April, 2016

• 15 April

  

  Vanadzor Man Acquitted of Attempted Murder After 3 Years in Custody

  After a lengthy trial, Vanadzor resident Karen Kungortsev was acquitted Friday morning of the attempted murder of 15-year old Yerevan handball player Davit Hovakimyan. The Lori district court of first instance...
• 15 April

  

  Fear of Retribution Resulted in Self-Censorship of Armenia Media, Says U.S. State Department Report

  During the year there were occasional attacks on journalists; however, according to the report, the Armenian government did not conduct credible investigations into such attacks: “On several occasions police...
• 13 April

  

  Garni Residents Block Village Road, Refuse to Pay for PM’s Irrigation Water (Video)

  Despite the Kotayk police chief’s calls to unblock the street and not to hinder the citizens’ movement, the protesters claimed they would not leave the area until construction equipment was removed from the Azat River gorge...
• 12 April

  

  Anonymous Feminists: “They Make Money Through Our Dead Bodies”

  We believe that this patriarchal act of war can be stopped by the collective action and demand for institutional demilitarization and end of state oppression across the region...
• 11 April

  

  Hatred and Hostility Only Serves Interests of Armenian, Azerbaijani ‘Criminal Clans’

  The conflict has brought a lot of misery to our peoples, has taken away a number of our loved ones and belongings. 17 thousand dead and 20 thousand wounded in Azerbaijan; 6 thousand killed and over 10 wounded in...
• 11 April

  

  Armenian Soldier Dies in ‘Unknown’ Circumstances

  Armenian contract serviceman Robert Abrahamyan, 23, died from a gunshot wound at around 2:15 am Sunday on the combat positions of a military unit of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, the Armenian ...
• 11 April

  

  Bodies of 18 Soldiers Handed Over to Armenian Side

  In two previous operations supported by the ICRC, on 8 and 9 April, bodies were retrieved by the sides of the conflict from the battlefield along the line of contact. These operations took place following an agreement...
• 8 April

  

  ‘People Are Not Born Nationalists:’ Who Benefits From the Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh

  [Mass media] feeds the people daily with what seems to have become usual and essential hatred, xenophobia and militarism in both an obvious and concealed manner. As a result, ..
• 7 April

  

  And How is Karabakh Conflict Discussed at Your Kitchen Tables?

  At present there is lull on the troops’ contact line and disappointment in kitchens and on sofas. Over the last 4 days all my friends learnt that I am a cold-hearted and insensitive person who holds...
• 5 April

  

  Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan Agree to Halt Fighting Amid Minsk Group Negotiations

  The Minsk Group, co-chaired by Russia, France, and the United States, has been acting as a mediator in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict since 1992....