April, 2012

• 4 April

  

  ‘Let’s Put Aside Erotica, Shall We?’ Police Chief Likes All Political Parties

  The police, according to RA Police Chief Vladimir Gasparyan, is an apolitical structure, and as for his involvement in the election campaign period,....
• 4 April

  

  Armenian, Greek Educators Ask Turkey for New Legislation

  Regulations concerning private schools in Turkey and the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne allow only Turkish citizens to attend minority schools.
• 4 April

  

  Tornadoes Rake Dallas Area, Dozens Hurt, More than 100 Planes Damages

  American Airlines canceled more than 450 arriving and departing flights at its hub airport by late Tuesday afternoon, and 37 other...
• 3 April

  

  Newly Hired Professors Paid More in Armenia than China But Less than Ethiopia

  Newly hired academics in China ($259 per month, as calculated by this particular study’s index) were the worst off, paid less than colleagues in Armenia ($405) or...
• 3 April

  

  How to Maintain Journalism Ethics When Oligarchs Nominated as Election Candidates? Opinion

  Carefully reviewing the lists of election candidates, journalists have to violate ethical norms because they have no alternative, said Hetq Investigative Journalists NGO...
• 3 April

  

  Armenia Has Larger Emigration Problem than Javakheti, Says Georgian Presidential Advisor

  The Republic of Georgia doesn't recognize dual citizenship, so when Georgian Armenians come to Armenia, get an Armenian passport, and, as a rule, never...
• 3 April

  

  Inmate Fearing Life in Prison Swallowed Domino Piece, Says Attorney

  Artak Karapetyan, an inmate at Artik penitentiary who sewed his mouth shut on Mar. 6 and a week later removed the seams but continued his hunger strike...
• 3 April

  

  France to Deport Turkish Cleric

  A Turkish cleric and four others are set to be deported from France due to their “radical” Islamic views, Doğan news agency reported this morning...
• 3 April

  

  Occupy Mashtots Park Activists to Decide on Dismantling Kiosks Next Steps

  The "brigade" of local activists who expressed intent to dismantle the kiosks in a central Yerevan park will convene a meeting at 5 pm today to decide their next steps.
• 3 April

  

  Heritage Party Still Unable to Secure Campaign Office in Goris

  The Heritage Party hasn't yet resolved the issue of having election campaign headquarters in Goris in the province of Syunik: recently, the opposition party...