May, 2016

• 16 May

  

  Armenian Parliament Won’t Consider Nagorno-Karabakh Recognition

  The bill was not backed by National Assembly's Foreign Relations Committee either, with the majority of the committee – 6 lawmakers - failing earlier this morning to take part in the voting. The bill received a single positive...
• 13 May

  

  Appeal Court Gives Yerevan Resident Two Months to Move Out

  “If the issue is not resolved, as many as 20 families will have to take self-defense measures; we will not leave our apartments,” Geravetyan told Epress.am after the court hearing...
• 12 May

  

  Femicides Mostly Go Unpunished in Armenia, Report Says

  The Armenian political authorities have on several occasions rejected draft laws on domestic violence initiated by the country's women's rights organizations, and the authors say that Armenia's authority...
• 12 May

  

  Prison Authorities ‘Plan Provocations’ Against Hunger-Striking Inmate, Human Rights Activists Claim

  Helsinki Association representative Arman Veziryan told Epress.am that on Wednesday evening two other prisoners were transferred to Gevorgyan's cell, after which there was a fire in the cell, followed quickly by...
• 12 May

  

  Foreign Currency Reserves in Armenia Fall 10 Percent in First Quarter: Press

  “The simultaneous growth in Armenian's foreign debt is especially alarming. In the first quarter of this year alone, our external debt increased by 576 million dollars, standing at US$ 5.2 billion. In other words...
• 12 May

  

  Armenian Soldier Killed in Overnight Ceasefire Violations – Official

  The Azerbaijani armed forces continued to violate on the night of 11-12 May the agreement on cessation of hostilities in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, firing mortar shells, rockets and rocket-propelled grenades...
• 10 May

  

  Aleksanyan ‘Recovering Damages’ for Flour Aid Sent to Karabakh: Press

  Manana Grain owner Gurgen Nikoghosyan told the daily that the price increase was caused by rising wheat prices in Russia. “The Russian wheat market, as a matter of fact, has not changed much since the beginning...
• 10 May

  

  Armenian Farmers Face Yet Another Payment Delay

  He added that the farmers gather every day at the village centre to discuss further action: “We discuss possibilities of what can be done; but the country is in a state of war, so our voices will never be heard...
• 10 May

  

  Police Order ‘Fancy’ Traffic Tickets at Taxpayers’ Expense: Press

  Under the agreement, the price of every 20-gram delivery will be 350 dram, while, Haykakan Zhamanak stresses, such 20-gram envelopes usually cost only 120 drams. “We can only assume that ...
• 7 May

  

  Investigation Into Armenian Soldier’s Death Deliberately Delayed, Family Say

  The first head investigator of the case, as stated by Hasmik Hambaryan, was for some unknown reason replaced by Nver Avetisyan, who, after his appointment, was also promoted to major...