Suren Gazaryan Explained

Suren Gazaryan
Birth Date:	8 July 1974
Birth Place:	Krasnodar, USSR
Citizenship:	Russia
Education:	Kuban State University
Occupation:	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

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ОБ ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКОЙ ВАХТЕ Экологическая Вахта по Северному Кавказу. April 20, 2021. ewnc.org.
2. Web site: April 28, 2014. Exiled environmental activist speaks of 'impossibility' of protest in Russia. April 21, 2021. the Guardian. en.
3. Web site: Suren Gazaryan. April 21, 2021. Goldman Environmental Foundation. en-US.
4. Web site: December 17, 2015. Suren Gazaryan. April 21, 2021. Front Line Defenders. en.
5. Web site: Газарян, Сурен Владимирович – Эколого-фаунистический анализ населения рукокрылых (Chiroptera) Западного Кавказа : диссертация ... кандидата биологических наук : 03.00.08 – Search RSL. April 20, 2021. search.rsl.ru.
6. Web site: Gazaryan Suren. April 20, 2021. zmmu.msu.ru.
7. Web site: Russian Environmental Activist Granted Asylum In Estonia . 2022-12-18 . RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty . en.