governmental
organization was founded on July 29, 2000. The primary goal of the organization
is to assist the development of investigative journalism in Armenia, to strengthen
and develop the freedom of speech and democratic principles. It mission is to
promote development of investigative journalism in Armenia, to assist everybody's
right to access to information, to promote establishment and development of the
principles of ethics in Journalism, to cover issues related environment and human
rights protection, to protect journalists' rights in Armenia. ' The
site presents events, links, and commentaries on the state of journalism within
the Republic of Armenia.
AsylumLaw.org (http://www.asylumlaw.org)
"Run by an international consortium of agencies that help asylum seekers
in Australia, Canada, the United States, and several countries in Europe. Over
95% of the content on this site is open to the public, including asylum seekers
from any country and the lawyers or advocates who represent them."
Azat Artsakh (http://www.artsakhtert.com/arm/index.php)
The daily paper of the government of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh is trilingual
(English, Armenian and Russian). Downloadable fonts are made available to readers.
BISNIS (Business Information Service for
the Newly Independent States (http://www.bisnis.doc.gov/)
Maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, BISNIS is the U. S. Government's
primary resource center for companies exploring in Russia and other newly independent
state which were formerly part of the USSR.
CIA -- The World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects
of the political, social and military history of a particular country.
Center for Strategic and International Studies (http://www.csis.org/)
A Washington, DC based think-tank which sponsors seminars and conferences and
issues reports on terrorism, United States foreign policy, and several regions
of the world including the Middle East and Africa.
Central Asia Studies Worldwide (http://cesww.fas.harvard.edu/index.html)
Sponsored by the Harvard Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus, CASWW provides
extensive resources for the scholarly study of Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Chiefs of State and Cabinet
Ministers of Foreign Governments (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/)
Constantly updated lists of important governmental officers and their position
of all the world's countries is published by the CIA as a part of its website.
Constitutional Court of Armenia (http://www.concourt.am/)
This tri-lingual (Armenian, Russian, and English) official website provides in
Armenian, English, and Russian texts of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia,
laws related to the Court and its functions, relevant legal texts, and information
about its conferences, foreign relations, and publications.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides
numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
EurasiaNet.org (http://www.eurasianet.org/)
Operated by the Central Eurasia Project of the Open Society Institute and based
in new York, 'EurasiaNet provides information and analysis about political,
economic, environmental and social developments in the countries of Central Asia
and the Caucasus, as well as in Russia, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia.
The web site also offers additional features, including newsmaker interviews,
book reviews and a discussion forum.'
European Armenian
Federation for Justice (http://www.eafjd.org/conv%5Fsession.php3?lang=en)
French, English and Armenian language homepage of a European based organization
whose aim is to promote a European approach to Armenian issues.
Federation of American Scientists (http://www.fas.org)
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) "is the oldest organization
dedicated to ending the worldwide arms race, achieving complete nuclear disarmament,
and avoiding the use of nuclear weapons for any purpose." Whatever one's
views are on its goals, a search of the site yields valuable information on a
country's armament found only with difficulty elsewhere.
Global IDP Project (http://www.db.idpproject.org)
"Raising awareness on the plight of people internally displaced by conflict."
Government of Armenia Official Website (Armenia) (http://www.gov.am/)
The official site of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, in either English
or Armenian, describes the governmental structure, identifies office holders
and provides essential links to various governmental and non-governmental agencies
and organizations located in Armenia.
Human Rights Watch (http://www.hrw.org/)
"Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported
by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide." Search
its records for reports on the human rights records, abuses, etc. of any given
country.
International Foundation for Election Systems (http://www.ifes.org)
The IFES "provides professional advice and technical assistance in promoting
democracy and serves as an information clearinghouse on democratic development." The
sites offers reports on anticipated and past elections and progress towards democracy
around the world.
Library of Congress
Vardanants Day Armenian Lecture Series (http://www.loc.gov/rr/amed/nes/cty/cai/caivartc.html)
This page lists the renowned academic and political speakers who have presented
events at this long running lecture series sponsored by the Near East Section
of the Library of Congress; it is complemented by the texts and cybercasts of
a selection of these.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(Armenia) (http://www.armeniaforeignministry.com/)
The English-language website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides both
general and specific information, speeches and reports about Armenia's
foreign relations and its relations to the Armenian Diaspora worldwide.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nagorno Karabakh) (http://www.nkr.am/eng/)
The English-language website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic
of Nagorno Karabakh (NKR) provides up-to-date information on its foreign policy
and politics and government itself with it. It's Diplomatic Bulletin is
also available in digital format.
Ministry of Health (http://www.armhealth.am/)
The English-language website of Ministry of Health's offers organizational
information, descriptions of its initiatives and programs, and links related
to health issues within the Republic of Armenia.
