Associated Links
- Corruption in International Adoptions
- “Where do babies come from?” Interactive Map
- The Lie We Love," Foreign Policy magazine, Nov./Dec. 2008
- "The Seamier Side of International Adoption,"
The New York Times Opinion Blog, May 10, 2009 - "The Orphan Trade: A look at families affected by corrupt international adoptions," Slate.com, May 8, 2009
- "The orphan manufacturing chain," The Washington Post, Jan. 11, 2009
- "Out of Cambodia," The Washington Post, Jan. 11, 2009
- "The problem with saving the world's 'orphans'," The Boston Globe, Dec. 11, 2008
- Resources for Learning More
- Resources for Parents
- Responses to
"The Lie We Love" - Debunking the Orphan Myth: Responses to Criticisms
- In Related News
The Myth of Supply—Problems in Countries Offering Children for Adoption:
- ALBANIA
- ARMENIA <<
- BELARUS
- CAMBODIA
- CHAD
- CHINA
- CONGO
- ETHIOPIA
- GUATEMALA
- HAITI
- HONDURAS
- INDIA
- INDONESIA
- KENYA
- LIBERIA
- MARSHALL ISLANDS
- MOZAMBIQUE
- NEPAL
- NIGERIA
- PARAGUAY
- PERU
- POLAND
- ROMANIA
- RUSSIA
- SAMOA
- UGANDA
- UKRAINE
- VIETNAM
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News Reports of Adoption
Irregularities in Armenia
NOTE: This page from the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism website lists citations that report on serious irregularities in international adoption within Armenia. For the systemic analysis of corruption in international adoptions, please read “The Lie We Love,” Foreign Policy magazine, Nov./Dec.2008 and visit www.brandeis.edu/investigate.
"Angelina Jolie to Adopt an Armenian Baby?" May 28, 2009, The Armenian Weekly.
"Social state of children adopted by foreigners will be regularly verified," April 29, 2008, ArmInfo News Agency.
“Foreign Citizens Adopted 44 Children From Armenia in 2005,” July 11, 2006, ArmInfo News Agency.
“Armenian Child Adoptions Largely Unaffected by Stricter Rules,” Atom Markarian, January 12, 2006, Armenialiberty.
"Prosecutors Probe Reported Corruption In Armenian Child Adoptions," Emil Danielyan, August 15, 2005, ArmeniaLiberty.
"Government Approves More Rights For Armenian Orphans," Armen Zakarian, August 5, 2004, ArmeniaLiberty.
"Government Approves More Curbs On Foreign Adoptions," Atom Markarian and Emil Danielyan, February 5, 2004, ArmeniaLiberty.
"U.S. Adoption Agent Blasts Armenian Orphan Placement Plan," Emil Danielyan, January 19, 2004, ArmeniaLiberty.
"Government To Encourage Armenian Families To Raise Orphans," Emil Danielyan, January 15, 2009, ArmeniaLiberty.
"Ministers Vow To Tighten Rules For Foreign Adoption," Ruzanna Khachatrian, September 10, 2003, ArmeniaLiberty.
"Prosecutors Probe Reported Corruption In Armenian Child Adoptions," Emil Danielyan, August 15, 2003, ArmeniaLiberty.
“Armenia: Adoption Procedures Come Into Question,” Emil Danielyan, June 25, 2003, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty.
“Rights and Wrongs of Child Adoption in Armenia,” Emil Danielyan, June 23, 2003, ArmeniaLiberty.
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