October, 2013

• 10 October

  

  Yerevan’s Kond Residents Promise a ‘Parade of the Homeless’ (VIDEO)

  Eighty residents of the Yerevan neighborhood of Kond were unable to "catch" the prime minister after his cabinet meeting today. They broke up into different groups and decided to supervise all the exits from which the...
• 10 October

  

  Activists Threaten to Pay for Gas at Lower Rate: Demonstration (VIDEO)

  Members of a local movement called "Let's prevent the increase in gas [prices]" today protested outside the government building, then marched to Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) of the Republic of Armenia located on Saryan Street.
• 10 October

  

  Altercation Outside Presidential Palace between Police and Mothers of Deceased Soldiers (VIDEO)

  Women whose sons died while serving in the army under non-combat circumstances today again demonstrated outside the presidential palace in Yerevan. Holding regular demonstrations outside the government building for...
• 10 October

  

  Karabakh War Veteran Chased by a Car After Demonstrating Outside Covered Market in Yerevan

  Coordinator of the Pre-Parliament civil initiative, Karabakh war veteran Jirair Sefilian was pursued by a silver BMW late on Wednesday night when he was returning home from the Pre-Parliament headquarters...
• 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.
• 8 October

  

  Why Armenians Emigrate and Don’t Want a Second Child: UNFPA Survey

  According to the survey findings, relatively young and educated respondents said that, apart from economic reasons, their decision to emigrate was due to...
• 8 October

  

  Norayr Hayrapetyan Confesses to Beating Vahe Avetyan to Death

  During his testimony in court, Hayrapetyan constantly insisted that he was the only person who hit Avetyan. When asked why he was confessing to the act...