February, 2014

• 7 February

  

  Ill Defendant Forced to Wait in Court Till End of the Day

  Hrachya Gevorgyan was brought to the courtroom already having a serious health condition. An ambulance was summoned.
• 7 February

  

  Constitutional Court Decision Does Not Exempt Employees From Making Mandatory Pension Contributions

  The Jan. 24, 2014 ruling of Armenia's Constitutional Court to suspend certain articles of the Law on Accumulated Pensions does not exempt those to...
• 7 February

  

  Monitoring Study Found Few Instances of Hate Speech in 9 Armenian Media Outlets

  Findings from a study conducted between April and December 2013, monitoring 9 news outlets in Armenia for hate speech, revealed not so many expressions of hate overall.
• 7 February

  

  Sochi Olympics, Politics, and Armenia (VIDEO)

  The Sochi Winter Olympics, which open today, are more so discussed in a political context. The millions of dollars stolen and the presidents of powerful ...
• 7 February

  

  Ruling Party’s Actions Obliged Opposition Parties to Join Forces

  The proposal by the four non-ruling parties to establish an ad-hoc commission to investigate the gas contracts signed with Russia was within the competence of...
• 7 February

  

  Iranian Gas More Profitable for Armenia, But Imports from Russia Increased: Paper

  Last year, 4,082 cubic meters of gas was imported to Armenia from Iran; in 2012, this figure was higher — 4,912 cubic meters of gas.
• 7 February

  

  Gazprom Armenia Refuses to Help Greenhouse Farmers

  As a result of the increase in the gas price, greenhouse farmers have accumulated enormous debts, which they are unable to pay...