December, 2011

• 22 December

  

  What Would Happen if While in Paris, I Denied Armenian Genocide? Asks Turkey’s Foreign Minister

  This new bill, which mandates a 45,000-euro fine and a year in jail for offenders, was made more general to outlaw denial of any genocide...
• 22 December

  

  1 of the 10 Injured Died After Marshrutka Accident on Yerevan-Gyumri Road

  A GAZelle 32213 minibus (marshrutka) flipped over near the village of Lanchik on the Yerevan–Gyumri road at around 4:55 pm on Dec. 21.
• 22 December

  Body ‘Eaten by Animals’ Identified

  On Dec. 19, a woman's body was found near the bridge on the road from the city of Masis to the Nerkin Charbakh neighborhood of...
• 22 December

  

  Activists Say 111 Killed in Syria’s ‘Bloodiest Day’

  Syrian forces killed 111 people ahead of the start of a mission to monitor President Bashar al-Assad's implementation of an Arab League peace plan...
• 22 December

  

  English Court Orders Adoption over to Prevent Honor Killing

  A baby girl born out of wedlock must be adopted to save her from the risk of being slaughtered in an "honour killing", a court ruled yesterday.
• 22 December

  

  Syunik Governor Sees Nothing Insulting in his Remarks to Local Environmentalist

  Suren (Surik) Khachatryan, governor of the marz (province) of Syunik, sees nothing wrong in the word "dragonfly," he said in conversation...
• 22 December

  

  Witness in Slain Soldier Case Asks for Witness Protection. Judge Grants Request

  Judge Mardanyan asked the witness whether he is motioning for witness protection, to which Arman Mnatsakyan responded in the affirmative.