It is a very rarely manifested bravery for any local medium in Armenia to criticize the activity of the local authorities. The advantage of functioning on site where public problems are more vivid is hardly ever used by any of the local Armenian media. “Sometimes it is easier for the regional media to criticize state authorities than the local ones”.
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A huge fire – the third one since last August – has recently erupted in the vicinity of the Abastumani health resort, in the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park. Local residents are certain that the fire was the result of arson, aimed at destroying the evidence of illegal logging. Authorities insist that bad weather or criminal negligence is to blame.
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Abducting a girl to marry remains as widespread and popular in Samtskhe-Javakheti as ever, despite the tougher laws on abduction. In Samtskhe-Javakheti women from every generation can tell their story of abduction. These families have similar histories, but attitudes towards them do differ.
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