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Monthly Archives: November 2013
November, 2013
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15 November
Shant Harutyunyan to Undergo Psychiatric Assessment: Former Attorney
Head of the nationalist Tseghakron political party Shant Harutyunyan, who was arrested on Nov. 5, has refused the services of a public defender... -
15 November
PHOTOS: Demonstrators Urge Ruling Party to Attend Special Meeting on Pensions
About 200 people protesting the introduction of mandatory cumulative pension contributions today gathered outside the National Assembly... -
15 November
Ruling Coalition Backs Out of Meeting on Pension Contributions
The ruling coalition — the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) and Rule of Law (OEK) — will not take part in a special meeting at... -
15 November
Public Defender’s Office To Be Given As Much Funding ‘As Is Necessary’
According to Armenia's 2014 draft budget,funds allocated to the Public Defender's Office will be cut. -
14 November
Nikol Pashinyan on the Sole ‘Optimistic’ Point in Armenia’s 2014 Budget
"This is simply a desperate budget, Mr. Prime Minister. Now a question might arise: is there not a single point in that 1,200-page budget... -
14 November
Ukraine ‘Saved’ Armenia’s Face: Armenian MP on Customs Union and 2014 Budget
During discussion of the 2014 state budget in Armenia's National Assembly today, MP Alexander Arzoumanian opined that it is a "hypothetical budget"... -
14 November
40 New Homeowners Stormed a Yerevan Bank to Present their Demands
About 40 people who purchased apartments in newly built buildings in the Yerevan district of Davtashen at around 12 pm today went to the Artsakhbank... -
14 November
Putin Urged Armenian President to Customs Union with KGB Dossier: Ukrainian MP
"Russian President Vladimir Putin during the last negotiations sat around the table, smiled, pulled out a dossier from the KGB archives from under the table... -
13 November
Justice Minister Avoids Responding to Allegations of Police Violence
Asked by reporters today whether Shant Harutyunyan was subjected to violence, RA Minister of Justice Hrayr Tovmasyan said he visited Harutyunyan and... -
13 November
Protestor Decides to Remove Stitches on His Mouth, End Sit-In
An Etchmiadzin man who two days ago sewed his mouth shut protesting outside the presidential palace with his wife and young children...