January, 2014

• 17 January

  

  Armenia Pays More Than Other Customs Union Member Countries for Gas

  Gas is several times more expensive for citizens of the Republic of Armenia than for the inhabitants of the other member countries of...
• 17 January

  

  Why are the Yezidis Rapidly Emigrating from Armenia?

  Yazidis living in Armenia are emigrating rapidly. If in the past they left the country because of a lack of jobs and poor socioeconomic...
• 16 January

  

  Court will Exempt Armenian Oligarch from Liability, Believes Attorney

  The Court of Appeals is preparing grounds for dismissal of Heritage Party MP Zaruhi Postanjyan's appeal, according to the...
• 16 January

  

  Protesting Mothers Demand Minister Publicly Punish Those Guilty of Beating Soldiers

  Four mothers whose sons died in non-combat conditions in the army, who were once again protesting outside the Armenian government building...
• 16 January

  

  Defense Minister Claims Lack of Evidence of Torture in Soldier’s Case

  In the case of military conscript Mher Khlghatyan, 18, who was taken to the Central Military Hospital in Yerevan, criminal proceedings have been...
• 16 January

  

  Father of Killed Armenian Soldier to Appeal to European Court of Human Rights

  The Court of Cassation struck down the appeal by Artur Sakunts, representing Vano Varyan, the father of army conscript Tigran Varyan who died...
• 15 January

  

  Jehovah’s Witnesses Claim Yerevan City Hall Discriminated on Religious Grounds

  The Administrative Court on Tuesday examined the case of Jehovah's Witnesses v. Yerevan City Hall.
• 15 January

  

  Opposition MP Visits Those Detained in Clashes with Police on Nov. 5

  MP Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday visited the Hospital for Detainees, and the Vardashen and Nubarashen penitentiaries, where he met with 13 people...
• 14 January

  

  Family Visits Shant Harutyunyan, Who Urges Public to Take to the Streets and ‘Seize Freedom’

  "His condition was normal. We spoke about a lot of things; some things he was familiar with, some, he wasn't. He hasn't seen much of what...
• 14 January

  

  Family Hopes to Communicate with Armenian POW on His 23rd Birthday

  The family of military conscript Hakob Injighulyan, who has been held captive in Azerbaijan for almost 6 months, last heard news about their son on Nov. 25.