January, 2012

• 12 January

  

  Demanding Proportional Representation is Populism, Asserts Ruling Party MP

  Calls to adopt a 100% proportional representation voting system a few months before elections are only populist statements by those parties that are...
• 12 January

  

  Armenian Police Chief Speaks of Devouring Blood to Parents of Deceased Soldiers

  For the first time since being appointed Chief of Armenian Police on Oct. 31, 2011, Vladimir Gasparyan today left the government building from...
• 12 January

  

  Armenian National Team Footballer Signs Contract with Russian Club

  Ex-captain of the Yerevan football club Mika, defender on Armenia's national team, Hrayr Mkoyan has signed a short-term contract with..
• 12 January

  

  Soldier who Contracted Chicken Pox was Forced to Run 10 Kms on Military Base, Says Family

  On Dec. 30, Hayk Khachatryan, who was serving his mandatory two-year term in the army, died. The soldier's grandmother, Aida Avagyan...
• 12 January

  

  Arthur Abraham Impatiently Waiting for Fight with Farias

  Former IBF Middleweight Champion and Super Six Tournament participant Arthur Abraham (32-3, 26KOs) is impatiently waiting for his upcoming match with...
• 12 January

  

  Police to Dismiss ‘Zero Productivity’ Employees: Chief

  There are people in Armenia's police force who have zero productivity, who simply have "tourist" status; they are immovable property, said...
• 12 January

  

  Prosecutor Shot Dead in German Court

  A defendant accused of embezzlement shot dead a prosecutor at a court in the southern German city of Dachau Wednesday, a spokesperson for...
• 12 January

  

  Police Officers, Georgian Citizen Stole Books from Armenia’s National Library

  The RA Special Investigation Service (SIS) is currently investigating the criminal case of the large-scale theft and appropriation of books valued at...
• 12 January

  

  Georgian Journalist Seeks Asylum in Azerbaijan, Still Waiting for Reply from Ilham Aliyev

  Georgian journalist, editor of the newspaper Metro Lazo Lazareishvili, has asked Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for temporary refuge in Azerbaijan.
• 11 January

  

  Accused Sentenced to 14 Years for Murder Not Allowed to Consult with Attorney at Appeals Hearing

  The examination of the appeal by Hayk Sandaljyan, Artur Pokharyan, and Vram Baghdasaryan (the latter accused in the May 12, 2010 murder of ...