March, 2014

• 26 March

  

  Lawyers Must Not Become Target of Hate: Chamber of Advocates on Harsnaqar Case

  "Relatives of the accused hurled curses and insults to the representative of the injured party, attorney Tigran Yegoryan.
• 25 March

  

  1,400 Girls Are Not Born in Armenia Each Year: Perspectives on Contraception & Abortion

  Though more women in Armenia today than 10 years ago use modern contraception, many still resort to abortion as a form of contraception.
• 25 March

  

  Environmental Activists Disrupt International Mining Conference in Yerevan

  Local environmental activists today interrupted an international conference organized by the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the World Bank...
• 25 March

  

  Public Transportation Fare Increased in Dilijan

  The public transportation fare in the Armenian resort town of Dilijan rose from 70 dram to 100 dram.
• 24 March

  

  Accused in Case of Fatal Restaurant Beating Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

  The six defendants in the "Harsnaqar case" were each sentenced to 12 years in prison.
• 24 March

  

  Blogger Won’t be Voting for Armenia’s Eurovision Entry Because of his Homophobic, Transphobic Remarks

  "I am pretty disappointed that from the very first day when Public TV announced Aram MP3 as Armenia representative in Eurovision, he started making homophobic and...
• 24 March

  

  Maidan After Referendum in Crimea: Multimedia Photo Series

  This multimedia photo series was prepared by Azerbaijani photographer Ahmed Mukhtar, who last week was working in Ukraine with the Epress.am team and Meydan TV correspondent, composer Elmir Mirzoyev.
• 24 March

  

  When Democracy Ends on the Word Ukraine: Composer to Epress.am in Ukraine

  Ukrainian composer Volodymyr Runchak spoke with the Epress.am team about recent events in his country, Ukraine-Russia relations, and Russian cultural workers.
• 24 March

  

  PHOTOS: Thousands Gather at Dem Em Rally Against Pension Reform

  The Dem Em pressure group against the new pension reforms on Saturday rallied in Yerevan's Liberty Square, followed by a march through the Armenian capital.
• 22 March

  

  Protesting Family to Celebrate Son’s 1st Birthday on Street, Outside Armenian President’s Office

  "We are waiting until they will annul the decision to initiate criminal proceedings or not. They will decide; then, if we didn't see any results, from...