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Monthly Archives: April 2017
April, 2017
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22 April
Russian Soldier Found Dead in Gyumri; Suspect Arrested
In 2016, [Armen J.] was committed to the psychiatric ward of the Central Clinical Military Hospital in Yerevan for multiple episodes of self-harm. He then underwent comprehensive... -
21 April
Yerevan Shopkeepers Hold Demonstration Outside Government Offices Over Recent ‘Tax Terror’
The Arinj Mall shopkeepers collectively announced today that they would not go back to work until the issue is resolved. Some of the protesters even expressed the ... -
21 April
LGBT Students Not Safe in Armenian Educational Institutions, Survey Reveals
Many of the respondents noted that they have even been bullied or harassed by teachers and professors and that they are often the main contributors... -
21 April
Yerevan Court Does Not Dare Issue Verdict Against Pro-Government TV Company
A week before the oppositionist's arrest, the program claimed that Sefilyan, former commander of the Shushi special battalion, left a wounded soldier to die on the battlefield during the Nagorno-Karabakh war... -
21 April
Contract Soldier Dead in Vayk Military Unit
The press secretary of the Armenian Defense Ministry Artsrun Hovhannisyan confirmed the information, noting that the circumstances and causes of Isalov's death will be reported later... -
21 April
Protesters Dub Armenian Ombudsman ‘Republican Party Rights Defender’
One of the images in particular showed Levon Yeranosyan, deputy police chief of Armenia, throwing a grenade in the direction of the demonstrators... -
21 April
Ter-Petrosyan’s Rhetoric on Karabakh Issue Anachronistic
This is, at the very least, frivolous against the background of the Yazidi genocide, the human meat grinder in Syria, and the dismemberment of Ukraine... -
20 April
Armenian Minister Urges Protesting Farmers to Rob Winery Owner’s House
As the conversation went on, however, Arakelyan began offering the protesters alternative ways of settling the issue. The minister, for example, proposed that... -
20 April
Armenia Needs to Implement Sex Education Curriculum in Schools: Study
The majority of the parents expressed the conviction that premarital sexual relations are only acceptable for boys and therefore they have to be more informed on the subject... -
20 April
Missing Soldier of Russian Military Base in Gyumri Found (Updated)
A contract serviceman of the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri has gone missing; the solider, according to a statement issued by the Armenian police, has not been seen...