February, 2012

• 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...
• 21 February

  

  3 Azerbaijani Parliamentarians Arrive in Armenia

  Members of Azerbaijan's National Assembly (Milli Məclis) Rovshan Rzayev, Faraj Guliyev and Azay Guliev will be in Yerevan Feb. 21–23 to...
• 21 February

  

  Europe Agrees on Second Bailout for Greece to Avert Default

  Eurozone finance ministers have agreed a second bailout for Greece after 13 hours of late-night talks in Brussels. Greece is to receive loans worth more...
• 21 February

  

  Construction Work Resumed in Mashtots Park Overnight

  Construction work in Mashtots Park resumed late yesterday evening, around 11:30 pm, after activists who for the second week in a row have been...
• 21 February

  

  Turkey State Watchdog: Flaws in Investigating Officials’ Negligence in Dink Murder Case

  The Turkish Presidency’s State Supervisory Council (DDK) recommended yesterday that top police and gendarmerie officials be prosecuted in the...
• 20 February

  

  Activists Decided to Leave Park, Return Tomorrow to Continue Protest (updated)

  Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Robert Melkonyan has given activists protesting shop construction in Mashtots Park 20 minutes to voluntarily leave and...