December, 2014

• 17 December

  

  Hate Speech and Discrimination: Open Letter Asking Ombudsman to Assess the ‘Iravunk’ Verdict

  The fact that Hayk Babukhanyan received the Movses Khorenatsi medal from Serzh Sargsyan only proves that the views segregating and dividing the public in the Republic of Armenia are encouraged by the state...
• 17 December

  

  Yerevan Drivers Strike Due to Increased Gas Prices

  The drivers stressed that they do not wish for transportation fares to increase, “we understand that the people are not to blame, they can’t give 150 drams in these difficult situations, but who is going...
• 17 December

  

  Hrant Dink Foundation Responds to Accusations: Translator Has No Right to Change Original Text

  Ruben Melkonyan agreed to translate the book with his own will when he was acquainted with the original text, of course without being compensated. He could have refused to translate it...
• 17 December

  

  Republican MP Justifies Attack on Aram Manukyan by Explaining the Notion of Democracy

  They are military buddies. Today, if Lyova (Levon Yeranosyan) and Razmik (Petrosyan) resolve their problems, we will all be ashamed and be the bad guy. Let’s keep calm, we have no business with...
• 17 December

  

  Paid by EU-funded ‘Turkish Propaganda’: Translator Shuns Organizations Dealing with Armenian-Turkish Relations

  He confirmed that he cooperated with the Hrant Dink Foundation when translating Hasan Cemal’s book. The Turkologist, however, explained that during the translation a number of issues arose...
• 17 December

  

  The Perception of Ineffective Law Risks Nurturing a Sense of Impunity in Armenia: EU

  The perception of ineffective law enforcement is raising concerns among Armenian civil society, Human Rights Defenders and international observers and risks nurturing a sense of impunity in Armenia...