March, 2016

• 10 March

  

  Parents in Black: A Story of Struggle (Video)

  Nana Muradyan, one of the dead soldiers' mothers, said at a press conference Wednesday that she has already lost all hope but couldn't “just sit at home” with her son's killer still on the loose...
• 10 March

  

  Electoral Code Changes ‘Aimed at Aiding Authorities’ Far-Reaching Infringment Plans’

  Reporters will basically have to queue to enter polling stations, and the election commission head will decide how many of them are allowed to at a time. This creates a large room for willfulness ...
• 10 March

  

  Law Enforcement Initiate Proceedings Based on Gaspari’s Beating Allegations: Press

  Armenia's Special Investigation Service (SIS) has initiated criminal proceedings on charges of official negligence in connection with beating allegations voiced by Yerevan-based civic activist Vardges Gaspari...
• 8 March

  

  ‘Feast of Consumer Society;’ Activists Hold March 8 Protest at Yerevan Shopping Mall (Video, Photo)

  We are against yet another merchandising of femininity that puts a flowery straitjacket on us during the one-day or one-month long spectacle of the consumer society; even during that period we earn less than men...
• 8 March

  

  Women’s Day March in Yerevan Calls to Celebrate Diversity of Women (Photo, Video)

  “These people have the same rights as anyone else. They have the right to freedom of assembly. Besides, the law might provide for equal rights between men and women, but it’s on paper only,” the girl replied...
• 7 March

  

  Gender Wage Gap in Armenia Nearly 36%, UN Study Says

  Restrictions on women's work, which, as stated by the official, are also prevalent in Armenia, cause Armenia's GDP a yearly damage of $50-60 million...
• 7 March

  

  Armenian Man Fined $100 for Subjecting Wife to Decade of Domestic Abuse

  Despite the indictment stating that the defendant violently hit and punched his wife numerous times during their last argument, hence the charges against him of committing a socially dangerous act, prosecutor ...
• 4 March

  

  Gas Explosion Victims Still Seek Compensation from Gazprom, Hope President Will Finally Hear Them

  The company, he added, had promised to pay compensation for damages if proven guilty, and various examinations have shown that the exploded pipeline had been built in the area illegally: “But Gazprom-Armenia...
• 4 March

  

  Nubarashen Prison Head Might Be Sacked Amid Gaspari Revelations: Press

  Hraparak daily newspaper reports that the latest revelations by Yerevan-based civic activist Verdges Gaspari about his recent experience with custody and the actual situation in Yerevan's...
• 3 March

  

  Judge Surprised by Gaspari’s No-Show, Had Removed Him from Courtroom for 6 Court Hours

  The activist, as it turned out, had not been notified properly about the judge's decision to allow him after all to attend his case hearings, Yegoryan told Baghdasaryan after the 5-minute break. The judge had nothing left...