November, 2014

• 20 November

  

  For Moscow, Armenia and Azerbaijan are Friends: 168 Zham

  In his opinion, in Armenia it is, in general, falsely perceived that Armenia is Russia’s only strategic partner and ally. “Fundamentally, it’s in Russian interest to have...
• 19 November

  

  Parents Demanding Fair Investigations for Children’s Death, Government too Busy with Guests (VIDEO)

  Five minutes after the parents went across the street, the palace gates opened and an OSCE office car entered; the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk was ...
• 19 November

  

  PHOTO-SERIES: 16 Days Against Gender-Based Violence

  The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Women consists of the Women’s Resource Center, Society Without Violence, Women’s Rights Center, Women’s Support Center, Public Information...
• 19 November

  

  Police Violate Freedom of Assembly Especially During Protests Related to Russia

  The human rights defender remarked that after 2008, when the new “freedom of assembly” law passed, the police’s behavior was to an extent improved, however, during the last two years...
• 19 November

  

  Documentary about Armenian Transgender Musician Wins Another Award

  The documentary has won the Best Film and Documentary at the Byron Bay International Film Festival 2014, Best Music Documentary at the Macon Film Festival 2014, Best Documentary...
• 18 November

  

  Juvenile Testified to Murder by Way of Beatings and Threats, says Mother

  - A contradiction arose between my lawyer and me regarding this issue, and I stopped using his services. Only after being involved with my second lawyer did I testify and say that I had not...
• 18 November

  

  Police Torture an Issue in Armenia, OSCE Expert Unaware

  He stressed that only 1-2 cases related to torture have been taken to court, with verdicts against police. The NGO representative claims that by giving the torturers amnesty, Armenia violated...
• 18 November

  

  National Assembly Passes Bill to Support Border Communities

  Another point in the law includes the subsidization of specific border community residents' land tax and real estate tax expenses, as well as residents left homeless due to Azerbaijani attacks...
• 18 November

  

  Rejection of Criminal Case Against NSS is a Violation: Intelligence Agency Recruiting Journalist

  According to the lawyer, the NSS employee committed a line of violations; especially, when he threatened Hrayr Manukyan, saying the journalist should think about his family...
• 17 November

  

  Armenian Potential Fathers Prefer to Have Male Children: Survey

  More than 70% of couples in rural communities would prefer having boys, if they were restricted to only one child. While in Yerevan, the situation is...