April, 2014

• 2 April

  

  Proshyan Residents Block Road, Demand Authorities Solve Murder of Village Head

  About 500 residents of the village of Proshyan in Kotayk marz (province) today blocked the main Ashtarak-Yerevan road from about 2 to 3:30 pm...
• 2 April

  

  Son of Detained Political Activist Also Charged

  Shahen Harutyunyan, the son of Shant Harutyunyan, who was arrested on Nov. 5 on charges of "violence against a representative of the authorities"...
• 2 April

  

  Azerbaijan NGOs Demand Release of Colleague Detained on Fabricated Charges

  Head of the Intelligent Citizen Awareness Center Hasan Huseynli was detained on March 31 around 6 pm and accused of “hooliganism for allegedly stabbing another person.”
• 2 April

  

  Yerevan Municipality Reprimanded for Not Taking Measures to Make City Accessible for People with Disabilities

  Instead of paving the dilapidated streets in the outskirts of the city, the municipality often repaved the main streets [in the city center], despite their being in good condition.
• 2 April

  

  Armenian Constitutional Court Struck Down Law on Mandatory Pension

  Armenia's Constitutional Court earlier today recognized the mandatory component of a new, unpopular pension law as null and void...
• 1 April

  

  Armenian Villagers on the Recent Frost Destroying their Crops

  "The apricot, plum, peach, cherry, and prune [trees] are completely destroyed [...] If only this frost came 20 days ago; we wouldn't be in this deplorable situation..."
• 1 April

  

  Victim in Felony Case Denies Investigator’s Recorded Testimony

  Violations committed by the investigation authorities continue to emerge over the course of the trial of Gor Barnausov and Aram Zarafyan...
• 1 April

  

  No Casualties in Kessab, Though Fate of 40 People is Unknown: Kessab Armenian

  During the fighting in Kessab, there were no casualties among the Armenian population but the calculations after inhabitants fled to Latakia showed that 30–40 people were left...
• 1 April

  

  Ministry Did Not Effectively Address Problems in Agriculture Sector: Ombudsman

  According to the Armenian Ombudsman, the government did not sufficiently compensate those working in agriculture for the damage caused by natural disasters.
• 1 April

  

  Reporters Without Borders Urges Armenian MPs to Withdraw Bill on “Fake Accounts” Online

  "The media cannot be held responsible for content they did not create and online anonymity is one of the founding principles of the Internet as a space for..."