May, 2016

• 20 May

  

  Garni Residents Threaten to Leave Yerevan Without Drinking Water (Video)

  Kotayk Regional police chief Laert Grigoryan tried to negotiate with the protesters, suggesting that they temporarily unblocked the highway and let the waiting cars pass. The proposal, however, was...
• 20 May

  

  Armenian Lawmakers Force Their Assistants to Donate Money to Soldiers’ Families: Press

  The form has been going around in the National Assembly for a long while now, and the forced volunteerism has angered the staff. An assistant to one of the MPs - who wished to remain anonymous...
• 19 May

  

  Eight Armenian Convicts Pardoned Under the Guise of Service in Karabakh

  Sargsyan's decision, Baghdasaryan added, was more of a political gesture than a legal one; “Everyone is now going to appeal to the President for exemption from criminal liability. In my opinion,..
• 19 May

  

  Criminal Case Against Vardges Gaspari Closed

  Gaspari, who was stationed as an observer at the 9/15 and 9/16 polling stations in Yerevan during the December 6 constitutional amendments referendum, was being accused of obstructing the work of the...
• 18 May

  

  International Day Against Homophobia Celebrated With Dance Performance in Central Yerevan (Video)

  Love is unprotected on a street, love is fragile at home, when there is no love.
• 18 May

  

  Farmers Block School Entrance in Armenian Village Over Unfulfilled Promises of Local Winery

  Everyone has gathered in the village – the police, the authorities – and everyone has promised that the issue would be resolved. But we pledge that we'll block the school entrance on the Last Bell...
• 18 May

  

  LGBT People Suffer Widespread Harassment, Discrimination in Armenia, Report Says

  Gay and transgender individuals continued to face widespread discrimination in the army, in prisons, and police stations, the report stated. Studies show that LGBT people in these institutions are forced into the...
• 18 May

  

  Cheap Turkish Tomatoes ‘Deal Crushing Blow’ to Armenian Produce: Press

  According to some reports, Haykakan Zhamanak continues, the imported tomatoes were not even cleared through customs since the clearance of 15 trucks of tomatoes would have cost the importers about ...
• 17 May

  

  Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree to Respect Ceasefire Agreement, Plan to Resume Peace Process

  Sargsyan and Aliyev, it says, have also agreed on a “next round of talks, to be held in June at a place to be mutually agreed, with an aim to resuming negotiations on a comprehensive settlement....
• 16 May

  

  Ministry Tells 82-Year-Old Retired Military Pilot to Pay Back Part of Pension

  “They started to terrorize my father on the phone, saying that he should return [a portion of] the pension back. My father replied that he had no way to return the money, and that it was not his fault he had ...