October, 2015

• 21 October

  

  Lawyer in Child Custody Case Says Yerevan District Head Deprived Her Client of Legal Representation

  The interviewee stressed that she has witnessed other lawyers also not be allowed to take part in similar meetings; meanwhile, she added, such problems never occurred in other commissions. “Basically...
• 20 October

  

  European Court of Human Rights Delivers Judgement Against Armenia

  After lodging an application with the ECHR, the former judge said, Armenian authorities began to persecute her, brought a criminal prosecution against her, accusing Saghatelyan of fraud during her time in office...
• 20 October

  

  Constitutional Court Rules Lower Court’s Disclosure Order Against Armenian Media Outlets Unlawful

  “Even physical violence against journalists would not affect the flow of information coming from the media to the public as much as the compulsion to disclose sources. Once a journalist reveals a source, all his other...
• 20 October

  

  Economist Says, Situation in Armenian Agriculture Typical of Weak, Underdeveloped Country

  According to Yeghiazaryan, the state should also regulate the relationship between farmers and large processing enterprises. “They should reach a parity of incomes between farmers and processors. Naturally...
• 20 October

  

  Armenian Pharmaceutical Company Unable to Clear Anticancer Drug Through Customs: Press

  The officials' argument, as stated by Varsanyan, is absurd and cannot serve as basis for prohibiting the entry of the drug into the country. The Vaga Pharm Director stated that Xeloda has had a two-year expiration date...
• 17 October

  

  Russian Woman Sues Armenian Lawmaker, High Ranking Police Officials for Libel and Insult

  The woman was then approached by MP Edmon Marukyan, who was part of the “human wall” between the protesters and police during the demonstration, and accused her of “provocative actions....
• 16 October

  

  Armenian Lifers End Hunger Strike Waiting for Government Response

  The [inmates] already have poor health. They decided to stop the hunger strike until next Thursday, to wait for the government response to our demands and decide what to do accordingly,” the inmate's mother said...
• 16 October

  

  New Import Regulations to Be Implemented in Armenia Bear High Corruption Risks: Press

  State officials, the reporter notes, will start convincing the people it's a “very good” procedure, products imported to Armenia have to be checked, get certified and so on: “Check what? The [less than 1-dollar] Chinese...
• 16 October

  

  Armenian Official Reveals Plans for Second Iran-Armenia Pipeline: Press

  To date, “Haykakan Zhamanak” writes, there has been no hint of such a program; however, Ghazaryan claims he has taken part in a several intergovernmental discussions, and the “new Iran-Armenia gasline project has been mentioned.”
• 15 October

  

  Armenian Authorities Continue to Discriminate Against Religious Minorities: U.S. State Department

  “Some media outlets continued to publish articles portraying religious minorities as criminals and spies. Most such statements did not specify a particular religious group. Most religious groups, however, reported the situation...