Monthly Archives: July 2014
July, 2014
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17 July
Man Accused of Killing His Wife Asks for Lighter Sentence Because Claims Wife Cheated on Him
Trying to prove that he is worthy of a lighter sentence, the defendant in court today said that his wife was cheating on him and disgracing him. -
17 July
Protesting Vardenis Farmers’ Property Frozen Because of Accumulated Debts
Several dozen farmers from Vardenis held a protest outside the Armenian government building today, demanding a meeting with RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. -
17 July
Political Activist on Trial Did Not Apply to Ombudsman’s Office with Request to Provide Counsel
Defendant in the case against Shant Harutyunyan and his friends Vardan Vardanyan didn't send a letter to the Armenian Ombudsman's office with the request... -
17 July
Why There’s No Drinking Water in Armenian Village of Garni
The village of Garni in Kotayk marz (province), which supplies drinking water to some communities in Yerevan and Ararat marz, has a serious water problem. -
17 July
Unjust Investigation into 20-Year-Old Maro Guloyan’s Death: Attorney to Appeal to ECtHR
Two years have passed since 20-year-old Maro Guloyan's questionable suicide, but the truth within the case remains concealed... -
16 July
Shant Harutyunyan Claims in Court Police Officer Slandering Him
Examined in court today in the case of political activist Shant Harutyunyan and his friends was police officer Gegham Khachatryan... -
16 July
Armenian Ombudsman’s Office Didn’t Provide Lawyer Because It Lost Defendant’s Claim
Defendant in the case against Shant Harutyunyan and his friends Vardan Vardanyan in court today complained about the Armenian Ombudsman's office. -
16 July
Political Activist on Trial Urges Yerevan Mayor Not to Betray His Father
Shant Harutyunyan urged Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan (pictured) not to install the statue of Soviet leader Anastas Mikoyan in the Armenian capital. -
16 July
Appeals Court Rejects Appeal of Family Picked Up by Police on Day of Putin’s Visit to Armenia
Armenia's Court of Appeal today dismissed Etchmiadzin residents Ashot Khudoyan and Heghine Makaryan's appeal to overrule the ruling of a lower court which... -
16 July
“Imperial Mindsets Survive Empires”: Gerard Libaridian on South Caucasus After USSR Collapsed
Imperial mindsets survive empires, as do imperial rivalries in collective memory, in historiography and in policy making often long after empires are gone.