March, 2016

• 8 March

  

  Women’s Day March in Yerevan Calls to Celebrate Diversity of Women (Photo, Video)

  “These people have the same rights as anyone else. They have the right to freedom of assembly. Besides, the law might provide for equal rights between men and women, but it’s on paper only,” the girl replied...
• 7 March

  

  Gender Wage Gap in Armenia Nearly 36%, UN Study Says

  Restrictions on women's work, which, as stated by the official, are also prevalent in Armenia, cause Armenia's GDP a yearly damage of $50-60 million...
• 7 March

  

  Armenian Man Fined $100 for Subjecting Wife to Decade of Domestic Abuse

  Despite the indictment stating that the defendant violently hit and punched his wife numerous times during their last argument, hence the charges against him of committing a socially dangerous act, prosecutor ...
• 4 March

  

  Gas Explosion Victims Still Seek Compensation from Gazprom, Hope President Will Finally Hear Them

  The company, he added, had promised to pay compensation for damages if proven guilty, and various examinations have shown that the exploded pipeline had been built in the area illegally: “But Gazprom-Armenia...
• 4 March

  

  Nubarashen Prison Head Might Be Sacked Amid Gaspari Revelations: Press

  Hraparak daily newspaper reports that the latest revelations by Yerevan-based civic activist Verdges Gaspari about his recent experience with custody and the actual situation in Yerevan's...
• 3 March

  

  Judge Surprised by Gaspari’s No-Show, Had Removed Him from Courtroom for 6 Court Hours

  The activist, as it turned out, had not been notified properly about the judge's decision to allow him after all to attend his case hearings, Yegoryan told Baghdasaryan after the 5-minute break. The judge had nothing left...
• 3 March

  

  It Takes Armenia’s Parliament Half Hour to Consider and Pass Bills, Opposition MP Says

  According to official figures published on the Parliament Monitoring website, 90 out of 112 laws were adopted by the parliament in extraordinary sittings which, as stated by Manukyan, is a “specially designed secret adoption mechanism...
• 2 March

  

  Affair with ‘Some Turk’ Main Motive Behind Yerevan Woman’s Murder, Prosecution Says

  Darbazyan added that the family contacted Nadik after the incident and he confirmed that he had only phoned the spouses with the purpose of getting his money back and had no personal relationship with the victim....
• 2 March

  

  Nubarashen Inmate Dead of Reported Suicide

  “His cellmates and later doctors rushed to save his life, but to no avail,” the official said. Investigation is currently underway to determine the details of the incident...

February, 2016

• 29 February

  

  Ethics Committee Will Not Take Disciplinary Action Against Republican MP

  Speaking to reporters Monday, however, Ethics Committee head Khosrov Harutyunyan, a fellow republican, said the application against Petrosyan would not even be considered because of lack of grounds....