October, 2013

• 9 October

  

  Why Are So Many in Armenia Refused Painkillers? New Campaign to ‘Stop the Pain’ Launched in Armenia

  Thousands of people in Armenia suffer from life-limiting and chronic illness. The lack of access to oral morphine for pain relief puts those patients in unnecessary pain.
• 9 October

  

  Judge Continues to Deny Bail to Jailed Oppositionist Tigran Araqelyan

  Judge Eva Darbinyan today again refused to consider a motion to release political prisoner Tigran Araqelyan in the Court of Appeal while hearing the case of...
• 9 October

  

  Armenian MP Against Racism, Xenophobia. A Year Ago He Justified Hate Crime

  When brothers and nationalists Arame and Hambik Khabazyan set fire to DIY, a bar in central Yerevan, Sharmazanov not only didn’t condemn their actions, but publicly declared his support, saying that what they did was “right and justified”.
• 9 October

  

  Armenian Diaspora Minister : ‘I Imagined I was Shooting Aliyev’

  Within the framework of the Ardzaganq 2013 ("Response 2013") military drills, members of the government presented a proposal to the prime minister to take action to neutralize possible threats and prepare the country’s defense.