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Yearly Archives: 2015
July, 2015
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27 July
Armenian Governor’s Son Arrested Over Beating in Goris
Syunik Governor Surik Khachatryan's son, Tigran Khachatryan, was arrested on July 25 - about three months after the incident - in connection with the beating on May 2 of brothers Harutyun and Mushegh Zakaryan; Khachatryan... -
24 July
‘Counter Strike:’ Street Art Featuring Armenian President Appears on Parliament Building
Armenian street art group Hakaharvats (Counter Strike) yesterday held an action on Baghramyan Ave. near the RA National Assembly building. The activists plastered a poster of the RA President Serzh Sargsyan on the wall of the building... -
23 July
Armenian Businessman Escaped Taxes By Constructing Apartment Building ‘At Citizens’ Request’
According to the project, the spokesperson stressed, the building should have had 12 stories; instead, 14 floors were built, while some of the residents were dissatisfied with the housing conditions and did not want... -
22 July
Prosecutors to Drop Charges Against Armenian Man Accused of Murder, Lawyer Says
The lawyer recalled that the witness had written in his preliminary testimony that he had seen Kungortsev at the crime scene, and later repeated the same statement in a court hearing in January: “However... -
22 July
Armenian Finance Minister’s Family Buys Orange Armenia
As reported today by Armenian daily “Haykakan Zhamanak,” experts estimate that the market price of Orange Armenia could range from USD 80 million up to USD 120 million. This assessment is based on the company... -
20 July
NSS Employee Who Had Tried to Recruit Journalist Appointed RA President’s Press Secretary
Representative of Heritage Party’s interests, lawyer Harutyun Baghdasaryan told Epress.am late last year, that the Prosecutor’s office did not have the right to reject Hrayr Manukyan’s recording as material... -
17 July
Mass Media Should Not Be Prosecuted for Protecting Their Sources, Expert Says
Another reason is that [before demanding anonymous sources be disclosed] all other possible sources, ways of solving the crime must be exhausted, Melikyan said, claiming that "that's not true either,” since the entire Gyumri was talking about... -
16 July
Armenian Family Caught in Gas Explosion Demands Compensation from Gazprom-Armenia
They have not even initiated criminal proceedings yet; those guilty have not been charged. […] The Government has given us rent money a few times, but that's not a solution. [The Government] can rein Gazprom-Armenia... -
16 July
‘Priority Problems of Utmost Importance:’ Parliamentary Official Responds to Parents of Dead Armenian Soldiers
After years of futile protests, the parents have been heartened by the response from the Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs Hovhannes Sahakyan: “The interpellations brought on by you are... -
15 July
Armenian Protesters Address Message to “Republican Party Chairman Serzh Sargsyan”
“In the second phase [of the fight], we will block the main streets in Yerevan and other cities. Then it will become clear to everyone that police brutality is powerless against the peaceful rallies of citizens. In the third phase...