November, 2016

• 21 November

  

  Yerevan Prisoners End Hunger Strike

  On November 17th, Epress.am had turned to the group of public monitors supervising Armenia's penitentiary institutions to find out whether the hunger-strikers were being treated properly and had received a reply that the monitors...
• 21 November

  

  Tenants of Dilapidated and Unsafe Buildings in Armenian Village Still Waiting for New Apartments

  Residents of the third emergency building in Lenughi were given money from the 2015 regional budget – 6,6 million drams (about $13 700) per family, villager Gayane Poghosyan said; “The governor said then that the allocations would...
• 21 November

  

  ‘Army Is the Horror of the Nation;’ Graffiti in Yerevan Against Military Benefits Tax

  We could talk at length about how disastrous war is; but people in both Armenia and Azerbaijan already know that. Rightless and oppressed people are closely acquainted with war, and we could hardly find anyone who would say they “want war...
• 18 November

  

  Armenia Soldier Demobilized Because of Army-Acquired Diseases Not Given Disability Status

  The draw showed that the young man was to serve in a Jabrayil military unit; however, a week after the draft, Sargis’ parents were informed that the soldier had been transferred to the hospital. “His health deteriorated within a month...
• 18 November

  

  Oppositionist Criticizes Government for Unproportionally High Civil Service Cost

  The civil service quite modest up until 1998: there were 260 lawmakers in the National Assembly, each of whom had one assistant. Over time, we were left with fewer MPs and 810 staffers. The presidential office had 130 employees...
• 18 November

  

  Armenian Contract Soldier Found Dead With Gunshot Wounds to Head

  Armenian contract serviceman Ivan D Hayrapetyan was found dead inside the passport control building of one of Defense Ministry's military units at around 10 pm on Thursday, Armenia's Investigative Committee reports. The...
• 18 November

  

  Nairit Security Workers Sacked, Yet to Receive 5 Months’ Salaries

  “We have kids, we have loans to pay off; we don't know what else to do. How much longer can we work for free? Don't they have children; I don't understand what they are thinking,” Artak Aleksanyan, another protesting Nairit worker, complained...
• 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 ...