December, 2016

• 27 December

  

  Opposition Activist Charged with Violence Against Police Officer Says He Has No Hope for Acquittal

  Safaryan has been behind bars for nearly year; he was arrested on January 1, 2016, and subsequently charged with assaulting police officer Gegham Khachatryan, after several dozen members of...
• 26 December

  

  Injured Sasna Tsrer Member Getting Sicker Instead of Receiving Needed Treatment at Hospital, Lawyer Says

  His room was so cold that my hands were freezing in my gloves. The remote control for the TV was nowhere...
• 24 December

  Adoption of Domestic Violence Law in Armenia Opposed by Pro-Russian Groups: Report

  Thus, we can confidently claim that the groups spreading misinformation about the RA Bill on “Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence” and presenting it as a bill “imposed by Europe and America against morality” are...
• 24 December

  Armenia’s People Have Not Been Prepared for Peace, Oppositionist Says

  Manukyan, however, insisted that economic issues correlate highly with political ones; “War suggests economy. According to estimates of a number of economists, imported goods are 30% more expensive because of...
• 23 December

  Military Unit Promises to Pay Contract Serviceman’s Money after Azerbaijani Website Reports Issue

  Our reporter explained to the caller that Epress.am was responsible for the activities of other news agencies and told him that our editors would like to hear...
• 23 December

  

  Inmates of Yerevan Prison Held in ‘Torturous Conditions,’ Human Rights Activists Say

  The human rights activist also commented on the lack of sufficient medical capacity in the prison; “Recently, when I was on my way to visit my client in his cell...
• 23 December

  

  Yerevan Court Grants Photojournalist’s Appeal Against Law Enforcement Agency’s Inaction

  Speaking to Epress.am on Friday, Mazmanyan's lawyer, Ara Gharagyozyan, said the photojournalist has recently won...
• 23 December

  Armenian Oppositionists’ Supporter Goes on Hunger Strike in Prison to Demand Bail

  "The investigative body did not even file an official court motion to extend Poghosyan's detention; they just submitted their demand in some writ, and the court granted...
• 22 December

  Armenian Contract Serviceman Forcefully Assigned to Combat Positions, Denied Pay

  The serviceman took the medical document to his military unit and said he could not be assigned to combat positions for the time being. On October 26, however...
• 22 December

  Armenian Government Plans Tax Hikes on Gambling Business Because of Increased Profits

  Presenting the draft amendments to the law "On State Duty,” deputy minister of finance Karen Tamazyan announced that the AMD 100 million fee for gambling...