February, 2014

• 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...
• 6 February

  

  Police Use Force to Push Mandatory Pension Opponents Away from State Building (PHOTOS)

  Members of an initiative against the new pension reforms and hundreds of supporters today once again protested in the streets of Yerevan...
• 6 February

  

  Opposition MP on Sale of Vorotan Hydro Plant and Lessons in Speaking Armenian

  Armenian government resorted to a play on words to sell the Vorotan hydro plants without debate in parliament: the hydroelectric power plants were...
• 6 February

  

  Residents of Yerevan District Speak with President But Concerns Not Addressed

  Residents of Yerevan's Kond district early morning on Wednesday protested outside Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's mansion, demanding...
• 6 February

  

  7000 People Without a Job Because of Drop in Number of Students in School: Principal

  According to a government decision, 7,000 jobs have been cut in the field of general education since Jan. 1, a principal of one of the schools in Ararat marz (province) who...