May, 2014

• 23 May

  

  PACE President Urges Azerbaijan to Release Political Prisoners

  PACE President Anne Brasseur said she called on the authorities of Azerbaijan to give her the opportunity to meet with Ilgar Mammadov, the...
• 23 May

  

  Former Secretary of Security Council of Armenia to Run for President: Paper

  Rule of Law (OEK) party leader Artur Baghdasaryan told his party colleagues that he intends to run for president in the 2018 election...
• 23 May

  

  Prisoner Claims Former Criminal Investigation Police Chief Threatened Him

  Former Chief of the Police Criminal Investigation Unit Artur Gevorgyan for three months attempted to convince detainee Hrachya Gevorgyan not to protest.
• 23 May

  

  Armenians Trust the UN and EU More Than NATO: Survey

  More than half of those asked (54%) said they trust the EU, which is slightly less than the level of their trust in the UN (56%) but considerably more than...
• 23 May

  

  Armenian MP Mher Sedrakyan Once Again Insults Journalist

  Member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia parliamentary faction Mher Sedrakyan yesterday took leave of Tert.am journalists who had approached him...
• 23 May

  

  Road Connecting Armenia to Russia Continues to Remain Closed

  The road connecting the South Caucasus to Russia continues to remain closed, reports Armenia's Ministry of Emergency Situations.
• 22 May

  

  Parliament Adopts Program of New Armenian Government

  The program of the new Armenian government was adopted in parliament today, with 70 votes in favor, 1 opposed, and 2 abstentions.
• 22 May

  

  Prosperous Armenia Party, Dashnaktsutyun Complain About Government’s Proposed Program

  There is no analysis of the current situation is in the government program; moreover, there isn't a single criticism, said Prosperous Armenia Party MP Stepan Margaryan...
• 22 May

  

  New Justice Minister Proposes Reforms in Armenia’s Justice System

  Construction of new penal institutions, public services from a single window, no misuse of imprisonment as a measure of restraint, introduction of a probation system, and...
• 22 May

  

  Armenian Citizens Increasingly Travel to Turkey

  From January to March of this year, 11,150 citizens of the Republic of Armenia travelled to Turkey — almost 4% higher than the same period last year.