January, 2011

• 25 January

  Armenia’s Justice Ministry Responds to Gaspari’s Letter

  "Objectively, the postal worker cannot enter a correctional facility and distribute letters to convicted persons personally. The letters are...
• 25 January

  Freedom of Speech, the Press are Priorities for Armenia: PACE

  "Since the human rights situation in Armenia after the rigged and tragic 2008 elections has not improved, repression of freedom of speech has...
• 24 January

  

  Foreign Affairs Ministry to Confirm Whether Armenians Among Domodedovo Victims

  Armenia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that it is looking into whether there were Republic of Armenia citizens among those dead or injured in the blast that occurred at Moscow's Domodedovo airport.
• 24 January

  

  Only Once have Amendments to Armenia’s Sexual Violence Law Been Made, Says Lawyer

  A working group of lawyers and experts, upon the initiative of the Women's Resource Center of Armenia, has been studying Chapter 18 of the RA Criminal Code on sexual violence since...
• 24 January

  

  What’s the Human Rights Situation in Armenia? Human Rights Watch Sums up the Year

  Armenian authorities have yet to ensure meaningful investigations into excessive police force during Mar. 2008 clashes in Yerevan when opposition supporters protested alleged fraud in...
• 24 January

  

  South Sudan Self-Determination Referendum Gives Hope to Karabakh Officials

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, in a statement issued today, welcomes the referendum on the self-determination of South Sudan.
• 24 January

  

  ‘We Could Not Achieve Satisfactory Results in Frozen Conflicts’: PACE President

  The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) kicked off its winter session in Strasbourg today, where important items such as...
• 24 January

  

  Street Trade at Very Affordable Prices: Protest in Front of Yerevan City Hall on Jan. 26

  ""We are going to bring with us our wares and we are going to sell them in front of city hall, and we call on all citizens to come to city hall to...
• 24 January

  

  There’s a Lack of Ottoman Experts and Kurdologists in Armenia: YSU Rector

  "Preparing Ottoman Studies specialists is quite difficult because they have to master three eastern languages: Persian, Arabic and Turkish. Moreover,...
• 24 January

  

  Yerevan Residents Block Construction of High-Rise Building in their Yard

  Once again, a large number of people had gathered today in the yard of the building at 21 Teryan St. in Yerevan.