July, 2015

• 7 July

  

  Activist Detained, Dumped in Landfill by Armenian Police

  “I was at the rally in the Freedom Square. As I was heading home, I saw that police officers had formed a human wall at the intersection of Mashtots Avenue and Tumanyan Street. I guess, they expected me to change...
• 6 July

  

  Two Soldiers Killed, Two Injured in Car Accident in NKR

  Two soldiers of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, Sasun Ziroyan, 26, and Marat Tadevosyan, 28, were killed on July 5, at around 1:55 AM, in a car accident on Berdzor-Stepanakert highway. Two other servicemen, Alik Petrosyan, 23,...
• 6 July

  

  Demonstration in Yerevan Dispersed, Dozens of Protesters Detained by Armenian Police (VIDEO)

  Saroyan managed to get out of the vehicle the first time, while the second attempt at her detention was prevented by Colonel Hunan Poghosyan, who ordered the officers to “let the girl go.” Poghosyan, however...
• 6 July

  

  Armenian Police Dismantle Barricade, Urge Citizens to Return Central Yerevan to “Its Beautiful State” (UPDATED)

  “Police will use powers vested in them by Armenian law to restore the public order that has been disrupted for nearly two weeks,” Deputy Yerevan Police Chief Valery Osipyan stated, calling for protesters to help...
• 6 July

  

  “Power Belongs to People:” Demonstrators in Downtown Yerevan Celebrate Constitution Day

  Protesters occupying central Baghramyan Avenue in Yerevan celebrated Armenian Constitution Day on Sunday, July 6. At various times during the day, demonstrators read excerpts from the RA Constitution, stating...
• 4 July

  

  Four Arrested in Connection with Alleged Murder Attempt of Armenian Governor

  Law enforcement officers have found large quantities of weapons and ammunition, including an AK-74 riffle, in the homes of the arrested men, the NSS said. Forensic scientists are currently working to establish whether...
• 3 July

  

  Demonstrators in Yerevan Urge Public to Join Protest, Define Their Own Future

  “Citizens with different views and different beliefs are presently exercising their right on Baghramyan Avenue: [demonstrators are creating] working groups dealing with different issues, organizing public discussions...
• 3 July

  

  “Only Hope Is Self-Organization”: When Downtown Yerevan Makes Sense

  “Because the most advanced layer of society – I call them Internet generation and remains of jeans generation, which have not merged with bourgeoisie or bureaucrats – have found each other and felt each other's strength...
• 2 July

  

  Armenian Armed Forces and NKR Defense Army Deaths Increased in First Half of 2015

  According to official data, 22 of the 34 registered deaths occurred due to ceasefire violations, 3 due to unfortunate accidents, 2 murders (1 intentional murders, 1 violation of firearm regulations), 1 breach of combat duty or military duty...
• 2 July

  

  Armenian Protesters Staging Hunger Strike Taken to Hospital

  Note, the protesters started their hunger strike on Tuesday evening on Baghramyan Avenue in downtown Yerevan, where thousands of people have been staging a sit-in protest against the hike in electricity rates. The young...