May, 2017

• 13 May

  

  Conviction Based on False Confession: Vardenis Family Robbed of 13 Years of Life

  The Nalbandyans, in turn, insist that the high-profile murder case was cooked up against them by the then Vardenis police chief, Viktor Hakobyan, and regional prosecutor...
• 13 May

  CEC Denies Yelk Request to Disqualify Republican Party from City Council Elections

  Nonetheless, Mukuchyan made a decision in favor of the Republican Party, insisting that the video published by Zakharyan did not provide enough evidence to conclude that ...
• 12 May

  Trial Over Brother of Yerevan Armed Group Member Tainted By Judge’s Obvious Bias, Lawyer Says

  He has been making it evident that he fully supports the accusations [against Khandoyan] and cannot therefore be considered an impartial judge conducting a fair trial...
• 12 May

  Opposition Bloc Demands That CEC Appropriately Reacts to Distribution of Pre-Marked Ballot Papers by Republicans

  Yelk alliance has appealed to the Central Election Commission of Armenia, demanding that either the ruling Republican Party be disqualified from...
• 12 May

  Son of Former Mayor of Gyumri Reportedly Beat Up Multiple People

  A few days ago, Spartak Ghukasyan, son of the former mayor of Gyumri and newly-elected MP Vardan Ghukasyan, badly beat up multiple employees of a gas station ...
• 12 May

  Yerevan Mayor’s Staff Members Take Away Reporter’s Phone to Remove Evidence of Bribery; Video Restored

  They gave it back with a napkin, and of course the fingerprints had been wiped away. I refused to take the phone and went home. They followed me, opened...
• 11 May

  Gaspari Holds Two Demonstrations Outside State Offices

  Employees of the Chamber tried to convince Gaspari to go to the office of their chairman, Ara Zohrabyan, and discuss the issue with him; Gasparo, however, declined the offer...
• 11 May

  President’s Office Refuses to Release Names of People Granted Clemency in 2016

  The 30 prisoners pardoned in 2106, according to the department spokesperson, were mainly people who had been imprisoned for committing a crime of minor or medium gravity. ..
• 11 May

  

  Four Men Try to Search Armenian Reporter’s House Without Warrant

  When Makhsudyan warned the men that she would call her lawyer, they “suddenly changed their tactics” and insisted that “we only need your help...
• 10 May

  Family of Armenian Soldier Do Not Believe Son Died by Suicide

  [Karen] was looking forward to April 26 because his mom was to go and spend a whole day with him in Karabakh. He was very happy and very excited about this, therefore he...