April, 2014

• 2 April

  

  Yerevan Municipality Reprimanded for Not Taking Measures to Make City Accessible for People with Disabilities

  Instead of paving the dilapidated streets in the outskirts of the city, the municipality often repaved the main streets [in the city center], despite their being in good condition.
• 2 April

  

  Armenian Constitutional Court Struck Down Law on Mandatory Pension

  Armenia's Constitutional Court earlier today recognized the mandatory component of a new, unpopular pension law as null and void...
• 1 April

  

  Armenian Villagers on the Recent Frost Destroying their Crops

  "The apricot, plum, peach, cherry, and prune [trees] are completely destroyed [...] If only this frost came 20 days ago; we wouldn't be in this deplorable situation..."
• 1 April

  

  Victim in Felony Case Denies Investigator’s Recorded Testimony

  Violations committed by the investigation authorities continue to emerge over the course of the trial of Gor Barnausov and Aram Zarafyan...
• 1 April

  

  No Casualties in Kessab, Though Fate of 40 People is Unknown: Kessab Armenian

  During the fighting in Kessab, there were no casualties among the Armenian population but the calculations after inhabitants fled to Latakia showed that 30–40 people were left...
• 1 April

  

  Ministry Did Not Effectively Address Problems in Agriculture Sector: Ombudsman

  According to the Armenian Ombudsman, the government did not sufficiently compensate those working in agriculture for the damage caused by natural disasters.
• 1 April

  

  Reporters Without Borders Urges Armenian MPs to Withdraw Bill on “Fake Accounts” Online

  "The media cannot be held responsible for content they did not create and online anonymity is one of the founding principles of the Internet as a space for..."
• 1 April

  

  Karabakh: 4 Soldiers Killed in 12 Days

  Senior Lieutenant Harutyun Safaryan, 27, on March 31 was fatally wounded at a combat position stationed in the southern direction of the....
• 1 April

  

  US Had Big Role in Levon Ter-Petrossian’s Resignation in 1998, Says Former Advisor

  Assistant US Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland at one time made a significant contribution to the resignation of...

March, 2014

• 31 March

  

  Constitutional Court Adjourns Case Against Pension Reform

  The Constitutional Court in Armenia, which on Friday begun examination of the constitutionality of certain provisions of an unpopular pension reform, adjourned...