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Monthly Archives: March 2012
March, 2012
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14 March
Witness in Court Changes Pre-Trial Testimony in Artak Nazaryan Case: Attorney
The trial in the case of rifle platoon commander Artak Nazaryan, who died on a military base on Jul. 27, 2010, continued in a Tavush court on... -
14 March
Possible Heritage Party and Free Democrats Alliance to be Discussed on Mar. 18
The Heritage Party won't nominate any parliamentary candidates under the majoritarian system until Mar. 18, head of the party's... -
14 March
Armenian Genocide Resolution Again Raised in US Senate
US Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) along with Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) urged their colleagues to cosponsor a new Armenian Genocide Resolution. -
14 March
Encyclopaedia Britannica Ends its Famous Print Edition after 244 Years
After 244 years reference book firm Encyclopaedia Britannica has decided to stop publishing its famous and weighty 32-volume print edition. -
13 March
Occupy Mashtots Park Activists Pitch First Tent While Surrounded by Police (VIDEO)
Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Karen Movsisyan urged activists to remove the tent, saying that pitching a tent is not covered under the law on freedom of assembly... -
13 March
Baku Hopes Russia Will ‘Put Armenia on a Constructive Course’
Baku hopes that Russia will exert more efforts in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and make them more effective, Azerbaijani... -
13 March
Opposition Youth Activists’ Trial Continues: ‘Cops’ and ‘Mob’ Considered Insulting Terms
Police employees Samson Gharibyan, Martiros Margaryan, Misha Mesropyan and Sahak Galstyan testified in a Yerevan district court today in the case against... -
13 March
Do Not Have Sex in Baku! Azerbaijani Youth Warn Eurovision Tourists
Ahead of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in May in Baku, the Azerbaijani organization Free Youth (Azad Gənclik Təşkilatı) has issued a... -
13 March
Man Imprisoned for Killing Doctor Sewed his Mouth Shut, Continues Hunger Strike
On Mar. 6, Artak Karapetyan, who is imprisoned in Artik penitentiary, sewed his mouth shut and announced a hunger strike. Though he removed the seams on... -
13 March
Armenia’s Mozrov Cave Collapsed. Arjer and Magel Caves Also at Risk
One of Armenia's natural wonders and on a list of historical and cultural monuments identified by the state, the Mozrov Cave, has collapsed.