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Monthly Archives: September 2016
September, 2016
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6 September
Arrested Armenian Gunman on Hunger Strike to Demand Proper Medical Care for Injured Allies
Lawyers for the arrested gunmen have repeatedly voiced concerns over inadequate medical treatment provided to their clients. Some have gone so far as to say that the “Daredevils of Sasun” members were being tortured... -
6 September
Son of Armenian Governor’s Driver Accused of Fresh Violence
According to the daily, Hakobyan is accused of brutally beating Vache Harutyunyan, an employee of a local construction material store, and Harutyunyan's cousin Alik. A spokesperson for... -
6 September
Growing Economic Activity Despite Falling Wages: Press
The unemployment rate has also been rising. Thus, according to government data, the official number of registered unemployed persons was 79 000 in the first seven months of the year- a growth of 10 percent compared... -
5 September
Armenian Grape Farmers Allow Village School to Resume Classes
Classes in the local kindergarten, according to Kostanyan, have also been resumed but will also be disrupted in case of the winery's failure to pay the farmers' money – a total of 140 million drams... -
3 September
Wife of Arrested Yerevan Man Accuses Police of Tampering with Their Testimonies
- My husband demanded a lawyer as soon as he was detained, but he wasn't assigned one. Officers told him to 'just sit down and write; it will be better for you this way.' According to the indictment,... -
2 September
European Court Issued 20 Verdicts Against Armenia in Last 3 Years
In the last 3 years, the European Court of Human Rights issued 20 rulings against the Republic of Armenia and ordered the state to pay a total of 335,000 Euros to the winning applicants, minister-chief of Government staff ... -
2 September
Winery Promises to Pay Boycotting Grape Farmers’ Money Within Two Weeks
We don't believe their promises, and we do not intend to send our children to school until the money issue is resolved,” Kostan Stepanyan told our reporter, adding that the governor had come to urge the farmers to end... -
1 September
Grape Farmers Keep Children Off School to Protest Against Unpaid Money
About two months ago, the farmer went on, PM Abrahamyan met with the villagers and reassured them that the issue would soon be resolved; his promise, however, has yet to be fulfilled...