May, 2016

• 31 May

  

  Lori Court Dismisses Defamation Claim Against HCAV

  Arayik Zalyan, a representatives for HCAV, told Epress.am that the claim against the organization was initially unfounded. “The Civil Code article on defamation and slander exempts from liability when...
• 31 May

  

  Armenia’s New Electoral Code ‘Limits Rights’ of Local Observers and Reporters

  The Draft Electoral Code no longer gives observers the right to appeal to the chairperson with a requirement or recommendation to eliminate a violation, to attract his or her attention to a violation, or ...
• 31 May

  

  Sugar Monopoly; Armenian Oligarch ‘More Powerful’ Than Government

  In Armenia, the newspaper continues, sugar is sold solely thanks to the existence of a monopoly, and Artsvik Minasyan's justification that a legal monopoly would impose additional obligations on the monopolist,...
• 31 May

  

  Armenian Defense Ministry Officials Arrested for Abusing Their Power: Press

  In an interview with Aravot.am, Sona Truzyan, an adviser to the chairman of the Armenian Investigative Committee, confirmed the arrests. “I can officially confirm that three persons were arrested last night ...
• 30 May

  

  19-Year-Old NKR Defense Army Soldier Dead Unexpectedly, Officials Say

  Suren A Mosiyan, a 19-year-old conscript of the Nagorno-Karabakh defense army, died suddenly at around 10 pm on Sunday at a combat position of a southeastern military unit, according to a short statement...
• 28 May

  

  Armenian Villagers Block Highway to Protest Rough Road Conditions

  “It's been like this for several years now. This is a road of strategic importance, and it's in a rough condition. Ambulances refuse to come here, saying that they will remain stuck with the patient on the road...
• 27 May

  

  Seriously Ill Armenian Prisoner Ends Hunger Strike

  Hrachya has been assigned treatment, injections in the hospital; but he does not expect the penal institution to actually carry out the treatment. If he is not provided with proper care, he’ll resume the hunger strike...
• 27 May

  

  LGBT Activist Speaks Out on Homophobia in Armenia, Says Country Needs Anti-Discrimination Law (Video)

  The lack of an Armenian law protecting members of the LGBT community and other minorities, Khandikyan added, also contributes to the problem; “Everybody's human rights, independent of their nationality...
• 27 May

  

  Witness Testifies to Seeing Accused Murderers Kill Armenian Cadet

  The witness then provided a detailed description of the events of the night of Barseghyan's death; “I was awakened by the noise and saw [the accused] standing at Haykaz's bed. At first, I thought they wanted to fight because...
• 26 May

  

  Armenia Keeps Generously Handing Out Academic Degrees: Press

  In 1994, a total of 103 people in Armenia received doctorates and candidate degrees. Over the following years, this number grew rapidly: in 1995, 152 people became doctors and candidates of sciences; in 1996 ...