June, 2016

• 3 June

  

  Water for the Rich: Who Actually Benefits From Controversial Irrigation Project?

  Village head Hakobyan did not share the protesters views on the World Bank-financed project, insisting that it would only benefit the village. The project envisages transferring water via pipes from the Gilanlar basin to...
• 3 June

  

  Human Rights Activist Alleges Torture and Harassment at Yerevan Psychiatric Clinic

  At Nubarashen, they dragged me across the floor and threw me onto the bed, tearing my clothes in the process. They tied me up really tightly; me arms and legs still hurt. They injected me with something, which I...
• 3 June

  

  Armenian Villagers Again Block Road to Protest Irrigation Project

  According to Sedrakyan, however, any debates have yet to be called, while the construction of the gravity system in the reservoir was in full swing, despite authorities' promises of termination until further discussion....