March, 2014

• 27 March

  

  Buying Bread on Loan and Schools on Verge of Closing: Problems in an Armenian Village

  Residents of the rural community of Okhtar in Syunik, home to 22 families, buy bread on loan.
• 27 March

  

  “Gang Case” Trial Postponed Indefinitely

  Discussed at the trial of the "gang case" yesterday was the question of including neurologist Astghik Karapetyan as an expert in the case.
• 27 March

  

  Arrested Karabakh War Veteran Claims He Was Offered Bribes to Stay Quiet

  Reserve Colonel, Karabakh War veteran Volodya Avetisyan, one of the organizers of the struggle for the rights of war veterans, in May 2013 was promised a...
• 26 March

  

  Relatives Do Not Believe Insanity Plea of Husband Accused of Murdering His Wife

  Accused of murdering his wife, Arsen Arakelyan pleaded guilty in court, insisting, however, that he stabbed his wife while "in an unstable mental state".
• 26 March

  

  Armenian Man Broke Into Parliament to “Earn Money for His Family at the Cost his Blood”: News.am

  Ashot said that being in a desperate financial situation, he had decided to kill himself at the parliament entrance so that senior officials could provide assistance to his family...
• 26 March

  

  Nairit Management Pursued a ‘Policy of Destroying the Plant,’ Says Former Director

  "Nairit had become a big competitor to the Russian company Bayer; it had practically conquered the Russian market," said the former director.
• 26 March

  

  Children’s Hospitals in Yerevan Overcrowded Due to Seasonal Viruses

  The flow of sick children to Arabkir Joint Medical Centre is so great that some of the patients are being placed in the corridors.
• 26 March

  

  PACE Armenian Delegation in a Bit of a Pickle Because of Russian Federation: Paper

  Because of the anticipated vote, the Armenian delegation has found itself in an uncomfortable position.
• 26 March

  

  Reporter Ani Gevorgyan Asks Special Investigatory Service to Recognize Her as a Victim

  Local daily Chorrord Inqnishkhanutyun reporter Ani Gevorgyan on Tuesday submitted a statement to the Special Investigatory Service of the Republic of Armenia...
• 26 March

  

  Mothers of Men Convicted of Fatally Beating Military Doctor Protest Outside President’s Office

  About two dozen people, in conversation with reporters, said that they are dissatisfied with the verdict, as all the defendants received 12 years in prison...