Daily Archives: February 21, 2012
February, 2012
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21 February
Armenia’s Parliamentary Speaker Won’t be Reprimanding MPs who Voted for their Colleagues
Regarding mentions of violations of the Rules of Procedure made by the deputies during the sitting, it’s a fact that besides the above-mentioned case... -
21 February
Occupy Mashtots Park Activist Launches Hunger Strike (updated)
Activist, blogger Bayandur Pogosyan has announced he will begin a hunger strike as a form of protesting the ongoing construction in Mashtots Park. -
21 February
Yerevan Zoo’s Plans of ‘Brighter Future’ for Elephant Hrant Includes Finding Him a Mate
Yerevan Zoo management is currently developing plans to make 17-year-old Hrant's life a little bit easier at the zoo: management is looking to... -
21 February
Amnesty Urges Azerbaijan to Respect Human Rights ahead of Eurovision Contest
Amnesty International has urged Azerbaijan to address what it called the “unsavory truth” of its record on human rights. -
21 February
Environmentalist, Architect, Human Rights Activist Debate Shop Construction in Mashtots Park
State Chamber Theatre of Yerevan Artistic Director Ara Yernjakyan and architect Levon Igityan support the controversial move to build shops in Mashtots Park. -
21 February
US Donates $50,000 in Classroom Equipment to Armenia’s Police Academy
The US Embassy in Armenia has donated approximately $50,000 of classroom computer equipment, which will be used for the education and training of... -
21 February
Defense Ministry Investigating Case of Soldier who Died of Pneumonia
At around 9:50 am on Feb. 20, rank-and-file soldier Narek Martirosyan died after being admitted to the intensive care unit at the Ministry of Defense's... -
21 February
Russia’s Yandex Cuts Real-Time Search Deal with Twitter
In a deal that surely gives the middle finger to Google, Twitter has signed a deal with Russian search giant Yandex to provide access to its full feed of... -
21 February
Urban Development is Killing Yerevan, Says Environmentalist
Urban development in the last 15 years has killed Yerevan — particularly in historical, cultural and environmental terms, as well as seismic threats... -
21 February
Azerbaijani Journalist, Blogger Awarded 10,000 Euros
Azerbaijani Radio Liberty journalist and blogger Khadija Ismailova was recently announced as one of five recipients of the 2012 Gerd Bucerius Prize...