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📍 Arsen Gevorgyan, an opposition politician with the Strong Armenia party, died of heart attack in jail. He was arrested last month, four days before a local election, on charges of vote buying in the northern town of Stepanavan, where he was running for mayor.📍 Two separate incidents involving Russian servicemen stationed at the military base in Gyumri occurred in October, including a viral video showing a uniformed man pinning someone to the ground and declaring that “Gyumri is the city of Russian soldiers.” While the authorities are still investigating the video, two Russian servicemen have been arrested in a separate assault case involving a Ukrainian national.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

Koba Turmanidze, a public opinion researcher, draws on a decade of Caucasus Barometer surveys to examine how age and geography shape Georgian attitudes toward democracy, protests, religion and European integration. He explores differences between generations and between Tbilisi, other cities and rural communities, showing how major events also influence public opinion. The lecture was delivered in Tbilisi on July 3, 2026.This lecture is part of the Monterey Summer Symposium 2026, held across Uzbekistan, Georgia and Armenia from June 18 to July 10, 2026.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ

Armenia’s Central Bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 7%, citing accelerating inflation in the country. It’s the agency’s second rate hike this year.Yerevan-based Cube Invest became the first investment company to list its bonds on the Armenia Stock Exchange.Armenia’s beekeeping industry faces mounting threats from climate change. Read more: https://civilnet.am/en/news/1015026#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #civilnetbusiness

A brawl in Armenia’s parliament has raised questions about the country’s political leadership. In this episode of Insights, Eric Hacopian examines what the confrontation reveals about Armenia’s political class and voters.He also discusses Azerbaijan’s demand for constitutional changes as a precondition for signing a peace agreement. Hacopian asks whether Armenia is walking into a political trap set by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #insightswitherichacopian

Ronald Suny, a historian of Russia and the Soviet Union, asks whether Joseph Stalin was a Marxist and what the answer means for Marxism’s legacy. He examines how Bolshevik political choices helped produce Stalin’s dictatorship, contrasting Stalinism with what he sees as Marxism’s humanist and democratic aspirations. Suny also considers the relevance of Marxist ideas to inequality, capitalism and today’s political crises. The lecture was delivered in Tbilisi on July 2, 2026.This lecture is part of the Monterey Summer Symposium 2026, held across Uzbekistan, Georgia and Armenia from June 18 to July 10, 2026.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