June, 2014

• 16 June

  

  Selling Arms to Azerbaijan Shouldn’t Interfere with Russia’s Friendship with Armenia: MP

  Russia ensures Armenia's energy security and resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, opens a huge market for Armenia, and the largest Armenian diaspora is ...
• 16 June

  

  Armenians, Azerbaijanis Get into a Dispute at NATO’s Rose-Roth Seminar

  During NATO Parliamentary Assembly's Rose-Roth Seminar taking place in Baku, members of the Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations got into an argument today...
• 16 June

  

  Yerevan Mayor Advisor’s Son Released

  Yerevan mayor's advisor Arayik Qotanjyan's son, Samvel Qotanjyan, who fired shots on June 6 in the Kanaker-Zeytun district of Yerevan, was...
• 13 June

  

  Teaching Religion in School in Armenia Justified Using Israel’s Example

  The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has advised the Government of Armenia to review its curriculum and remove the subject on the history of religion...
• 13 June

  

  “Whose Skirt were You Behind When We Were Fighting?” Karabakh War Veterans Ask Judge

  During the trial in the case of Karabakh War veteran Volodya Avetisyan, the prosecutor, reading out loud Avetisyan's phone bill, had difficulty reading..
• 13 June

  

  Police Block Entrance to Courthouse with Metal Rods

  A new, special procedure is in place for those who want to attend the trial of Karabakh War veteran Volodya Avetisyan held at the Court of General Jurisdiction of...
• 13 June

  

  “From Now On, Defend Hayk”: Shant Harutyunyan on Man Who Shot at Police

  "No longer defend me. From now on, defend Hayk, who made a heroic move and was arrested. He is charged with hooliganism and faces...
• 13 June

  

  They Criticize Previous Government But Accepted its Execution of the Budget: MP

  The government's 2013 budget performance report and voting on it are mere formalities because the government, which was supposed to implement...
• 13 June

  

  Armenia as “Semi-Consolidated Authoritarian Regime”: Freedom House Report

  International human rights watchdog Freedom House, in its Nations in Transit 2014 report on post-communist democratic governance published on June 12...
• 13 June

  

  Backlash Against Parajanov Exhibit as Part of Russian Heritage Month in New York

  Sergei Parajanov's work will be exhibited as part of the 12th annual Russian Heritage Month in New York from June 17 – July 10. This news has angered a number of...