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Yearly Archives: 2012
March, 2012
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21 March
Controversial Bill on Emergency Rule Passes 2nd Reading in Parliament
With 68 lawmakers voting in favor, a bill regulating the rule of law during a state of emergency passed its second reading in parliament this afternoon. -
21 March
Dashnak MP Hopes Ruling Party MPs will Tire and Leave Parliament So Bill can be Defeated
The bill regulating rule of law during a state of emergency, the voting of which was postponed yesterday, will be put to a vote in... -
21 March
Prosperous Armenia Party Didn’t Warn MP That He Wouldn’t Be on Election List
Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) MP Vardan Bostanjyan found out he wasn't on the party's list of election candidates only after... -
21 March
French Police Corner School Shootings Suspect
French police surrounded a house Wednesday where a man suspected of a series of deadly shootings was holed up, claiming he... -
21 March
Armenian President Congratulates Orinats Yerkir at Pre-Election Event
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan at an event dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Rule of Law (Orinats Yerkir, or OEK) party on... -
21 March
Witness in Artak Nazaryan Case Didn’t Agree to Signing Any Pre-Trial Statements
Two witnesses were examined in a Tavush regional court on Tuesday in the case of rifle platoon commander Artak Nazaryan, who died on a military base... -
21 March
Prosperous Armenia Party Announces Parliamentary Candidates’ List
The Prosperous Armenia Party's political council meeting wrapped late last night, where the party's list of candidates running in the elections... -
21 March
Azeri Soldier Commits Suicide at Karabakh Border
On Mar. 19, stationed at an Azerbaijani Armed Forces' military base in the direction of Aghdam, on the border with Karabakh... -
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...