May, 2014

• 5 May

  

  Family Picked Up by Police on Day of Putin’s Visit to Armenia Submit 2 Lawsuits Against Police

  Two lawsuits have been sent to the general jurisdiction and administrative courts on destruction of property and the use of force against the Khudoyan family...
• 5 May

  

  Armenian Journalists Defend Colleagues Who Were Fired Over a Typo

  A group of Armenian journalists intends to appeal to Armenia TV to ask the TV station to reinstate the reporter and editor who were dismissed for a typo...
• 5 May

  

  Azerbaijani Radio Station Returns Karabakh by Broadcasting Armenian Songs

  "[B]y broadcasting Armenian songs on air, a private Azerbaijani radio station debunks Armenia's long-standing policy on the people of Azerbaijan being wild, Armenophobic, and cruel...
• 5 May

  

  It Will be Harder for People with Disabilities in Armenia to Find a Job

  The Armenian government on January 1 temporarily suspended and made changes to a program that provides partial wage compensation to employers who...
• 5 May

  

  Criminal Case Launched to Investigate Allegations of Police Torture

  According to prisoner V.Y. of Artik Penitentiary, Shirak Regional Police employees at around 11:45 pm on April 2 used violence to extort a confession from him.
• 5 May

  

  Legendary Weightlifter Yuri Vardanyan No Longer Armenian Sports Minister

  Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on Saturday appointed Gabriel Ghazaryan to the position of Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Armenia.