April, 2014

• 21 April

  

  Major Businessman, “Wealthiest Man in Armenia” Dies

  Major entrepreneur, owner of Grand Holding Hrant Vardanyan (pictured), 65, died from cardiac arrest last night at Nairi Medical Center in Yerevan...
• 20 April

  

  Just Before She Died, Woman Stabbed by Her Husband Said She Could See This Coming

  Murdered in August 2013 from repeated stab wounds, Lusine Davtyan on the way to the hospital on the day she died confessed that she was always afraid...
• 18 April

  

  Sister of Man Accused of Beating His Wife Gives Contradictory Testimony: Lawyer

  According to the lawyer, the witness basically completely repeated the other sister's testimony, which was given at a previous hearing — but with one significant difference.
• 18 April

  

  Principal Dissolved Class to Force Student to Change Schools?

  Hovhannes Ghazaryan (pictured), a student at Yerevan's No. 71 primary school named after Nelson Stepanyan, refused to change schools as requested by...
• 18 April

  

  Eliminating Violence and Discrimination in Schools: Day of Silence in Armenia

  In Armenia, unfortunately, there is no legal framework, no strategy, and no accurate perceptions addressing bullying. Moreover, the situation is made more...
• 18 April

  

  PM Offers to Temporarily Suspend Penalties for Unpaid Pension Contributions

  Newly appointed Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan (pictured) instructed the relevant state bodies to quickly prepare a draft bill...
• 18 April

  

  Pension Deductions Made from Constitutional Court Employees’ Wages: Newspaper

  The financial department of the Constitutional Court continues to make deductions from the wages of Constitutional Court employees for the...
• 18 April

  

  Woman Who Released Mouse Outside Government Building Fined 20,000 AMD

  A large number of police officers at around 7:30 pm on Thursday followed Karabakh War veteran Susanna Margaryan to her home, with the intention of detaining her...
• 17 April

  

  Imprisoned Karabakh War Veteran Claims Family Members Also Persecuted

  Volodya Avetisyan claims that from the very beginning, various high-ranking officials under the direction of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan have "seduced" and bribed him....
• 17 April

  

  Anti-Government Demonstrators Brought Live Cat and Mouse to Protest

  Karabakh War veteran Susanna Margaryan today released a cat and mouse out of a box she brought to a demonstration outside the government building...