{"id":32389,"date":"2022-03-30T16:41:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T16:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media.am\/?p=32389"},"modified":"2022-04-24T06:04:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T06:04:52","slug":"on-the-scene-mariam-tashchyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/on-the-scene\/2022\/03\/30\/32389\/","title":{"rendered":"On The Scene: Mariam Tashchyan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;In many places, even my entry is forbidden,&#8221; says Mariam, an economist-financier by profession, who joined the editorial office as a student to work in technical matters. Over time, she became particularly interested in environmental journalism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journalist of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/econews.am\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EcoNews.am<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> environmental information website, Mariam Tashchyan covered environmental issues from various fields: mining, waste management, hunting, illegal hunting, etc. She started writing about animals in captivity after numerous alarms from citizens. She has been specializing in this field for four years already.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-otgtl492xke\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-otgtl492xke\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/OtgTl492xKE?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/OtgTl492xKE?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.am\\\/en\\\/on-the-scene\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/30\\\/32389\\\/#arve-youtube-otgtl492xke\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/OtgTl492xKE?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;My first article on this topic was about the two bears kept in the &#8216;Source Paradise&#8217; restaurant, which we went to photograph, and the manager of the institution started the state of war. After that, I realized that people are aggressive towards my work,&#8221; Mariam said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking about the purpose of her work, Mariam puts it in the form of &#8220;for the welfare of animals and the safety of people,&#8221; realizing that documenting the illegal actions of others often endangers her own safety.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32256 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are also many cyber-attacks in the form of insults or trolling, due to which Mariam has had two lawsuits defending her rights, one of which is still pending.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Sometimes I feel alone because, even in Armenia, many animal lovers do not imagine why a bear or a lion or any other wild animal should not be kept at home. Our country has a problem with spreading these ideas, and I hope that the journalists can bring them to fruition.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32258 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The journalist says that the results of her work make her happy\u2024 The alarms and complaints of the people have increased, and the communication with those who keep wild animals in cages has become easier. They are finally convinced that the animal should be moved to a safer place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mariam Tashchyan, who chose the zoo as the scene, regularly comes here without warning to be convinced with her own eyes that the rescued animals are fine. &#8220;I have a clear conscience that my bears are in safe hands.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b>Christian Ginosyan<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;In many places, even my entry is forbidden,&#8221; says Mariam, an economist-financier by profession, who joined the editorial office as a student to work in technical matters. Over time, she became particularly interested in environmental journalism. 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