August, 2016

• 29 August

  

  Armenian Farmer Says He’d Sooner Throw Grapes Away Than Sell to Wineries

  The farmer added that he intended to sell this season's 3-4 tonnes of produce at the market and throw whatever is left away. “Throwing away is more profitable than [selling to wineries],” Zakaryan said...
• 29 August

  

  Criminal Case Over Karabakh Veteran’s Beating Delayed in Hopes of Amnesty, Lawyer Claims

  During the last hearing, which was held in September, 2015, lawyer Muradyan had filed a motion for the recusal of prosecutor Yuri Aghayan, claiming that the latter had “failed to notice the blatant and ...
• 29 August

  

  Russian Citizen Detained in Yerevan Wanted by US since May, Armenia’s Police Say

  Sergey Mironov, a 30-year-old Russian citizen who was detained by Armenian security forces in Yerevan's Zvartnots airport Friday, has been wanted by the US government since May 11 for alleged money laundering ...