October, 2016

• 20 October

  

  Former Gold Mine Worker Sews Mouth Shut to Protest Unfair Dismissal

  “I could hardly make ends meet with that job; the salary was barely enough to pay off my loans. I had managed to reduce the size of the loans but they have doubled again now that I've been sacked and unable to pay...
• 19 October

  

  ‘Essential’ Witness in Armenian Conscript’s Death Dies in Crash

  In the statement, HCAV said that during the confrontation “Hayrapetyan gave testimony that was essential to the case,” and now the organization “has serious suspicions regarding the commander's death....
• 19 October

  

  Protesters for Yerevan Men’s Clemency Say Authorities Keep Ignoring Their Requests

  Armenian authorities have yet to give a response to the protesting residents of Yerevan's Sari Tagh neighbourhood on their request to grant clemency to the nine Sari Tagh men who were arrested following a clash with...
• 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...