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Daily Archives: March 17, 2011
March, 2011
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17 March
PHOTOS: From Matenadaran to Liberty Square
After holding a rally outside the Matenadaran (Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts) today, the Armenian National Congress (HAK) decided to... -
17 March
People Leaving Liberty Square. Next Rally, April 8
Note, this is the first time opposition supporters have gathered in the square since the events of Mar. 1, 2008, when mass protests following contested... -
17 March
Harutyun Urutyan Released from Artik Prison
During the 2008 presidential elections, Urutyan was Levon Ter-Petrossian's trusted campaigner, head of the city of Maralik's campaign office. -
17 March
Mini-Buses Not Coming to Yerevan from Yeghvard Today?
Since 1 pm today, the no. 269 marshrutkas (mini-buses) from Yeghvard (Kotayk province) to Yerevan have ceased their services. -
17 March
Armenia’s Economy Suffering from Serious Diseases: Former Chair of Central Bank
Armenia today, in terms of economic policy, has reached a limit after which everyone — the authorities, the opposition, average citizens... -
17 March
ICRC Facilitates Exchange of Armenian, Azerbaijani POWs
An Azerbaijani soldier detained in Yerevan was handed over to Azerbaijani authorities today under the auspices of the International... -
17 March
Sargsyan Responds ‘as an Armenian’ to Azerbaijan Parliamentary Vice-Speaker’s Statement
Azerbaijan insists that a 9-year-old child died as a result of a shot fired by an Armenian sniper in early March, while Armenia denies the accusations. -
17 March
Why Ruling Party MP Doesn’t Plan on Visiting Raffi Hovannisian
Galust Sahakyan, head of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) parliamentary faction, speaking to journalists in Yerevan today about... -
17 March
Grand Candy Staff Attacked Me for Demanding a Valid Receipt, Says 50-Year-Old Woman
On July 13, 2010, the security officer in a Grand Candy store in Yerevan's Zeytun district, attempted to murder 50-year-old Aida... -
17 March
Picket Outside First Court Hearing in Murder Trial of Abusive Husband
The trial in which Yanis Sarkisov is accused in the murder of Zaruhi Petrosyan took place on Mar. 16 at the Court of General Jurisdiction in...