December, 2013

• 27 December

  

  PHOTO: Young Men Insulting Journalists Ruling Party Members, Pictured with President

  Many of those who interfered with the professional activities of journalists are members of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK)...
• 27 December

  

  Counting Commission to Appeal Armenian Parliament’s Ratification of Russian Gas Deal

  The Counting Commission of Armenia's National Assembly met on Thursday and declared null and void the Commission's decision...
• 27 December

  

  Young Unidentified Men Block Journalists’ Entry to Yerevan Mayor’s Doctoral Defense

  Despite a legal requirement that the defense of a PhD dissertation be public, Yerevan mayor Taron Margaryan's defense of his doctoral thesis was not public.
• 27 December

  

  Karabakh War Veteran Prohibited from Honoring Serzh Sargsyan’s ‘Dead Soul’ Outside His Residence

  Several dozen police officers on Thursday didn't permit Karabakh War veteran and organizer of a candlelight vigil "for the dead souls of...
• 25 December

  

  Military Draftees in Gyumri Made to Wait Out in the Cold

  The Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor office received a call that more than 50 young men called to mandatory military service and....
• 25 December

  

  Inhumane Conditions in Derelict Yerevan Building: Residents Can’t Wait Till 2015 (VIDEO)

  With the onset of below freezing temperatures in Yerevan, living conditions have become life threatening for residents of 3 Sisakyan St.
• 24 December

  

  Juvenile Justice System is Not ‘Child Murder’: Video Dispels Pan-Armenian Parents Committee Misinformation

  The Pan-Armenian Parents Committee is spreading misinformation regarding the juvenile justice system, says an information video...
• 24 December

  

  Journalists Only Notice Republican Party MPs’ Mistakes: Opinion

  Journalists only notice the mistakes of Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) members, ignoring violations of other Members of Parliament...
• 24 December

  

  Ethics Committee Accepts Yazidis’ Complaint Against MP

  The National Assembly ethics committee today accepted the application of the Sinjar Yezidi National Union against Republican...
• 24 December

  

  Dog Food, Beatings, and Erotic Magazines for $12: Findings of a Report on Prisons in Armenia

  As a vulnerable group, convicts in Armenia are neglected both by society and the state. After being released from prison, they, as a rule, are...