December, 2011

• 21 December

  

  France’s Armenian Genocide Bill could Ruin Turkish-French Relations. Protest March Set for Thursday

  Following the French proposal to make it punishable in France to deny the genocide, both the Turkish foreign ministry and...
• 21 December

  

  Coalition to Stop Violence Against Women Demands Dismissal of Syunik Governor

  The Coalition is demanding that Suren (Surik) Khachatryan, governor of the province of Syunik, be immediately sacked for assaulting a woman.
• 21 December

  ArmRusGasProm Launches Libel Suit Against Gas Expert: Paper

  Natural gas expert Artur Ghazaryan, who raised concerns on the services offered by ArmRusGasProm, particularly expressing...
• 21 December

  

  Ukrainian FEMEN Activists Allegedly Kidnapped, Terrorized in Belarus Found

  "They drove them around in a car all night, then brought them to the woods, poured oil on them, threatened to set them on...
• 21 December

  

  ‘He Should Serve 10 Years in Prison’: Parents of Soldier Who Lost his Eye Indignant at Charges

  The court on Monday chose a two-month detention as a precautionary measure for junior officer Armen Tovmasyan...
• 20 December

  

  Judge Prompts Witness: Artak Nazaryan Case Continues in Court

  Hrant Gevorgyan, attorney to Hakob Manukyan, one of the accused in the case of rifle platoon commander Artak Nazaryan, who...
• 20 December

  

  Qajaran Villagers Not Preparing to Surrender Forefathers’ Lands – ‘No Matter the Amount of Compensation Offered’

  "Syunik marzpet Khachatryan threatened [environmental activist] Mariam Sukhudyan that 'be careful, so suddenly something bad...
• 20 December

  

  Husband Who Abused, Murdered his Wife Appeals Court Ruling, Insists She ‘Fell Down the Stairs’

  The RA Court of Appeals today examined the claim by Yanis Sarkisov, who was sentenced for 10 years in prison for the murder of...
• 20 December

  

  FEMEN Activists Missing in Belarus After Protesting Outside KGB Building (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

  Three Ukrainian FEMEN activists disappeared on Monday in the Belarusian capital Minsk, after protesting in front of the KGB...
• 20 December

  

  Azerbaijan and Armenia to the West are ‘Something Very Vague and Unclear’

  "All the negotiations in all the formats on the Karabakh conflict arrived at a dead end. It is now dangerous to begin any negotiations...