June, 2014

• 7 June

  

  “Sorry to the Armenian People”: Karabakh War Veteran Asked to Apologize to the Court

  The judge reprimanded a few members of the public, instructing the bailiffs to remove from the room one of Avetisyan's supporters...
• 6 June

  

  Upcoming Demonstration in Yerevan to Protest Against ‘Feudal’ Employers

  The pressure group against pension reform Dem Em's next protest march will begin at 7 pm on June 11 just outside the Matenadaran...
• 6 June

  

  Former Nature Protection Minister Violated Ethics Rules: Commission

  Former RA Minister of Nature Protection Aram Harutyunyan who called an activist "urchin" (lakot) violated the rule of ethics, according to a...
• 6 June

  

  Pipe-Casing of Yerevan Building Under Construction Falls, Locals Call Police

  For several months, Yerevan residents have been protesting construction of a multi-purpose high-rise building at 10–12 Sayat Nova Avenue.
• 6 June

  

  Armenian Minister Warns OSCE Ambassador of ‘Serious Consequences’ for Azerbaijan

  After the deaths of two Armenian soldiers from shots fired yesterday from Nakhichevan on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border...
• 5 June

  

  Where is the $954 Million Allocated for Construction of North-South Highway?

  The $954 million allocated for construction of the 500-km North-South Road Corridor is spent and the work has stopped — only a 25 km stretch was built.
• 5 June

  

  Ukraine Explains Why It Returned Its Ambassador to Armenia

  Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided to return its Ambassador Ivan Kukhta (pictured) to Armenia after Armenia congratulated Petro Poroshenko's victory...
• 5 June

  

  ‘If You Had Done Something, I Wouldn’t Have Gone to Court’: Father of Deceased 2-Year-Old to Doctors

  In the opinion of Arabkir Joint Medical Center doctors Lilit Vardanyan and Zarine Ayvzyan, accused in the death of 2-year-old Lia Misakyan, they are accused only...
• 5 June

  

  Yerevan’s Anastas Mikoyan St. Changed to ‘Enver Pasha’

  Social activist Vilen Gabrielyan today "renamed" Anastas Mikoyan St. in Yerevan to "Enver Pasha" by spray-painting over the original street name in...
• 5 June

  

  Justice Ministry Explains Why Requests of Prisoners Asking for Parole are Denied

  Artur Baghdasaryan, Karen Paytyan, and Armen Kirakosyan, prisoners in Artik Penitentiary who have declared a hunger strike, have been isolated and are under the supervision of doctors.