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Podcast | The Amulsar mine returns

Journalist Knar Khudoyan, activist Anna Shahnazaryan,and economist Hovhannes Avetisyan about the viability and potential impacts of the Amulsar mine.

Podcast | The Amulsar mine returns

Journalist Knar Khudoyan, activist Anna Shahnazaryan,and economist Hovhannes Avetisyan about the viability and potential impacts of the Amulsar mine.

Armenia greenlights controversial Amulsar gold mine

Operation of the mine has been greenlit after Armenia accepted a 12.5% share in the mines.

Armenia greenlights controversial Amulsar gold mine

Operation of the mine has been greenlit after Armenia accepted a 12.5% share in the mines.

Protesters, police, and private security clash at Armenia’s Amulsar Mine

The clashes erupted after private security removed several cabins built by protestors near the mine. 

Protesters, police, and private security clash at Armenia’s Amulsar Mine

The clashes erupted after private security removed several cabins built by protestors near the mine. 

Pashinyan gives Amulsar mine the go-ahead despite critical environmental report

The report said the environmental assessment carried out by mining company Lydian was ‘unreliable’ and ‘misleading’.

Pashinyan gives Amulsar mine the go-ahead despite critical environmental report

The report said the environmental assessment carried out by mining company Lydian was ‘unreliable’ and ‘misleading’.

Rural communities in Armenia give mining companies the boot

Local residents and activists have united against mining companies in rural Armenia.

Rural communities in Armenia give mining companies the boot

By Samson Martirosyan

Local residents and activists have united against mining companies in rural Armenia.

Anti-mining activists put New Armenia’s ‘people power’ to the test

An environmental protest against an offshore mining company in Jermuk has put Armenia’s revolutionary government between a rock and a hard place.

Anti-mining activists put New Armenia’s ‘people power’ to the test

By Knar Khudoyan

An environmental protest against an offshore mining company in Jermuk has put Armenia’s revolutionary government between a rock and a hard place.