October, 2013

• 15 October

  

  Armenia’s Population One-Third Less than Declared, Surmises Paper

  "From this one can get an approximate idea of the population of the Republic of Armenia today. Just two years ago in Kapan, according to the NSS, the population was 62,000.
• 14 October

  

  Engineering University Rector and Lecturers Battle Over Salary Cuts, Reforms

  Along with the baseless and sudden cut in the salaries of State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA, or Polytechnic) lecturers, one can expect reforms at...
• 14 October

  

  Condition of 3 Army Conscripts Injured in Car Crash is Serious But Stable

  Three army conscripts injured on Oct. 11 as a result of an automobile accident at a military base in Nagorno-Karabakh were hospitalized.
• 14 October

  

  Human Rights Activist to Challenge in Court Armenia’s Decision to Join Customs Union

  Head of the Vanadzor office of the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly, human rights activist Artur Sakunts intends to dispute Armenia’s decision to join the Russian-led Customs Union, which Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan announced on...
• 14 October

  

  Armenian Political Prisoner Released by the Court

  Political prisoner Tigran Araqelyan, sentenced to six years in prison by a lower court in 2012, was today released. Court of Appeals Judge Eva Darbinyan cut the defendant’s sentence by half and declared that he is being granted amnesty.
• 14 October

  

  Villager Wounded by Shot Fired from Azerbaijan: Armenian Defense Ministry

  On Oct. 12, a shot was fired from Azerbaijan in the direction of peaceful residents of the village of Nerkin Karmiraghbyur in the Armenian province (marz) of Tavush, who were working in the fields,
• 11 October

  

  Tigran Araqelyan: Getting an Acquittal is a Matter of Principle

  The prosecutor opined that one of the causes of the altercation between activists and the police was that the latter called the HAK activists "Levonakan"...
• 11 October

  

  Two Police Officers Accused of Beating Detainee Granted Amnesty

  Two security officers accused of beating Robert Hovsepyan while the latter was in police custody were found guilty today by the Court of Kentron and Nork Marasha Administrative Districts of Yerevan
• 11 October

  

  Armenian Oligarch’s Supporters Ask Him to Expand his Empire (VIDEO)

  Protests by the civic initiative "Let's Liberate the Monument from the Oligarch" outside the Covered Market owned by Republican Party of Armenia MP, oligarch Samvel Aleksanyan continued yesterday...
• 10 October

  

  Lifer Sews His Mouth Shut: Reasons are Not Reported

  Lifer Gnun Vardanyan, imprisoned in Nubarashen penitentiary, sewed his mouth shut this morning