October, 2014

• 10 October

  

  Azerbaijan has Returned the Corpse of Karen Petrosyan back to Armenia

  Today, Azerbaijan has returned the corpse of Karen Petrosyan, who was taken captive on August 7. Epress.am was told by the International Committee of the Red Cross’s Yerevan office media spokesperson Zara Amatuni. The transfer took place near the Gazakh region’s Jafarli village in Azerbaijan, toward Ijevan, Armenia. Chinari village …
• 10 October

  

  Tailing Dump near Armenian Monastery is Polluting the Surrounding Area

  The Nazik tailing dump has exploited Akhtala’s ore-processing plant which is also in the village. The tailing dump has been conserved two times; the first time was in 1988, and the second in 2010...
• 10 October

  

  There is No Domestic Violence in Mother-Worshiping Armenia? “I Don’t Believe it.” (VIDEO)

  “I’m not married and there is no violence in my home, but I get an impression that all my neighbors have to start hitting each other, if there is such a level of gender imbalance...
• 10 October

  

  CoE HR Commissioner Doesn’t Know Yet If Shant Harutyunyan is a Political Prisoner or Not (VIDEO)

  According to Muižnieks, he did not discuss those issues with the President; however, he suggested that his Yerevan team should study incidents of officials violating the presumption of innocence. He believes...
• 9 October

  

  Armenian MP/Oligarch Doesn’t Want a ‘Maidan’

  “This solution, however, has another side; Russia needs an economically strong and quickly developing Armenia in the South Caucasus. I’m claiming that this is the best solution․․․
• 9 October

  

  Armenia Will be Obliged to Follow Imperial Rules: The Loss of Judicial Power

  “On paper, we had an action plan for the implementation of state obligations, which made it foreseeable, that within time we would at least have a situation in our judiciary where human rights would be protected...
• 9 October

  

  Azerbaijani’s Lawyer is Keeping Silent; Information on Tsakanyan’s Murder Case is kept Secret: Haykakan Zhamanak

  They killed my 17-year old son, what kind of state do we have? The Turks are coming in here, photographing themselves, doing what they want, why doesn’t the state know that there are Turks in the territory...
• 9 October

  

  Kazakhstan-Armenian Community Rep. May be Fined for Snatching Journalist’s Recorder

  The journalist had told her editor that on the day of the incident in the Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet building, where the “Armenia-Diaspora” conference was taking place...
• 8 October

  

  Certain Points for Armenia’s EEU Membership are Unconstitutional, says Expert

  “The dangers are many. For example, its a danger to lose our economic independence. In this sector; the customs sector, in regards to foreign economic relations, we are losing a 100% of our independence in foreign...
• 8 October

  

  No Explanation by Prosecutor for Rejecting Lawsuit against NSS

  The last session didn’t take place because the judge was absent, and the prosecutor didn’t even show up, while we learned from the court that there hadn’t even been any documents sent...