October, 2014

• 8 October

  

  Criminal Case Rejected Against Parliament Security Head after Hitting Journalist

  “Now imagine that I hit a KGB worker, or hit that girl, there, without doubt, would be a criminal case against me. In 2004, Edgar Arakelyan threw an empty bottle at a cop on Baghramyan St. and got two years in jail...
• 8 October

  

  Experts say Media Freedom Hurt after Armenia enters into EEU

  They'll say, speak as much as you want, you are a small nation, our army is in your country, we see your economic flows, and the KGB is tracking everyone’s phones...
• 7 October

  

  Armenian Prisoner Press Conference Rejected by Prison

  “They said, that Artak could not hold a press conference and that the content of his speech should not reach the public because the penitentiary was extremely overloaded,” said Hakobyan..
• 6 October

  

  Armenian Prisoner wants Press Conference to Speak about Prison Life

  Hakobyan is planning to reveal much previously undisclosed information about prison life and the registered violations taken place against him...
• 3 October

  

  Activists Demand Armenian PM to be Involved with Passing of “Prevention of Domestic Violence” Law

  “In 2013, the Coalition to Stop Violence against Women experts, which consist of lawyers and practitioners, has amended the law “About Domestic Violence” in complying with the Ministry...
• 3 October

  

  “Why does the Syunik Court work in Stepanakert?” Ombudsman lies to MP

  “We accepted Mrs. Sarukhanyan’s first question and immediately forwarded the question to the Ministry of Defense, however the Ministry’s answer was not sufficient for us.
• 2 October

  

  NKR Transferred Body Back to Azerbaijan

  The Nagorno-Karabakh authorities have transferred the body of an Azerbaijani to Azerbaijan through the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross...
• 2 October

  

  Finance Minister Gives Reasons Why Turnover Tax can’t be Changed Amid Protests

  According to Manukyan, Gagik Khachatryan claimed, that if the law was compromised the government may not be able to implement the budget’s revenue section for the coming year...
• 2 October

  

  Armenian Armed Forces and NKR Defense Army Deaths Increased in 2014

  “9 of the 20 deaths during the ceasefire violations were from enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group penetration. In fact, 5 people were killed from one penetration group․․․
• 2 October

  

  Republican Party Members Don’t See Need for Domestic Violence Law (VIDEO)

  Majority faction MP, singer Shushan Petrosyan said that personally she had never been a victim to violence; therefore, she does not know what type advice to give to fight against it...