March, 2012

• 20 March

  

  Do Not Provide Armenian Judges with US Entry Visa, Says Human Rights Group

  The Yerevan-based Helsinki Association for Human Rights has appealed to US Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern in writing, requesting that several...
• 20 March

  

  Two Turkish Investigative Journalists Threatened on Twitter

  Reporters Without Borders is very disturbed by a message posted on Twitter on the night of Mar. 16 about an alleged plot by the ultranationalist network Ergenekon...
• 20 March

  

  Qajaran Update: Conversation between Prime Minister and Village Mayor

  New details have emerged regarding a Mar. 3 conversation between Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and Kajaran mayor Rafik Atayan.
• 20 March

  

  Newspaper Editor Leaves Post to Enter Parliamentary Race

  Satik Seyranyan, editor of local daily 168 Zham ("168 Hours"), informed Epress.am earlier today that during the election campaign and afterwards she will be...
• 20 March

  

  Serj Tankian, Atom Egoyan to Discuss Armenian Genocide

  Two days before the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, two artists of Armenian descent will come together to discuss its lasting impact.
• 20 March

  

  Parliament Postpones Second Reading of Emergency Rule Bill

  The National Assembly of Armenia today postponed voting on a controversial bill regulating the rule of law during a state of emergency, a move parliamentary...
• 20 March

  

  Prosecutor Asks for 4 Years’ Imprisonment for Former Police General Accused of Abusing Power

  State prosecutor Harutyun Harutyunyan at the trial of former head of the RA Police General Department of Criminal Intelligence Hovhannes Tamamyan at...
• 20 March

  

  All But One of Iranians Injured in Yerevan Night Club Blast Discharged from Hospital

  Of the 10 people injured in a fire at a Yerevan night club, 8 have been discharged from hospital. The two still in hospital are one citizen of Iran and one citizen of Armenia...
• 20 March

  

  Zemfira’s Baku Concert Cancelled

  Well-known Russian rock artist of Bashkir descent Zemfira, who was to have a concert in Baku on Mar. 23, won't be performing before her Azeri fans due to...
• 20 March

  

  Russia Continues to Supply Armenia, Azerbaijan with Weapons

  Russia is the main supplier of arms to both states: in 2007–2011 it provided 55% of Azerbaijan’s arms imports and a whopping 96% of Armenia’s arms imports.