April, 2016

• 25 April

  

  At Least One Killed, Six Injured in Yerevan Bus Explosion

  The blast, the cause of which is still unknown, took place at approximately 10:00 pm local time on Halabyan street, a residential area not far from the center of Yerevan. ...
• 25 April

  

  Loan Officers Knew Villagers Would Hand Over Money to Third Party, Lawyer Says

  One of the application pages, however, was filled out by the loan officers, where they listed the villagers' assets and liabilities, Apresyan added. “The officers judged whether the villagers...
• 23 April

  

  Dozens Detained in Yerevan on Russian Foreign Minister’s Visit Day

  Yerevan police detained 42 people late on Friday, the day of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's official visit to Armenia, from the city's central Baghramyan Avenue as they forcibly dispersed...
• 22 April

  

  Heroized Armenian Colonel Would Beat Soldiers with ‘Particular Cruelty’

  At the start of the “Four Day War,” division deputy commander Melkumyan was wounded in the leg, and this is how the editor of “168 Zham” newspaper [ARM], who visited the serviceman at the Jabrail military ...
• 22 April

  

  Two Armenian Soldiers Dead, Two Arrested In Separate Incidents of Violation of Gun Safety Rules

  In a separate incident, conscript Karen Aghabekyan sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the chest at around 2:30 pm Thursday while driving his unit's UAZ military van. Conscript P. Yegoryan...
• 21 April

  

  Nagorno-Karabakh Reports Yet Another Military Casualty

  Danielyan, as reported by Karabakh military authorities, died “as a result of Azerbaijani army's aggressive actions.”...
• 21 April

  

  Armenian Investigators and Courts See No Elements of Crime in Soldier’s Death

  Later, the Ministry of Defense declared that a criminal case was launched under RA Criminal Code Article 104 Section 1 (murder). Speaking to Epress.am, military expert Ruben Martirosyan...
• 21 April

  

  Azerbaijan Hands Over Body of Killed Soldier to Armenia

  Captain Gaboyan had suffered a fatal gunshot wound; the soldier's body has already been identified by his relatives...
• 20 April

  

  Armenian Contract Serviceman Still Waiting For Discharge Order Despite Payment of Compensation

  After this, on January 16, 2016, Grigoryan filed an appeal with the Administrative Court to oblige the Ministry to issue him a discharge order. According to Article 48 of the Armenian law...
• 20 April

  

  ‘Unprecedented’: Innocent Man Acquitted After 31 Months’ Arrest and Torture

  Arayik Papikyan also spoke about the press publications in 2013, which, according to the lawyer, “even jeopardized Kungortsev's life.” “From the outset, the press coverage of the case was accompanied by numerous...