November, 2016

• 17 November

  

  Four Armenian Prisoners Launch Dry Hunger Strike to Demand Surgeries

  Four prisoners in Yerevan's Convicts' Hospital penitentiary have gone on a dry hunger strike on Wednesday to demand proper medical care, Aravot newspaper reported Thursday. Convicts Vahe Andreasyan, Armen Mkrtchyan, ...
• 17 November

  

  Opposition Criticizes Draft 2017 Budget as Ineffective for Fighting Shadow Economy

  While presenting the draft budget, finance minister Vardan Aramyan insisted that the foreign loans were needed to ensure that the rate of economic growth in Armenia does not slow. “In 2014-16, Armenia had a 840 million...
• 17 November

  

  Military Benefits Bill Passed by Parliament

  The three oppositionists voting against the bill were members of the Armenian National Congress faction Aram Manukyan and Levon Zurabyan, and Heritage representative Zaruhi Postanjyan. During the parliament's three-day ...