March, 2012

• 23 March

  

  Whitney Houston’s Official Cause of Death Reported

  The LA County Coroner's office has confirmed that Whitney Houston used cocaine immediately before her death, leading to a "cardiac event,"...
• 23 March

  

  Raffi Hovannisian Up Against Nikol Pashinyan, Samvel Aleksanyan

  Heritage Party leader Raffi Hovannisian on Thursday was nominated to contest a parliamentary seat under the majoritarian system (i.e. on an individual basis) in...
• 23 March

  

  Armenia, Azerbaijan Leaders Urged to Prepare their Populations For Peace Not War

  "We recall that the peoples of the region have suffered most from the consequences of war, and any delay in reaching a settlement will only prolong their hardships...
• 23 March

  

  Armenian Writer Persecuted for ‘Vulgar’ Novel on Army

  Criminal proceedings might be filed against writer Hovhannes Ishkhanyan, who on Mar. 22 was once again called in for questioning by police about his book "The Day of Dismissal."
• 22 March

  

  Armenian National Congress Announces Election Candidates

  The Armenian National Congress (HAK) submitted its list of candidates to contest a parliamentary seat according to the system of proportional representation.
• 22 March

  

  Sex Work Should be Legalized in Armenia: Human Rights Advocate

  Sex work and brothels in Armenia should be legalized, as a result of which several issues connected to human rights would be resolved...
• 22 March

  

  No Quorum But No Harakiri Either: National Assembly Chair Not Displeased with Parliament

  A meeting at the National Assembly didn't take place today due to lack of quorum — at 12 pm, there were only 39 deputies (out of 131) in the room.
• 22 March

  

  OSCE/ODIHR are ‘Not Election Police,’ Says Head of Election Observation Mission in Armenia

  "OSCE/ODIHR are not election police nor are they substitutes for [local] authorities," said Radmila Šekerinska, head of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission...
• 22 March

  

  Another Incident of Armenian Lawmakers Voting for Absent Colleagues: Watchdog

  According to media reports, the habit of lawmakers voting for their absent colleagues in parliament continued yesterday, to which Heritage Party MP...
• 22 March

  

  Turkish Court Upholds Reduced Sentence for Hrant Dink’s Killer

  Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals upheld the prison sentence of late Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink’s murderer Ogün Samast on Mar. 21.