July, 2016

• 8 July

  

  ‘What Men Should Do;’ Yerevan Woman, Parents Axed by Former Husband

  People are still asking 'but what did she do to be beaten up so badly...?,' the war against women at home is making more victims than the war on the borders, yet no one is getting mobilised as much...
• 8 July

  

  Government Compensation Not Enough for Flood-Stricken Artik, Residents Say

  Several days ago volunteers from Yerevan left for Artik to help the flood-stricken citizens in the town and nearby villages; today they held a press conference in Yerevan to report that there is a threat of an epidemic in the flood-affected areas...
• 8 July

  

  Yerevan Court Refuses Bail for Arrested Oppositionist

  “I waited at the [appeals] court for an hour yesterday for a hearing, but they said it wouldn't be held. Later, for some unknown reason, they decided to hold one after all without either Sefilyan's or my presence and denied our pre-trial release...
• 8 July

  

  Armenia’s President Promotes Controversial Defense Ministry Official

  Armenia's president Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on July 7 appointing Grigori Khachaturov, the son of the Chief of the General Staff of Armenia's Armed Forces Yuri Khachaturov, Commander of the Defense Ministry Third Army Corps...