June, 2016

• 29 June

  

  LGBTI Armenians Continue to Face Discrimination and Stigma: Study

  The fieldworkers also asked the respondents if they thought that homosexuality should be outlawed. 90% of respondents agreed with that statement, and only 2% stated that they would agree with a law allowing homosexual marriage....
• 29 June

  

  On Why Armenia Should Not Strive So Hard to Become Second Israel

  Panellist Harutyun Marutyan countered to this by saying that Armenia has no problems with national minorities, so the need to ensure the provision of their rights and freedoms is not really a relevant...
• 29 June

  

  Yerevan Prisoner on Hunger Strike Again in Protest of Inappropriate Treatment

  Hrachya Gevorgyan, who was sentenced in November, 2015, to 8 years in prison for hostage-taking, violence against a representative of authorities, and extortion, is suffering from chronic ...