May, 2016

• 31 May

  

  Lori Court Dismisses Defamation Claim Against HCAV

  Arayik Zalyan, a representatives for HCAV, told Epress.am that the claim against the organization was initially unfounded. “The Civil Code article on defamation and slander exempts from liability when...
• 31 May

  

  Armenia’s New Electoral Code ‘Limits Rights’ of Local Observers and Reporters

  The Draft Electoral Code no longer gives observers the right to appeal to the chairperson with a requirement or recommendation to eliminate a violation, to attract his or her attention to a violation, or ...
• 31 May

  

  Sugar Monopoly; Armenian Oligarch ‘More Powerful’ Than Government

  In Armenia, the newspaper continues, sugar is sold solely thanks to the existence of a monopoly, and Artsvik Minasyan's justification that a legal monopoly would impose additional obligations on the monopolist,...
• 31 May

  

  Armenian Defense Ministry Officials Arrested for Abusing Their Power: Press

  In an interview with Aravot.am, Sona Truzyan, an adviser to the chairman of the Armenian Investigative Committee, confirmed the arrests. “I can officially confirm that three persons were arrested last night ...