February, 2014

• 19 February

  

  Investigation into Beating and Deaths of Soldiers Completed: Reprimands All Around

  According to further orders by Armenia's defense minister, dismissed from his post was chief of the military unit's medical service, Capitain Arman Tadevosyan...
• 19 February

  

  Armenians Paid 40% More for Electricity in 2014 Than Last Year: Paper

  In January 2014, Armenia's population consumed 359 million killowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, which exceeds the figure for last year only by 10%...
• 19 February

  

  Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant Employees Protest Outside Ombudsman’s Office

  A few dozen Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant employees on Tuesday demonstrated outside the Armenian Ombudsman's office, asking...
• 19 February

  

  Yerevan Court Rejects Activist’s Appeal, Refuses to Persecute Guilty Party

  The Court of First Instance of Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun Administrative Districts of Yerevan on Tuesday rejected activist Karo Yeghnukyan's complaint...
• 18 February

  

  Former Presidential Candidate Still Hopes to Come to Power Through Democratic Means

  "This is not the task of one person, but the nation's task," he said, adding that the goal of his struggle is to come to power through democratic means.
• 18 February

  

  After Armenia Enters Customs Union, Customs Duties on Some Goods May Remain Same: Minister

  It is still too early to talk about a rise in prices in the Armenian market as a result of joining the Customs Union, as everything will be clear after the...
• 18 February

  

  Man Accused of Supplying Karabakh Army with Buffalo Meat Paid $180 Thousand in Damages

  Former director of Kapan's abattoir, Albert Ohanjanyan, accused of supplying the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army with buffalo meat instead of beef...
• 18 February

  

  Armenian and Turkish Women for Peace: Art Contest Calls for Submissions

  Society Without Violence NGO invites women over the age of 18 — photographers, journalists, painters, artists, human rights defenders, and activists — to take part in a contest...
• 18 February

  

  Village Mayoral Elections in Armenia: Only One Candidate in 7 Rural Communities

  On Mar. 9, residents of 40 rural communities in Armenia will vote for a new village mayor. In 7 of these communities, there remains only one candidate...
• 18 February

  

  Karabakh Conflict Resolution Not Beneficial for Russia: Opinion

  It is Russia that has the greatest interest in the situation of no war, no peace in the Karabakh conflict and Armenia-Turkey relations not being settled...