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Yearly Archives: 2015
April, 2015
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8 April
The Regime Is Cleaning Up In Preparation For Putin’s Visit: On the Arrests of Oppositionists
Where were the officers of the National Security Service or the Special Investigative Committee when Valery Permyakov fled the 102nd [Russian] military base armed? Why did they allow the massacre to happen... -
8 April
Arrested Armenian Oppositionists Banned From Their Right to Communicate With the Outside World
The arrested men, as stated by the Public Monitoring Group, did not express any complaints about the general conditions or treatment at the detention facility. Meanwhile, Pavel Manukyan has begun a hunger strike to protest his unlawful arrest... -
8 April
Armenian Soldier Killed in Karabakh: Official
On Tuesday, April 7, in an eastern military unit of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, 20-year old soldier Levon Mirzoyan died from a bullet wound as a result of a fire from the Azerbaijani side, the NKR Ministry of Defense... -
8 April
Armenia’s Second President Had No Shady Agreements With Oligarch: Interview
Neither of those statements is true. I followed closely the political processes of the last years, but have never participated in them. I was in good terms and relations with Gagik Tsarukyan, but I have never had any shady... -
8 April
Death of Armenian Soldier Reported on the Day of His Funeral
It was foggy. When it cleared, the adversary opened fire, [Keshishoghlyan] was hit by three bullets. While waiting for help to arrive, he probably tried to crawl to the positions, was unable to, and rolled down into a gorge... -
7 April
Regime Change in Armenia to Start On Genocide Remembrance Day Despite Arrests: Civil Initiative
Later on Tuesday, April 7, “Founding Parliament” coordinator Jirayr Sefilian, members of the initiative Pavel Manukyan, Varujhan Avetisyan, and Gevorg Safaryan were arrested on charges pursuant to Article 225 of the RA Criminal Code... -
7 April
Armenia Could Potentially Benefit from the Iran Nuclear Deal: Political Analyst
According to Saroyan, if Armenia were involved in the negotiation processes between the West and Iran, the country would not be alone in solving its foreign policy issues, and would receive the help of the Western superpowers... -
7 April
Syunik Governor’s Son Threatened to Slaughter a “Prosperous Armenia” Member: Press
He was using curse words I would not dare to repeat in front of you. Immediately after the incident I went to the police and filed a criminal complaint. However, the police have not taken any steps yet, there is no news... -
7 April
Members of an Opposition Movement Detained in Yerevan
In an official statement issued by the RA Investigative Committee on Tuesday it is said that “the RA National Security Service and Special Investigative Committee have joined forces to prevent mass disturbances at the public... -
6 April
Criminal Case Against “Gazprom Armenia” Dismissed
This is absurd, considering that Bektashyan, when he was still a judge at the Court of General Jurisdiction of Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun Administrative Districts, rejected another complaint submitted by me on the basis of a...