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Armenia: People
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Armenia and Armenians have become aware of the profound linkage that exists between the ultimate expression of racism, which is genocide, and the right of a people to self-determination. These two seemingly different phenomena are fundamentally connected.
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The Yipao (Parade of Jeeps): After World War II Armenia was given imported general purpose Jeeps vehicles so that they may be used for the difficult paths. However, these old vehicles have been ... adopted into a traditional parade carrying oversized loads of coffee, local agriculture products and people.
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IFES engaged citizens throughout Armenia, but particularly focused on rural areas, which might not have plentiful sources of political information. First, IFES trained a group of local civic educators who then facilitated dialogue groups and initiative groups. Over the course of the project, educators conducted more than 4,000 such meetings in 400 Armenian communities involving more than 70,000 people.
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The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is very active in Armenia assisting the elderly, through the charity Orot Hesed. The JDC works through the Yerevan synagogue to provide finances for food supplies, fuel, and medicine. This program supports nearly 80 people.
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A plane carrying at least 18 people crashed on takeoff from Armenia�s capital early today, but there were no deaths reported, the head of the country�s civil aviation authority said. 14 Feb 2008 07:30 GMT
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