March, 2014

• 18 March

  

  ‘Peace and Harmony’: Father of Accused in Domestic Violence Case Testifies in Court

  The defendant's father, Hamlet Hakobyan, claimed that his son and daughter-in-law, Hasmik Khachatryan, "lived in peace and harmony" and Sargis never...
• 18 March

  

  Cher Refuses to Participate in Armenia Music Awards in Moscow Because of Putin’s Ukraine Policy: News.am

  Cher won't be participating in the annual Armenia Music Awards LEGENDS 2014, which will be held for the ninth time, taking place on...
• 18 March

  

  Crimea Referendum has Nothing to do with Nagorno-Karabakh Referendum: Opinion

  The referendum in Crimea is truly and completely illegal and has nothing to do with the referendum in Nagorno-Karabakh...
• 18 March

  

  Azerbaijan Increased Arms Imports by 378% in 5 Years. Main Supplier is Russia

  The USA and Russia together accounted for 56% of the volume of arms exports during the five-year period 2009–2013.
• 18 March

  

  Multimedia Photo Series by Azerbaijani-Armenian Team from Ukraine’s Maidan

  Azerbaijani photographer Ahmed Mukhtar, who these days is working together with the Epress.am team in Ukraine, prepares thematic...
• 18 March

  

  78-Year-Old Man Set Himself on Fire in Kapan, Armenia

  Around 7 am today, outside 8 Minas Papyan Street in the Armenian town of Kapan, a citizen committed self-immolation.
• 18 March

  

  Armenia’s Central Bank Injected More than $300 Million into Market to Save Dram: Paper

  The Armenian dram continues to depreciate, and the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia continues to intervene with the aim of...
• 18 March

  

  Armenian Family of Six Resumes Sit-In Outside President’s Office

  Etchmiadzin resident Ashot Khudoyan, along with his wife and four young children, once again announced an indefinite sit-in across the street from the presidential residence.
• 18 March

  

  Raffi Hovannisian Proposes Meeting with Leaders of Four Non-Ruling Parties: Hraparak

  Hovannisian's main proposal was to organize a meeting of the leaders of the four non-ruling parties (BHK, Heritage Party, Armenian National Congress, and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation).
• 17 March

  

  “Insulting the Police Beyond the Power of Ordinary Citizens”: Armenian Activist Vardges Gaspari on Trial

  "I don't think that anyone was offended by my remarks, since it's beyond my and ordinary citizens' power and extremely difficult to insult a police officer."