September, 2016

• 2 September

  

  European Court Issued 20 Verdicts Against Armenia in Last 3 Years

  In the last 3 years, the European Court of Human Rights issued 20 rulings against the Republic of Armenia and ordered the state to pay a total of 335,000 Euros to the winning applicants, minister-chief of Government staff ...
• 2 September

  

  Winery Promises to Pay Boycotting Grape Farmers’ Money Within Two Weeks

  We don't believe their promises, and we do not intend to send our children to school until the money issue is resolved,” Kostan Stepanyan told our reporter, adding that the governor had come to urge the farmers to end...
• 1 September

  

  Grape Farmers Keep Children Off School to Protest Against Unpaid Money

  About two months ago, the farmer went on, PM Abrahamyan met with the villagers and reassured them that the issue would soon be resolved; his promise, however, has yet to be fulfilled...

August, 2016

• 31 August

  

  New Compulsory School Subjects, More ‘Nonsense to Stuff Children’s Heads With’

  The “National Songs and Dances” subject was introduced in the lower grades of several basic schools back in 2014, and now Armenia's Education Ministry wants to expand the pilot program and make ...
• 30 August

  

  NKR Oppositionist’s Attackers Released Under Amnesty

  The proposal to declare an amnesty on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Nagorno-Karabakh's independence was approved by NKR's National Assembly on August 25...
• 30 August

  

  Armenian Authorities Demand Income Tax From Local Charitable Organisation

  According to a statement published on the NGO's official website Monday, the Center has already applied to Armenia's highest officials, including the president and the prime minister, for tax exemption...
• 30 August

  

  Russian Programmer Freed from Armenian Custody

  Recall, Sergey Mironov was detained late last week by Armenian security forces upon his arrival at Yerevan's Zvartnots airport from Moscow. In a subsequent statement, Armenia's police said the Russian ...
• 29 August

  

  Armenian Farmer Says He’d Sooner Throw Grapes Away Than Sell to Wineries

  The farmer added that he intended to sell this season's 3-4 tonnes of produce at the market and throw whatever is left away. “Throwing away is more profitable than [selling to wineries],” Zakaryan said...
• 29 August

  

  Criminal Case Over Karabakh Veteran’s Beating Delayed in Hopes of Amnesty, Lawyer Claims

  During the last hearing, which was held in September, 2015, lawyer Muradyan had filed a motion for the recusal of prosecutor Yuri Aghayan, claiming that the latter had “failed to notice the blatant and ...
• 29 August

  

  Russian Citizen Detained in Yerevan Wanted by US since May, Armenia’s Police Say

  Sergey Mironov, a 30-year-old Russian citizen who was detained by Armenian security forces in Yerevan's Zvartnots airport Friday, has been wanted by the US government since May 11 for alleged money laundering ...