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Monthly Archives: March 2015
March, 2015
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4 March
No Changes Expected In the Field of Economic Competition in Armenia
The journalist brought an example of the sugar market where competition is entirely eliminated; sugar is imported to Armenia only by Republican Party faction MP, oligarch Samvel Aleksanyan, while the latter’s... -
4 March
Air Armenia Unable to Restart Flights
Hraparak daily notes that currently it is unknown whether the company would get back to business or not. The aviation company has serious financial issues and they have not been successful in finding a solution... -
3 March
Parliament Passes Law Providing Tax Cut For Large Exporters
Armenian National Congress leader Levon Zurabyan said that the new law was just a way to monopolize the exports' sector as well. According to him, the law would increase taxes for small and medium-sized business owners... -
3 March
Permyakov Will Not Be Handed Over to Armenia, Says Russian Prosecutor’s Office
According to Article 61 of the Russian Constitution and Article 57 of Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Matters [Minsk Convention] of 01/22/1993, V.P. Permyakov is... -
3 March
Woman Fighting for Return of Her Child Protests In Front of Prosecutor’s Office
The protest participants claimed that the Prosecutor's office has not properly conducted the appeal process, subsequently, the investigator closed the case due to lack of criminal intent. Nikoghosyan, while speaking to... -
3 March
Shant Harutyunyan and Friends Appeal to Court of Cassation
Judge Mnatsakan Martirosyan sentenced Shant Harutyunyan to 6 years imprisonment, Albert Margaryan also received 6 years, Vahe Mkrtchyan 7 years, Liparit Poghosyan 5 years, Vardan Vardanyan 5 years... -
3 March
Another Soldier Dies in Karabakh During Nighttime Attack
In an eastern military unit of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, 19-year old Arsen Karapetyan died from a fatal gunshot wound by an adversary attack on March 2nd to 3rd. The NKR Ministry of Defense stated... -
2 March
Vedi Resident Begins Sit-In with Her 2 Children In Front of Presidential Palace (VIDEO)
Ani Harutyunyan’s husband Mihran Janigulyan was sentenced to 6.5 years imprisonment in 2012 for hooliganism; Janigulyan argued with his father-in-law and hit him. His father-in-law Norayr Harutyunyan, was also... -
2 March
“Fatherhood Is Not a Biological Phenomenon”; Man Refuses to Return Baby to Its Mother
- Since when is biology a criteria for fatherhood. Fatherhood is recognizing, accepting, keeping an infant child. The child is already 2 years old, what does being the biological father matter at this point? Are there few biological... -
2 March
Two Soldiers of NKR Defense Army Killed in an Infiltration Attempt
According to the statement released by the NKR Ministry of Defense, the losses were suffered during an infiltration attempt of a subversive reconnaissance mission by the Azerbaijani side...