Category Archives: ANNOUNCEMENTS
STATEMENT-APPEAL
19 June 2021 Tomorrow, on 20 June, Armenia will have a snap parliamentary election. We, the below-signed organizations, hereby express our profound concern about the atmosphere in which this campaign took place. It was marred by unconcealed and unprecedented actions more »
REQUEST TO REVOKE AZERBAIJAN’S HOSTING RIGHTS OF UEFA EURO 2020 GAMES IN BAKU
To: Aleksander Čeferin, President of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Gianni Infantino President of International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) REQUEST TO REVOKE AZERBAIJAN’S HOSTING RIGHTS OF UEFA EURO 2020 GAMES IN BAKU June 10, 2021 We, the undersigned organizations, more »
Statement On the illegal prosecution of Sashik Sultanyan, head of the Yezidi Center of Human Rights, and the Center’s staff by Armenia’s National Security Service
At around 17:00 on 20 May 2021, several investigators and criminal intelligence officers of the Republic of Armenia National Security Service visited the residence of Sashik Sultanyan, head of the Yezidi Center of Human Rights, and informed him that his more »
Open Society Foundations-Armenia Announces Leadership Transition
After 21 years as executive director of Open Society Foundations-Armenia, Larisa Minasyan has announced she will be stepping down on April 16th. Larisa has been an exceptional leader, building and implementing ambitious grant-making and advocacy initiatives that advanced Open Society’s more »
CALL FOR URGENT ACTION REQUEST OF ESTABLISHMENT OF A FACT-FINDING MISSION TO NAGORNO KARABAKH
We, a group of civil society organizations, condemn the deliberate damaging and destruction of Armenian cultural and religious heritage by Azerbaijan in Nagorno Karabakh during and after the 44-day war in September-November 2020, and alert UNESCO with regard to the more »
STATEMENT – APPEAL
We, the undersigned representatives of civil society, are severely concerned about the hate speech and calls for violence, which are widespread in Armenia’s political landscape, and tend to be rising ahead of the snap parliamentary election. Problematic and dangerous speeches more »
Program coordinator for the areas of anti-corruption
The Open Society Foundations – Armenia is currently seeking applications for the position, program coordinator for the areas of anti-corruption. This position is under the supervision of the foundation’s Deputy Director for Programs. Job Profile: Conduct research projects in the more »
Program coordinator for the areas of anti-corruption
The Open Society Foundations – Armenia is currently seeking applications for the position, program coordinator for the areas of anti-corruption. This position is under the supervision of the foundation’s Deputy Director for Programs. Job Profile: Conduct research projects in the more »
Call for Immediate Action To Facilitate Return of Armenian Prisoners of War and Civilians detained in the context of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict from the Azerbaijani Control
We, undersigned civil society organizations, respectfully request the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to engage actively in the protection of core rights of Armenian prisoners of war and civilians under the Azerbaijani control, to urge the Azerbaijani authorities more »
Open Society Foundations-Armenia Statement
In recent months, malicious and false allegations have been made regarding the work of Open Society Foundations-Armenia. We denounce those who seek to divide our society at this fragile moment through a hateful campaign of fear, disinformation, and violence. Open more »