September, 2013

• 24 September

  

  Armenia’s Accession to Customs Union Began with Attack on Soviet Dissident

  Union for National Self-Determination leader, former presidential candidate, and Soviet dissident Paruyr Hayrikyan is disappointed...
• 24 September

  

  Special Investigation Service Reviewing Gevorgyan’s Claim of Torture While in Police Custody

  Gevorgyan is being accused of theft. He was pardoned already once before, in the Court of General Jurisdiction of Ajapnyak and Davtashen Administrative Districts, by Judge David Balayan...
• 24 September

  

  Villagers Claim Unfair Distribution of Assistance to Those Affected by Hail

  "Now, supposedly, they've brought wheat seeds as assistance. That is that they want to help in some way, but look, 1 kg [of wheat seeds] is counted at 80 drams; they give it away for free now...
• 23 September

  

  Vardan Sedrakyan’s Ruling Determined by ‘Estimation’. Attorney

  Sentenced to long-term imprisonment, Vardan Sedrakyan acknowledged the ruling without any display of emotion. Asked by a reporter to what extent did Sedrakyan expect such a ruling...
• 23 September

  

  Police Block Independence Day March Outside Presidential Palace

  The march continued down Amiryan Street, then Mashtots Avenue, where police officers, forming a barricade, did not permit marchers to walk in the middle of the road, as they had been doing previously...
• 20 September

  

  Etchmiadzin Family on Brink of Homelessness, Ignored by the Media

  Every time after the sit-in begins, police try to convince the father to go home, shaming him by saying he is not thinking of his children...
• 20 September

  

  Prominent War Veteran Arrested, Accused of Swindling

  Until early this morning, Avetisyan was held by the RA Ministry of Defense Investigation Service, then moved to Erebuni Temporary Detention Center, Avetisyan's friends...
• 20 September

  

  Armenian NGOs, Individuals Appeal to UN, Council of Europe for Opposition Activist’s Release

  Twenty-two individuals and representatives of NGOs operating in Armenia have issued an appeal to several UN and Council of Europe representatives to express their concern regarding persecutions in Armenia...
• 20 September

  

  US Aims to Further Strengthen Economic Bond with Armenia: John Kerry

  "I am proud and grateful for the enduring friendship of many in the Armenian community. As someone who for three decades represented Massachusetts, which boasts one of the largest...
• 20 September

  Armenian Finance Minstry’s Tender ‘Staged’: Winners Decided Beforehand

  Meanwhile, according to the paper, the RA Ministry of Finance, which received the funds, is distributing the money among companies close to the ministry...