April, 2014

• 18 April

  

  Principal Dissolved Class to Force Student to Change Schools?

  Hovhannes Ghazaryan (pictured), a student at Yerevan's No. 71 primary school named after Nelson Stepanyan, refused to change schools as requested by...
• 18 April

  

  Eliminating Violence and Discrimination in Schools: Day of Silence in Armenia

  In Armenia, unfortunately, there is no legal framework, no strategy, and no accurate perceptions addressing bullying. Moreover, the situation is made more...
• 18 April

  

  PM Offers to Temporarily Suspend Penalties for Unpaid Pension Contributions

  Newly appointed Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan (pictured) instructed the relevant state bodies to quickly prepare a draft bill...
• 18 April

  

  Pension Deductions Made from Constitutional Court Employees’ Wages: Newspaper

  The financial department of the Constitutional Court continues to make deductions from the wages of Constitutional Court employees for the...
• 18 April

  

  Woman Who Released Mouse Outside Government Building Fined 20,000 AMD

  A large number of police officers at around 7:30 pm on Thursday followed Karabakh War veteran Susanna Margaryan to her home, with the intention of detaining her...
• 17 April

  

  Imprisoned Karabakh War Veteran Claims Family Members Also Persecuted

  Volodya Avetisyan claims that from the very beginning, various high-ranking officials under the direction of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan have "seduced" and bribed him....
• 17 April

  

  Anti-Government Demonstrators Brought Live Cat and Mouse to Protest

  Karabakh War veteran Susanna Margaryan today released a cat and mouse out of a box she brought to a demonstration outside the government building...
• 17 April

  

  Armenian Government Agrees to Partially Subsidize Gas Consumed by Needy Families

  The Government of the Republic of Armenia today approved a package to provide partial compensation for natural gas supplied to needy families in Armenia.
• 17 April

  

  Child of Poor Family Doesn’t Go to School, Newborn Doesn’t Have Birth Certificate: Shirak Centre NGO

  The 8-year-old daughter of a family living in extreme poverty has never gone to school, and the newborn child doesn't have a birth certificate.
• 17 April

  

  Free Medical Consultations in Yerevan Ahead of World Melanoma Day

  The Armenian Association of Hematology and Oncology and the Global Shapers Yerevan Hub for the second time in Armenia will be marking the day of the fight against melanoma.