February, 2015

• 19 February

  

  Ministry Proposals Threaten NGO’s Standing in Disease Control Programs

  Two other proposals were made at the National Coordination Committee session: that grant recipient organizations remain the same, or the Mission East organization be replaced with the Youth Foundation...
• 19 February

  

  MP Calls for Police Officers to Act Within the Limits of Morality (VIDEO)

  - Actions must be humane and moral. Don’t cross the limit. Tomorrow [Serzh Sargsyan] won’t be [the president], but you'll still live in this country. What will you say about what you did that day? Tomorrow, you'll be...
• 19 February

  

  World Bank to Offer Government Support In Nairit Plant’s Future: Employees Still Waiting for 18 Months Worth of Salaries

  The World Bank will provide close monitoring and quality review for this analysis of Nairit, however we would like to clarify that this analytical work will be conducted under the leadership of the Minister...
• 19 February

  

  Plaintiffs Come To Court in Masks: Protesting Hate Spreading Newspaper (VIDEO)

  A few of the plaintiffs and their supporters came to the hearing wearing masks. One of the masked citizens, Anna Shahnazaryan, said that the Armenian courts were wearing masks, forgetting about their authority, mocking...
• 18 February

  

  Prosperous Armenia Party Cancels Rally, Tsarukyan Calls for “Peace”

  - Our citizens' life and dignity is valuable for me. No goal can justify the loss of even one innocent life. Neither the authorities, nor the opposition should cross the limits of commonsense. All issues have to be solved...
• 18 February

  

  Dissolved Company’s Workers Don’t Want to Share the Fate of the Nairit Workers

  A Presidential office staff member told the demonstrators that a commission has been created in the district municipality to deal with the Kentron Makrutyun company employee issue. The staffer advised them...
• 18 February

  

  Russian Prosecutor Has Not Received a Letter Regarding Permyakov’s Transfer

  “According to the existing information, the Russian Prosecutor General has not received a letter from the Republic of Armenia’s relevant entities regarding the issue of transferring V.P. Permyakov to the Armenian...
• 18 February

  

  It’s Important Not to Allow a Mistake: “Open Letter to Serzh Sargsyan” by Ter-Petrosyan.

  Thereby, considering that only my expressing concern is insufficient, I want to also make a practical proposal, in which we would meet face to face to Your convenience and under Your conditions, in order to...
• 17 February

  

  The State is Trying to Limit the Work of NGOs: Discussion in Yerevan

  With the new law, NGOs can be involved in for-profit (entrepreneurial activities). In the past, it was necessary to register as LLC and be its 100% shareholder, however that will no longer be necessary...
• 17 February

  

  Report: State Carries Economic Losses Due to LGBT Migration

  In addition, the report’s authors noted that the major difference between LGBT and other migrants is that LGBT individuals often do not send remittances or send insignificant amounts to the country, they often...