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Yearly Archives: 2014
September, 2014
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17 September
Mandatory Religious Course in Turkey to be Amended – ECHR
The plaintiffs’ belief that the approach adopted in religion class would likely cause a “conflict of allegiance” for the student between their family’s values and those learned in school... -
17 September
No Military Parade on Independence Day in Yerevan: Haykakan Zhamanak
On September 21st, a military parade is not planned to take place during Armenian Independence Day ceremonies. Ministry of Defense spokesperson, Artsrun Hovhannisyan told a journalist... -
17 September
Prosperous Armenia MP’s Son Arrested: Zhoghovurd
The paper notes that Roma Gasparyan was under investigation for a kidnapping case since the summer. The Court of First Instance decided to arrest Roma Gasparyan, regarding it as a preventative measure. Immediately after his arrest he was transferred to a detention facility... -
16 September
Volodya Avetisyan’s Sentence Unchanged, decided the Court of Appeal
During the entire investigation, Avetisyan did not admit to the charges; moreover, he repeatedly said the charges against him are a result of political persecution, as he was one of the organizers of protests... -
16 September
Border Crossers are Mainly Those with Mental Issues – Seyran Ohanyan
The Ministry of Defense confidently stated that, despite “the enemy being uncomfortable,” the Armenian side has created such conditions where it is not possible to put pressure on Armenia and Karabakh. While “there is no alternative to Artsakh’s (Karabakh) self-determination... -
16 September
Deprived Entrepreneur demands Legal Confrontation with former Armenian PM: Haykakan Zhamanak
According to the paper, Hayrapetyan may have understood that the confrontation would have given an opportunity for the “big fish” to be left out of the case... -
16 September
The 2014 International Hrant Dink Award goes to Şebnem Korur Fincancı and Angie Zelter
The Jury of the International Hrant Dink Award 2014 consisted of Baskın Oran, Gerard Libaridian, Kenneth Roth, Kumi Naidoo, Mary Kaldor, Oya Baydar, Rakel Dink and 2013 International Hrant Dink Awardees Nataša Kandić and Saturday Mothers / People... -
16 September
“Kilikia” Beer Company Takes Ministry of Finance to Court։ Haykakan Zhamanak
“It’s remarkable, that recently there has been great interest around this factory, while in the media, they write that some people wish to take over “Kilikia” away from Hakob Hakobyan,” writes the paper... -
15 September
Demanding Karen Petrosyan’s corpse: relatives application for ECHR intervention
In the month of July, law enforcement of the NKR’s Karvajar (Kelbajar) region arrested Dilgam Askerov, and released a corresponding video of his arrest. The Armenian media had labeled him the leader of the saboteur group leader...
August, 2014
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14 August
Armenian Mass Media Study: Human Rights Offenses Most by the Police
Nine online media sites mentioned Armenian police the most as the offending party ih human rights related articles published between May 1 and July 25, according to...