July, 2014

• 4 July

  

  VTB Bank Armenia Transferred Money From Armenian Activist’s Account Without His Knowledge

  Funds were transferred from civil society activist Vardges Gaspari's VTB Bank (Armenia) bank account on May 26 without his knowledge.
• 4 July

  

  Human Rights Activist Explains Why Constitution Day is Not a Holiday in Armenia

  Constitution Day is not perceived as a holiday because, it seems, it, in fact, has never been accepted, said human rights activist, Rule of Law NGO co-founder Artak Zeynalyan...
• 4 July

  

  Hayk Kyureghyan Tells Lawyer How He was Beaten in Police Custody: Haykakan Zhamanak

  A criminal case was launched in connection with police use of force against Hayk Kyureghyan, who opened fire outside a Yerevan courtroom on June 12, but no one has...
• 4 July

  

  “Who Asked You to Kill My Child Then Give Money For the Funeral?”: Meeting with Armenian Defense Minister

  "We asked Ohanyan to organize a meeting with the president and to intervene to create a commission in the National Assembly, so that the cases can...
• 3 July

  

  Armenian Law Enforcement Agencies ‘Sacrificing’ Man Accused of Murdering Fellow Soldier: Lawyer

  Armenian law enforcement agencies are sacrificing Davit Khachatryan, who is accused of the murder of rank-and-file soldier Lyuks Stepanyan, to...
• 3 July

  

  Armenian Government to Provide Assistance to Vardenis Residents Affected by Storm

  The Government of Armenia today adopted a decision to provide blocs of galvanized metal sheets and new windows to farming households in the town of Vardenis...
• 3 July

  

  “Journalism is Not Writing Pretty Things”: Local Newspaper Iravunq in Dispute with Shant TV

  Shant TV and local daily Iravunq regularly argue over the newspaper's published articles, and taking these disputes to court has become a tradition.
• 3 July

  

  Poor Families to Get $2.50 a Month From State to Soften Blow of Electricity Price Increase

  105 families living below the poverty line will receive an additional 1,000 AMD (less than $2.50 USD) per month from the state to help mitigate the...
• 3 July

  

  PM Hovik Abrahamyan Benefits from Government Decision on Water Use: Zhoghovurd

  At its last meeting, the Government of Armenia adopted a decision to approve a technical job to introduce an automated, centralized system concerning water use...
• 3 July

  

  Armenian Prisoner Who Swallowed Nails is Asking for Medical Treatment

  Serving his sentence in Artik Penitentiary, Ghazaryan attempted to harm himself by swallowing nails and is now refusing medical care and x-ray tests...