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Monthly Archives: January 2015
January, 2015
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30 January
2014 Annual Report: 65 Incidents of Journalists’ Rights Violations
“The Armenian courts have assigned the Special Investigation Service to deal with the incident, while the latter covers up the cases, with the standard “lack of criminal intent” basis. And those occur in the situation... -
30 January
“PM is On Our Side”; Entrepreneurs Finally Meet With Prime Minister
After exiting the Government building, one of the delegates expressed his impressions that the PM was "on our side.” During the meeting the entrepreneurs demanded that they raise the trade turnover... -
30 January
4 People Arrested in Connection With Murder of a Soldier
Four people have been arrested in connection to the murder of soldier Haykaz Barseghyan by a group of individuals at a Yerevan military training unit, reported the Investigative Committee of Armenia... -
30 January
Mothers of Dead Soldiers Disappointed by Defense Minister’s Speech on Army Day
They later entered the Opera building where a concert was taking place dedicated to Army day. The parents entered not for the concert but to hear Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan’s speech, which, as... -
30 January
Former ARF Member Expresses Serious Issues In Party In Light of Newly Elected Bureau
The ARF’s elite have been dealing with personal quotas, resolving personal issues, and its turned out that us, ordinary members who’ve left, have become the advocates of ARF and its ideology... -
30 January
Group of People Responsible for Hanging Soldier at Yerevan Military Training Unit
As noted in the Investigative Committee’s statement, the corpse was found yesterday at approximately 6:30AM. The investigators who arrived at the site, inspected it, and with the materials gathered... -
29 January
Thousands of Protesters Give Government Deadline to Meet Demands (VIDEO)
The protesters will go to the Government building tomorrow to receive their response from the government. The other decision made by the business owners was that in case of the government not nullifying the law... -
29 January
Two Soldiers Injured Near Border in Tavush
At around 12:30AM, the adversary attempted multiple saboteur attacks in the Tavush province. Azerbaijani saboteurs shot at a civilian Daewoo automobile along the Voskepar-Kirants road. The three people... -
29 January
Soldier Found Hanged at Yerevan Military Training Unit, reports Ministry of Defense
Today, at approximately 6:35AM, a soldier Haykaz Barseghyan was found hanged from a bar in the sports ground of a Yerevan military training unit, reports the official statement of the Ministry of Defense... -
29 January
Armenian MPs Abstained From Vote During PACE Resolution Against Russia
In its resolution, the Assembly said it: “condemns the illegal annexation of Crimea and its continuing integration into the Russian Federation”. It also condemned Russia’s role in “instigating and...