May, 2014

• 13 May

  

  Court Disregarded Weightier Facts in Case of Death of 20-Year-Old Maro Guloyan: Lawyer

  Armenia's Criminal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against the decision to discontinue proceedings in the case of 20-year-old Maro Guloyan, who, according to...
• 12 May

  

  Armenian Soldier Called Parents 3 Times Before He Died. Relatives Rule Out Suicide

  A criminal case has been launched in connection with rank-and-file soldier Nerses Karapetyan, who was fatally shot on May 10 while serving at a military unit in...
• 12 May

  

  No Fractures Found on Body of Armenian Soldier Found in Reservoir: Expert

  The forensic examination of the body of Senior Lieutenant Meruzhan Harutyunyan, which was found in a reservoir on May 11, did not introduce significant changes to...
• 12 May

  

  Non-Ruling Political Parties Divided Over Revised Pension Bill

  During a special meeting of the National Assembly on the issue of pension reform, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation faction announced that it will vote in favor of...
• 12 May

  

  Missing Armenian Officer’s Body Found in Reservoir

  After the body of Senior Lieutenant Meruzhan Harutyunyan was discovered in the Tandzik reservoir, a forensic examination of the body was appointed.
• 12 May

  

  Man Accused of Domestic Violence Sets Fire to the House, Leaving Wife and 2 Children Homeless

  Lawyer Tigran Muradyan said that domestic violence should be treated as a matter of public prosecution, so the defendant should be convicted even if the complaint is withdrawn.
• 12 May

  

  Soldiers are Younger Than Ceasefire Itself: UK’s Minister of Europe on Karabakh Conflict

  "A generation now exists who only know of conflict between Armenians and Azerbaijanis, yet these two peoples have a long, shared history of living together peacefully...
• 12 May

  

  Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan Tells Deceived Homeowners to “Go Talk to Hovik”: GALA TV

  Bilked owners of the apartments on Buzand Street in central Yerevan today held a protest outside the presidential palace.
• 12 May

  

  Civil Society Should Respond to Russian Ambassador, If Armenian Authorities Can’t: Opinion

  The Armenian authorities have made it clear to Russia that they have long begun the process of neutralizing NGOs, said Women's Resource Center of Armenia Executive Director...
• 12 May

  

  Film Screened at Second Anniversary of Bombing of Gay-Friendly Bar in Armenia

  The bombing of gay-friendly bar DIY in central Yerevan and the subsequent criminal proceedings are in the past, but adequate legal or political assessment of the...