May, 2016

• 25 May

  

  New Armenian Electoral Code Passed in Third Reading

  Hrant Bagratyan, another lawmaker from ANC, stressed that the government did not take into account a number of crucial issues put forward by ANC. “You'll later regret offending the opposition,” he added...
• 25 May

  

  Armenia’s Resident Population Dropped by 12.3 Thousand in Past Year: Press

  The latest figures are based on the 2011 census data, plus live births, minus deaths and de-registration from permanent residence over the past five years. And although this number does not reflect the actual situation...
• 24 May

  

  Armenian Police Threaten to Throw Citizen Into Psychiatric Ward: Action in Central Yerevan

  Same as last week, most of the media outlets reported the incident from the point of view of the police or other state agencies: “The fountain syndrome; another woman gets into fountain pool in Yerevan;” “According to MOE,..
• 24 May

  

  57 Million Dram Facing of Investigative Committee Building Destroyed by High Winds: Press

  “Although this building did not need a facing - it was already lined with pink tuff – authorities spent 57,6 million drams last September to revet the Committee building with a special layer. And yesterday's intense...
• 23 May

  

  Armenian Artist on Trial for Crashing Cardboard Tank Into National Security Service Building

  No matter how bad our judicial system, I did not believe that such a case would reach the court. However, not only a criminal case has been initiated, but the prosecutor's office is seriously...
• 23 May

  

  Unknown Man Allegedly Threatened to Run Garni Protester Over and Toss Body Into River

  Sahak came to my pharmacy yesterday, and we were talking about how good it was that we managed to save the river. Then Sahak said that at around 9 pm an unknown man approached him in the Garni gorge ...
• 21 May

  

  Azat River Irrigation Project to Be Scrapped, Prime Minister Promises (Video)

  First, the government head denied the allegations that he owned agricultural land plots in Ararat province and then admitted that the government was well aware that the project was not without its faults. “If it were...
• 21 May

  

  European Court Demands Information From Armenia About Hunger-Striking Prisoner

  According to the lawyer, they had filed a motion with the ECHR to take immediate measures for ensuring that Gevorgyan received necessary medical treatment and care since the prison administration has been...
• 21 May

  

  American-Armenian Man Kicked Out of Folk Dance Group for Being Gay

  Khandikyan, who currently lives in Yerevan and first came to Armenia through Birthright Armenia as a volunteer with PINK Armenian, was told by the instructor of the group he had been practicing with that he did not...
• 21 May

  

  Businesses to Pay Less for Gas than Population: Press

  Only 30 percent of total natural gas consumption in Armenia falls on the population; however, they pay from 22 to 23 drams more per one cubic meter of gas than large enterprises, Zhoghovurd newspaper reports...