Suren Gazaryan
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| Born | 8 July 1974 |
| Citizenship | Russia |
| Education | Kuban State University |
| Occupation(s) | Chiropterologist, environmentalist, politician, zoologist |
| Awards | Goldman Environmental Prize (2014) |
Suren Gazaryan (born Suren Vladimirovich Gazaryan, Russian: Сурен Владимирович Газарян) (born 8 July 1974) is a Russian zoologist, dissident, public figure, and former member of The Environmental Watch on North Caucasus.[1] He is a member of the Russian Opposition Coordination Council. He was awarded a Goldman Environmental Prize in 2014.[2][3][4]
Life
[edit]Gazaryan was born on 8 July 1974 in Krasnodar. In 1996, he graduated from Kuban State University, and in 2001 he completed postgraduate studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences.[5] In 2001, he was also elected chairman of the commission for the protection of caves of the Russian Union of Cavers.[6]
In 2014, he was granted asylum in Estonia.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "ОБ ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКОЙ ВАХТЕ | Экологическая Вахта по Северному Кавказу". ewnc.org. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Exiled environmental activist speaks of 'impossibility' of protest in Russia". the Guardian. April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ "Suren Gazaryan". Goldman Environmental Foundation. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ "Suren Gazaryan". Front Line Defenders. December 17, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ "Газарян, Сурен Владимирович – Эколого-фаунистический анализ населения рукокрылых (Chiroptera) Западного Кавказа : диссертация ... кандидата биологических наук : 03.00.08 – Search RSL". search.rsl.ru. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Gazaryan Suren". zmmu.msu.ru. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Russian Environmental Activist Granted Asylum In Estonia". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2022-12-18.