November, 2014

• 5 November

  

  Shant’s Revolution: Documentary on Armenian Political Prisoners

  During the entire trial, Harutyunyan and his friends were announced that they were politically persecuted and that they did not accept the charges against them...
• 4 November

  

  Armenia’s Signed International Agreement Conflicts with EEU Treaty

  - Armenia is the only CIS country that has really approached European Union standards, and now, we are changing our vector and going toward Russia and Belarus, whose legislation implementation level is much lower...
• 4 November

  

  Mutual Compromises in the Karabakh Conflict; Armenians and Azerbaijanis Sign a Joint Declaration

  - Unfortunately, currently, we have a deadlocked situation in the official negotiation process. The current status quo can not continue indefinitely and the efforts to “freeze of the situation” do not work...
• 4 November

  

  Armenia’s EEU Treaty Demanded to be Publicly Discussed by Constitutional Court

  The NGO notes that according to the law, international contracts at the Constitutional Court are discussed by written procedures, except for those situations where the contract is presented with large public interests...
• 4 November

  

  Education Minister Mentions “Grant-Eaters” When Asked About “History of Armenian Church” Class

  -I don’t want to answer questions constructed with the logic of ‘if this or that happened.’ I respect the national minorities' rights and they are already dealing with the defense of their rights...
• 3 November

  

  Minister Calls For Whistleblowers of Psychiatric Facilities to call Police

  “Such statements are considered to imply about a criminal act. The whistleblowers must inform law enforcement. Or if they are stating that the psychiatric facility’s director has privatized the patient’s...
• 3 November

  

  Appeals to Transfer Dead Soldier’s Case to Armenia Left Unresponded by Judicial System

  “Already 10 days have passed and I haven’t received any letter, no rejection, no adoption, no justification for their silence. I’m preparing to discuss our next steps with the Ombudsman office’s lawyers,”

October, 2014

• 31 October

  

  Court Gives Compensation to Hate Spreading Newspaper

  After the judge read the verdict nearly ten people began clapping in favor of the decision. Among them was “Iravunk Media” company director, Republican Party faction MP...
• 31 October

  

  Demanding 5 Years Imprisonment for Husband Accused of Torturing Wife

  Hakobyan is being accused for criminal code article 119 (torture), which defines 3-7 years imprisonment. Despite Hasmik Khachatryan’s lawyer demanding the harshest punishment...
• 30 October

  

  Protest Against Gold Mine, Police Push Protesters Away from Hotel (VIDEO)

  The protest participants, under the slogan “No More Mines in Armenia,” tried to enter the hotel, however, police were lined up in front of the entrance and pushed the protesters away from the stairs...