December, 2016

• 13 December

  Seriously Ill Yerevan Inmate Deprived of Proper Medical Care, Lawyers Claim

  Erebuni doctors diagnosed Sargsyan with esophageal erosion and ulcers, and a number of other gastrointestinal problems. The inmate was recommended to undergo a drug treatment and taken back...
• 13 December

  

  Three Armenian Opposition Parties Join Forces Ahead of Parliamentary Elections

  "The alliance will strive for the formation of the European model of a democratic, rule-of-law, and social state in Armenia, with the best national characteristics and interests," the memorandum said.
• 12 December

  Nairit Employees Block Road to Demand Unpaid Wages

  In an interview with Epress.am, Vrezh Sargsyan, an employee of the Nairit security staff, said the plant's management had promised to pay off the entire debt by December 15th; however, the protesters have been informed...
• 9 December

  

  Armenian Lawmaker Insists He Punched Reporter to ‘Teach Him a Lesson’

  Hakobyan also commented on the incident before the start of the December 8 National Assembly sitting: the lawmaker apologized to his colleagues, acknowledging that his actions had given rise to criticism...
• 9 December

  

  Armenian Grape Farmers Continue Fruitlessly to Demand Pay for Last Year’s Produce

  Unconvinced by the deputy minister's promises that the debt would be repaid by the end of December, the protesters continued to demand a meeting with the prime minister...
• 6 December

  

  Armenian Environmentalists Protest Ameriabank’s Financing of Amulsar Gold Project

  He added that it was strange that Ruben Vardanyan, one of the founders of Ameriabank who is a major supporter of various environmental programs, such as the creation of eco-villages throughout...
• 2 December

  

  ‘The Poor Refuse to Die;’ Anti-Militarist Protest Action in Yerevan

  Let all those with a monthly salary contribute 5 thousand drams each and send lawmakers, ministers, generals of the army, the police, and the national security service, judges, prosecutors, investigators, tax officials, the presidential staff...

November, 2016

• 30 November

  

  Police Representative Justifies Officers’ Use of Excessive Force Against Protesters in Court

  Commenting on Varosyan's claim that police officers had not hindered the protest “but simply moved it a little further away from the presidential office,” Revazyan said; “A person's action at a specific place has a specific addressee...
• 29 November

  

  Armenian Investigators Banning Public Monitors from Visiting Prisoners

  Larisa Minasyan, the head of the Open Society Foundations-Armenia, for her part, also condemned the introduction of the bans, observing that not even in 2008․․.
• 29 November

  

  School in Armenian Village Evacuated Due to Fire

  Vardenis village head Kamo Petrosyan, for his part, told Epress.am that they were using diesel fuel to heat the old school building. “We're lucky it has not gotten too cold yet. I met with the governor the other day, and...