February, 2012

• 3 February

  

  Opposition Journalist Gets 2 Month Detention, Currently in Solitary Cell

  Journalist Hayk Gevorgyan, responsible for publishing local opposition daily Haykakan Jamanak ("Armenian Times"), is currently being moved from...
• 3 February

  

  Life-Size Noah’s Ark to be Built in a Country Where People Still Live in Makeshift Houses: Opinion

  The Public Council's culture commission Thursday began to discuss a project to build a life-size Noah's Ark with a surface area in Yerevan's Victory Park.
• 3 February

  

  Inaccurate Portrayal by City Hall, Say Yerevan Residents Opposed to Building Construction in their Yard

  Yerevan's chief architect, Narek Sargsyan, instructed by Yerevan mayor Taron Margaryan, on Feb. 1 met with the representatives of residents of 106/1 Nalbandyan St...
• 3 February

  

  Tigran Araqelyan Brought to Court But Not Allowed to Enter Courtroom

  In court on Thursday, opposition activist Tigran Araqelyan's attorney made a motion to remove the sanction on his client and allow his presence in...
• 2 February

  

  Levon Aronian Refuses to Participate in World Chess Championship if Held in Baku

  Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian wrote a letter today to FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the FIDE board, saying he won't participate in...
• 2 February

  

  ‘You Don’t Step in Same River Twice’: Arzumanyan Doesn’t Picture Cooperation with HAK at This Time

  "We will fight together with the Heritage Party not to allow electoral fraud, to establish joint groups of trusted individuals, and in several issues...
• 2 February

  

  MP Anahit Bakhshyan Promised to Raise Our Concerns in Parliament, Say Protesting Homeowners

  "Panosyan said a month has passed — but it's not one month, it's four. Furthermore, we don't see whether they're dealing with the case or not. The...
• 2 February

  

  Michelle Obama Says President ‘Sings to Me All the Time’ (VIDEO)

  US First Lady Michelle Obama said her husband — a recent singing sensation — doesn’t hesitate to “show off his lungs” and sings to her all the time. ‪
• 2 February

  

  Young Man Who Hit Protestor Detained by Yerevan Police (VIDEO)

  A young man today approached protestors who gather every Thursday outside the Armenian government building and began asking questions...
• 2 February

  

  Traffic Police Commander in Margar Ohanyan Trial Changes His Testimony a Second Time

  After the witness gave his testimony, Judge Mkhitar Papoyan read a written appeal by Yerevan Traffic Police Department battalion commander Yeghishe...