April, 2011

• 15 April

  

  Opening of Stepanakert Airport Doesn’t Mean Change in Status-Quo, Say Minsk Group Co-Chairs

  "The Co-Chairs expressed their concern that the planned opening of an airport in Nagorno-Karabakh could lead to further increased tensions."
• 15 April

  

  Be Silent Today: Stop Anti-LGBT Bullying and Harassment in Schools

  The National Day of Silence is a day of action in which students and youth take some form of a vow of silence to call attention to the...
• 15 April

  

  Companies Serving Yerevan’s Public Transportation System Issued Strict Reprimand

  Head of the Transportation Department at Yerevan City Hall Henrik Navasardyan met with the directors of the transportation companies on...
• 14 April

  

  Media Prohibited from Filming, Photographing Pashinyan Hearing Today

  Imprisoned journalist, chief editor of local daily Haykakan Jamanak ("Armenian Times") Nikol Pashinyan's suit against Kosh penitentiary took place today in...
• 14 April

  

  Armenian Government Allocates Almost Half a Million Dollars to Teaching Chess

  The Armenian government today redistributed the 2011 state budget and decided that the Ministry of Education and Science should allocate...
• 14 April

  

  Not Armenians’ Biggest Fan: Kobe Bryant Fined $100,000 for Gay Slur (VIDEO)

  Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has been slapped with a $100,000 fine for using a gay slur, directed toward referee Bennie Adams, after...
• 14 April

  

  Human Rights Activist and Opposition MP Skeptical of Ombudsman’s Proposed Bill

  The Human Rights Defender in Armenia is part of the RA authorities and whatever action he takes cannot signify anything good, said chair of the Helsinki...
• 14 April

  

  Heated Debate Between Opposition Politician and Ruling Party MP Ended in Accusations

  The debate at a press conference today between Petros Makeyan, head of the opposition party Democratic Homeland, and Hamlet Harutyunyan, an MP with...
• 14 April

  

  Santa Stalin and Rabbit Hitler Used to Sell Vodka

  A Ukrainian advertising agency has developed an ad for a Czech Republic vodka importing company that uses the images of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin.
• 14 April

  

  Was US Vice President Joe Biden Sleeping During Obama’s Speech? (VIDEO)

  A number of US media reported today that US Vice President Joe Biden might've fallen asleep during President Barack Obama's speech on Wednesday at...