June, 2015

• 10 June

  

  The Status and Role of Women in the Androcentric Society of Armenian Gyumri

  The locals, she said, wistfully recall the days when young girls too could be seen strolling through the streets of the city in the evenings, when women lived a more active social life...
• 10 June

  

  Electricity Tariff in Armenia to Rise by Almost 7 Drams

  The RA Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) is planning to increase the tariff for electricity supplied to consumers by nearly 7 drams. The issue is to be discussed at the June 17 session of PSRC...
• 9 June

  

  Big Corruption Risks: Administrators Unwilling to Find Out How Cell Phones Enter Prisons

  Based on the above-mentioned observation, the Group of Public Observers Conducting Public Monitoring of Penitentiary Institutions and Bodies of the RA Ministry of Justice proposes to discuss the issue of legalizing cell...
• 9 June

  

  Number of Voters in Armenia’s Local Elections Exceeds Voting Age Population of Communities’: Press

  - In other words, it turns out that the entire population of Abovyan and Artashat is eligible to vote, and there are practically no minors in these cities. And the situation with Alaverdi is even more shameful: here, the number...
• 8 June

  

  Armenian Activist Disputes OSCE’s Decision to Terminate His Employment (VIDEO)

  “International organizations provide all kinds of assistance to power structures; as a result, cases of terror, violence, and political persecution are increasing in the actions of these bodies, which not only do not get the...
• 8 June

  

  Neocolonialism More Effective Than Colonization; Armenia’s Struggle to Preserve Sovereignty (Lecture)

  In the period of neocolonialism, in addition to old colonialists, which are different for different countries, there were also major countries, such as the United States, which, although not colonialist in the traditional sense...
• 6 June

  

  HCAV Representatives Demand Prosecution of Russian Border Guards

  The Russian border guards, according to the human rights organization, do not have the authority to arrest people; they are only allowed to detain those who try illegally to cross the Armenian-Iranian or Armenian...
• 6 June

  

  7 Killed in a Car Accident in Armenia’s Lori Province

  Seven people were killed in a major car accident in the Armenian Lori province on the night of June 6. According to an official statement issued by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations...
• 6 June

  

  Not Many Takers for Methadone Treatment Offered to Drug Addicts in Armenian Gyumri

  Homemade petroleum-based drugs, according to the doctor, are some of the most dangerous kinds, since they cause severe damage to the visceral organs, including the heart, liver, and brain, as well as lead to gangrene of skin and bones...
• 5 June

  

  Republican MP Should Be Prosecuted for Decapitation, Rape Threats: Human Rights Defender

  “Evidently, Arakel Movsisyan is making public threats of decapitation and rape; moreover, he is urging to rape and behead,” Sakunts writes in his message. These statements, the human rights defender claims, contain elements of crime...