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The Armenian apricot mafia

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•6 min read

Armenia’s apricot farmers have had a bountiful season, but are unable to enjoy the fruits of their labour. They say that Spayka, an exporter with alleged connections to the president’s son-in-law, has captured the market — and is abusing its misbegotten power. [Read in Armenian — Հոդվածը հայերեն կարդացեք] Red lines Khachatur Abrahamyan lives in the village of Aralez in the Ararat region of Armenia. He regularly takes a dozen boxes of apricots, which he has grown himself, to one frui

Armenia

Yerevan street vendors protest forced removal from Ferdowsi Market

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•7 min read

On 6 June, the Yerevan City Hall informed the vendors of the clothing market on Ferdowsi Street that construction work would begin there on 15 June. The vendors were asked to move their improvised pavilions to other spots. They remain dissatisfied with the decision and have asked for six months to relocate. The negotiations have so far been fruitless. [Read in Armenian — Հոդվածը հայերեն կարդացեք] ‘You see, almost all of my assortment is for the summer. I brought it from Turkey a month