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In pictures | Nowhere else to go: the stories of Yerevan’s homeless

In pictures | Nowhere else to go: the stories of Yerevan’s homeless

There is one shelter in the city, with a capacity of 100, but it is not enough to house the hundreds living on Yerevan’s streets.

In pictures | Nowhere else to go: the stories of Yerevan’s homeless

In pictures | Nowhere else to go: the stories of Yerevan’s homeless

There is one shelter in the city, with a capacity of 100, but it is not enough to house the hundreds living on Yerevan’s streets.

‘I don’t want our faces to be labeled as poor and miserable’ — extreme poverty in Armenia

By Armine Avetisyan

‘I don’t want our faces to be labeled as poor and miserable’ — extreme poverty in Armenia

Around a third of Armenians live in poverty, and despite promises from successive governments, the number is not decreasing.

‘I don’t want our faces to be labeled as poor and miserable’ — extreme poverty in Armenia

‘I don’t want our faces to be labeled as poor and miserable’ — extreme poverty in Armenia

By Armine Avetisyan

Around a third of Armenians live in poverty, and despite promises from successive governments, the number is not decreasing.

Tbilisi homeless hold rally for their rights

Tbilisi homeless hold rally for their rights

Tbilisi homeless hold rally for their rights

Tbilisi homeless hold rally for their rights

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