March, 2014

• 5 March

  

  Would Armenia Take Part in Military Actions Against Ukraine? National Security Service Didn’t Say

  The National Security Service effectively didn't answer when local daily Haykakan Zhamanak asked whether Armenia would agree to participate in military actions...
• 4 March

  

  Letters from Prison: Confessions Obtained by Torture and Other Stories

  In 2013, the Yerevan-based Helsinki Association for Human Rights received around three dozen letters from prisoners in Armenian prisons, the majority of which related to parole.
• 4 March

  

  Non-Ruling Parties to Participate in Parliamentary Gas Commission

  The gas commission will study the legality of Armenia's $300 million debt to the Russian party accumulated between 2011 and 2013, and the...
• 4 March

  

  Initiative Condemns “Armenian Authorities’ Silence Regarding Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine”

  The intervention on Ukraine's territory by Vladimir Putin's regime is a challenge to the international community and global security and a gross violation of...
• 4 March

  

  Russian Economic Crisis May Affect Armenia: Paper

  The unprecedented financial crisis that began in Russia might have a direct impact on Armenia's economy, reports local daily Haykakan Zhamanak.
• 4 March

  

  Information War: Waiting for Maidan in Armenia

  The focus of the latest broadcast of "Information War" is the Maidan — Ukraine's appeal for decolonization. The parallel with Armenia is visible in the logic of post-Soviet societies' pursuit of autonomy.
• 3 March

  

  Residents of Armenian Village Protest Construction of Hydroelectric Plant

  Karbi residents are against the construction. They argue that the a hydroelectric plant will consume so much water from the Aparan reservoir that...
• 3 March

  

  Armenia Rushes to Join Russian-led Customs Union

  "After all the work has been completed, when the agreement will be ready, it will be presented to the Republic of Armenia's National Assembly for ratification...
• 3 March

  

  Collapsing Building Residents’ New Apartments Promised to Residents of Another Collapsing Building

  "Nikoyan came with a group of staff and inspected the site. Everyone saw that because of the collapsing parts, the Ministry of Emergency Situations sealed off the building's courtyard...
• 3 March

  

  Armenia to Introduce New Vaccine for Children

  Armenia's Ministry of Healthcare plans to introduce a pneumococcal vaccine for children. The issue was discussed at a board meeting of the ministry today.