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Monthly Archives: October 2016
October, 2016
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17 October
Armenian Serviceman Arrested Over Fatal Shooting of Fellow Soldier
The soldier, whose identity was not revealed, is accused of opening fire at Virabyan while the latter was on patrol duty. Investigators have launched a murder probe into the conscript's death.... -
17 October
Low Wholesale Prices Could Lead Armenia’s Potato Farmers to Bankruptcy, Opposition MP Says
Speaking from the floor of the National Assembly today, opposition Armenian National Congress faction member Nikol Pashinyan, who went to meet with the demonstrators on Friday, stated that Armenia's potato farmers have ... -
14 October
How Armenian Media Made Up the Circumstances of One Soldier’s Death
On April 8, Artsrun Hovhannisyan, the spokesperson for Armenia's Ministry of Defense, published the names of 44 soldiers who were killed between April 2 and 8 in NKR on his Facebook page. Gevorg Mghdesyan was also on... -
14 October
Russian Soldier Injured During Night Out with Fellow Servicemen
According to preliminary data, officials said, Rutskoy was injured in a scuffle that broke out late on Thursday during a party with fellow soldiers. He was soon rushed to the Gyumri Medical Center where... -
14 October
Five Dead After Bus Headed to Yerevan Crashes in Russia
Five people were killed and at least 22 were injured when a passenger bus en route from Moscow to Yerevan crashed into a Scania truck on the 8th kilometer of the Vladikavkaz-Beslan bypass at around 4:30 am on ... -
13 October
Russian Soldier Reportedly Stabbed in Gyumri
The website’s sources did not disclose the name of the soldier, saying only that he is a citizen of Russia. Police “are taking all necessary measures” to identify and locate the alleged suspects, they added... -
13 October
Evictees of Central Yerevan Buildings Demand More Compensation
In the early 2000s, the state took away the demonstrators’ apartments by eminent domain to build the Northern Avenue, a pedestrian street in the center of Yerevan that currently houses luxurious boutiques, cafes and high-end residential... -
12 October
Unpaid Grape Farmers to Demand Payment from Prime Minister
This year, according to Zakaryan, none of the Kaghtsrashen farmers sold even a kilogram of grapes to the winery. “The harvest this year was not as rich; some of the farmers sold their produce to exporting companies.... -
12 October
‘More Inmates, More Profit;’ Yerevan Prisoner Sends Anonymous Letter to Prime Minister
In the letter to the PM the prisoner writes about the “embezzlement schemes” running in Armenia’s prison and expresses his hope that Karapetyan will take measures to combat this phenomenon... -
11 October
Witness Testifies to Hearing Police Officers Use Profanities During Brawl with Opposition Activists
Safaryan has been behind bars for nearly ten months; he was arrested on New Year's Eve after a scuffle with law enforcement officers on Yerevan’s Freedom Square and was subsequently charged with assaulting police ...