Ministry of Industry and Trade (Armenia) (http://users.freenet.am/%7Efinsys/)
The official site of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (in English) provides
narrative reports on the business climate and opportunities, links related to
investment, and the laws relating to foreign investment in the Republic of Armenia.
Ministry of State Property Management
(Armenia) (http://www.privatization.am/)
Funded by the USIA, the English language website of the Ministry provides information
on privatization and opportunities for investment in the Republic of Armenia.
Office of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic: Washington,
DC (http://www.nkrusa.org)
The officially English language site of the Office of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic
supplies, along with basic information about NKR, news reports, photographic
galleries, and the monthly Artsakh Newsletter.
Parliament of the Republic of Armenia (http://www.parliament.am/)
This tri-lingual (Armenian, English, and Russian) official site describes the
structure, membership, and duties of Armenia's parliament as well news
reports and information on international relations.
Permanent Missions To The United Nations (http://www.un.int/)
This English language home page offers statements of mission, policy, articles,
and other vital information relating to individual countries' missions
to the United Nations.
Political Resources on the Net (http://www.politicalresources.net)
Website covers all aspects of government, the ministries, the political parties,
elections, as well as the news media.
The President of the Republic of Armenia
(Armenia) (http://www.president.am/eng/)
The President of Armenia's official website presents in Armenian, English,
and Russian messages from, daily news reports about, and links and other information
concerning the president and the presidency.
Questia - The Online Library of Books
and Journals (http://www.questia.com/Index.jsp)
From Questia Media America, Inc. for academics, students, librarians, publishers
and a wide variety of researchers, 'Questia is the first online library that
provides 24/7 access to the world's largest online collection of books and journal
articles in the humanities and social sciences, plus magazine and newspaper articles.
You can search each and every word of all of the books and journal articles in
the collection.' A search under country name yields a wide variety of bibliographic
citations. Full text is often available to subscribers.
Social Democrat Hunchakian Party (Armenia) (http://www.hunchak.org.au/)
At present this English-language official website of the oldest of the Armenian
political parties provides minimalist narrative about its history along with
a small collections of documents.
The Times of Central Asia (http://www.times.kg/)
Published in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, TCA 'was launched in 1999 and is the
only site offering an extended and constantly updated coverage of news in Central
Asia. The site is an essential resource for international English-speaking viewers
who have a professional interest in the region." Coverage extends from
the Caucasian countries through those of Central Asia.
U.S. Committee for Refugees (http://www.refugees.org/index.cfm)
Founded in 1958 to complement the UN's mission to aid refugees, the USCR's site
offes brief and detailed reports on refugee status in and from the countries
of the world.
UNRISD On-Line (U.N. Research Institute for
Social Development) (http://www.unrisd.org/)
"UNRISD carries out research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems
affecting development. Through its research, UNRISD stimulates dialogue and contributes
to policy debates within and outside the United Nations system.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several
languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization
as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations,
etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United States Committee for Refugees
(USCR) (http://www.refugees.org/index.cfm)
Founded in 1958 to complement the UN's initiative to aid refugees, the
USCR's site offers brief and detailed reports on refugee status in and
from the various countries of the world.
United States. Department of State (http://www.state.gov)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel
advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the
State Department's official site by searching under a particular country's
name.
United States. Department of
State Report on Human Rights Practices (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/)
This web site lists the reports for 1999-2001.
United
States. Library of Congress Country Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress
under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the Department
of the Army.
Washington Institute for Near East
Policy (http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/)
"Founded in 1985, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy is a public
educational foundation dedicated to scholarly research and informed debate on
U.S. interests in the Middle East."
The World Bank Group (http://www.worldbank.org)
A search by country yields numerous English language reports on the economic
development of regions of the world and the World Bank Groups' advice,
initiatives and warnings concerning them.
World Statesmen (http://www.worldstatesmen.org)
"World Statesmen is an attempt at a comprehensive and accurate list of
the heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders
occupying neither of those formal positions) for all countries and territories,
going back to about 1700 or in some cases earlier. Some go further back, some
only from their creation. Some subdivisions of some countries are present including
native or traditional polities, provinces, or states. This sight also lists the
leaders of international, religious, and governmental organizations." Searchable
by leader or by nation, offers a map of the country, audio and text versions
of the national anthem, and text of the national constitution for most countries.
World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org/)
Headquartered in Switzerland the WTO, made up of member governments from around
the globe, is dedicated to topics concerning international trade and development.
Its English language "website contains material for a range of users, from
the general public to students, academics and trade specialists. It includes
introductions to WTO activities and a large database of official documents."
Worldwide Governments on the
WWW (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/world.html)
Provides links to governmental institutions and political parties around the
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