December, 2015

• 25 December

  

  Photos of Sad-Looking Kids Removed from Armenian President’s Official Website

  “This and several other photos were removed from president.am. That’s how we make everyone happy – by erasing the sad,” Harutyunyan captioned his post...
• 25 December

  

  Armenian Man Who Stabbed Wife 21 Times Gets 3 Years, 6 Months in Prison

  Ararat-based Volodya Muradyan, the husband of 35-year-old Diana Nahapetyan who brutally stabbed his wife to death in winter, 2014, was sentenced on December 24 to 3 years and...
• 22 December

  

  Armenian Villagers Demand Factory Pay for Autumn Grape Harvest

  The factory, the demonstrators added, has promised the money would be paid in the spring of next year; however, no specific payment dates had been mentioned in the villagers' initial ...
• 22 December

  

  Republican MP to Visit Lifers on Hunger Strike

  ”He has promised to meet and have a talk with the boys tomorrow morning. We handed him a 10-point appeal yesterday, and he's also promised to consider it and take appropriate measures,” convict Vagharshak Avetisyan's...
• 22 December

  

  Economists Predict No Growth in Armenia’s Economy in 2016

  Vilen Khachatryan, another of discussion participants, stated that the economy of Armenia had been gradually regressing. Most recent statistics data, he added, have shown that as of November, 2015,..
• 22 December

  

  Parliament Deputy Speaker Criticized for ‘False Promises’ to Yazidis in Armenia

  2015 is coming to an end, and the promises of the NA Deputy Speaker have not been fulfilled. It's regrettable that [Sharmazanov] forgets his promises, and even more so given that these promises were made on...
• 19 December

  

  Victims’ Relatives Doubt Gyumri Massacre Suspect Was Acting Alone (Photo)

  The Avetisyans’ relatives, on the other hand, have other concerns. Speaking to reporters during one of the many breaks, Rima Avetisyan stated they did not believe Permyakov had acted alone: “I see his face and his state, and...
• 18 December

  

  Three Armenian Soldiers Dead in NKR – Official

  NKR military authorities also reported that contract soldier Gor V Ohanyan, 23, received a fatal gunshot wound late in the evening on Thursday, December 17, at one of the military units stationed in the northern direction...
• 18 December

  

  Armenian Trial of Gyumri Massacre Suspect Began on Russian Military Base

  The trial of Russian soldier Valery Permyakov, accused of murdering seven members of Armenian Avetisyan family in January 12, 2015, began today in Armenia's second largest city of Gyumri with an outgoing...
• 17 December

  

  Relatives Stage Protest in Support of Armenian Lifers on Hunger Strike

  Having received no response from the Government or the Minister of Justice, the protesters decided to continue their protest action in front of the RA National Assembly. The relatives said they intended to...