October, 2013

• 23 October

  

  21-Year-Old Defendant Flees Yerevan Courtroom

  Defendant Serob Mkhitaryan, 21, accused of large-scale theft and breaking and entering, today fled from the Court of First Instance of Erebuni and Nubarashen Communities...
• 23 October

  

  Pashinyan: Are Armenian President and Prime Minister Worthy of Salary Increase?

  Are high-ranking state officials in Armenia worthy of a wage increase? Armenian National Congress MP Nikol Pashinyan asked this question to Minister-Chief of Staff of the RA Government Vache Gabrielyan...
• 23 October

  

  Former Ward of the State Stages Sit-In in Defense of Imprisoned Husband

  A former resident of an orphanage in the Armenian city of Vanadzor began a sit-in outside the president’s residence in Yerevan today.
• 22 October

  

  Mother of Man Accused of Murder Claims Son was Beaten by Police

  The mother of Karen Kungortsev, who is accused of murdering Yerevan resident, David Hovakimyan, 15 (who had gone to Vanadzor to participate in a competition), insists that her son is innocent.
• 22 October

  

  Armenian Soldier Killed from Shots Fired from Azerbaijan: Defense Ministry

  Shots were fired from the Azerbaijani side of the border at vehicles driving on the road between Berd and Ijevan near the town of Paravakar at around 1 to 2 pm today.
• 22 October

  

  Armenian Sport Minister’s Son Arrested for Drug Trafficking: Paper

  Last week, RA Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Yuri Vardanyan’s oldest son was arrested at the Iran-Armenia border, reports local daily Zhoghovurd.
• 21 October

  

  Armenia’s Corrupt Elite Hampers Economic Development: Report

  A report published today by an international think tank finds that the negative impact of corruption on Armenia’s economy is “substantial” and major companies are involved in that process.
• 21 October

  

  VIDEO: Armenian Activists Interrupt Conference on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance

  A group of peaceful activists staged a protest in Yerevan today during a “High Level Conference on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance in Europe” organized by the Council of Europe.
• 18 October

  

  Armenian National Accused of Podolsk Bus Crash Health Improved, Moved to Butyrka Prison

  Armenian national Hrachya Harutyunyan, the driver accused of causing a fatal bus accident near the Russian village of Podolsk earlier this year, has been moved to another detention facility.
• 18 October

  

  Another Car Belonging to Opposition Activist Vandalized

  Member of the Pre-Parliament civic initiative and the pressure group “Let’s liberate the monument from the oligarch” Karo Yeghnukyan’s second vehicle was vandalized on the night of Oct. 17.