April, 2014

• 28 April

  

  Former National Security Council Secretary is Shareholder of Yerevan TV

  After lengthy negotiations, Yerevan TV was acquired by an Armenian-Russian company, one of the shareholders of which is Rule of Law party leader Artur Baghdasaryan.
• 28 April

  

  Two Opposition Parties Intend to Boycott Parliamentary Speaker Election

  The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun, or ARF-D) and Armenian National Congress parliamentary factions intend to boycott...
• 28 April

  

  Is MP Vardan Ayvazyan Concerned About Villagers or His Business?

  "Fish farming companies in an uncontrolled manner have opened wells, poured the water into their fish farms, sold the fish, made profit. They...
• 28 April

  

  Today’s Protest March to Russian Embassy in Yerevan Failed

  The "Liberation March," as it was referred to in a statement issued last week by a youth initiative called Ararum Em ("I Create"), did not take place today due to the organizers' absence.
• 28 April

  

  Parliament Struck Down Proposal to Establish Committee on Speed Sensors and Surveillance Cameras

  The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) voted against a proposal by opposition and opposition-leaning parties to establish an ad-hoc committee that...
• 28 April

  

  Demonstrators Protest Lake Sevan Proposal Outside Parliament

  The initiative SOS Sevan held a protest today outside the National Assembly building, urging MPs to vote against a government proposal that environmentalists say...
• 28 April

  

  Armenian Prisoners Tell Prison Monitoring Group How Police Beat Them to Extort Confessions

  He claims that during he interrogation, police employees uttered curses of a sexual nature in his and his mother's name and used force, harming his dignity.