August, 2014

• 11 August

  

  English Version of Epress.am on Vacation Until September 1

  Apart from one or two articles, the English version of Epress.am will not be updated until September 1. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
• 11 August

  

  Armenia, Azerbaijan Presidents Thank Putin for his Participation, Determination to Resolve Issue

  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, in particular, expressed hope that Russian President Vladimir Putin's participation in the process will give a new impetus to...
• 8 August

  

  Police Officer in Shant Harutyunyan Case Gives Conflicting Testimony in Court

  Questioned in court today was Police Lieutenant Colonel Vardan Gevorgyan, who is named as one of the victims in the case.
• 8 August

  

  Armenian Villager Captured Yesterday Died Today: Azerbaijan Defense Ministry

  Resident of Chinari village in Armenia's Tavush marz (province) Karen Petrosyan died in Azerbaijan today, reported Azerbaijani news media, citing...
• 8 August

  

  PHOTOS, VIDEO: Anti-War, Pro-Peace Activists March in Yerevan

  "Peace to the people, war to the regimes," "Regimes are maintained by gunfire," and "People are dying, oligarchs are getting richer" were some of the slogans participants...
• 7 August

  

  Shant Harutyunyan Trial Witnesses Claim Police Aggression Toward Citizens

  During the trial of political activist Shant Harutyunyan and his friends, a number of witnesses claimed to have seen police officers use violence against rally participants...
• 6 August

  

  Accused in Gang Case Claims Former Police Chief is Framing Him

  Defendant Artush Hakobyan said he is well endowed and never had the need to resort to robbery, and that former police chief Alik Sargsyan is framing him with this case.
• 6 August

  

  Armenia, Azerbaijan Gladiators for Russian Empire: Shant Harutyunyan

  Commenting on the increased tension at the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, political activist Shant Harutyunyan opined that the Armenian and Azerbaijani peoples are...
• 6 August

  

  New License Plates for Armenian Public Transport Vehicles

  Starting today, traffic police will provide new license plates to all public transportation vehicles in Armenia.
• 6 August

  

  Putin Has His Own Agenda at Meeting with Armenia, Azerbaijan Presidents: Tom de Waal

  "[T]here have been many more casualties on the frontline in a week than in the whole of 2013," writes Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Senior Associate Thomas de Waal.