February, 2016

• 4 February

  

  Owner Says, Republican Oligarch Not Related to Yerevan Store Explosion

  No, I haven't. I'm not scared. And besides, Aleksanyan is a man, and I – a woman. I haven't even met him for him to be able to terrorize me. If I were scared, I wouldn't have named him in the first place...
• 4 February

  

  Hundreds of Yerevan Residents Sleep on Streets or City’s Sole Homeless Shelter: Press

  Khachatryan noted that their beneficiaries usually find themselves in a state of homelessness due to difficult socioeconomic conditions, or alcoholism: “Under the current procedure, shelter is provided for a period...
• 3 February

  

  Family of Jailed Armenian Conscript Fear He Might Kill Himself in Prison

  Speaking to Epress.am, Alvard Sahakyan said that her son, Sargis Sahakyan, was drafted into the NKR army on June 23, 2014. During the first month of service the conscript injured his right knee...
• 3 February

  

  Charges Initiated Against Yerevan Citizen for Not Decorating Property During Holidays

  “We've understandably removed the address of the real estate, especially since it does not really matter. It should only be noted that we're talking about a very small piece of property, and a man is being held liable for not decorating it...
• 3 February

  

  Referendum Observer Faces Charges for ‘Intimidating’ Voters and Election Commission Members

  Authorities also claim that the observer asked voters inappropriate questions, demanded that they present proof of identity: “As a result, a number of citizens were intimidated and refused to take part in the vote...
• 2 February

  

  Armenia’s Education System Creates ‘Diffident, Fearful’ Specialists, Opposition MP Says

  This is a positive project; but I regard matters as a whole and not as separate pieces. The system we're trying to reform is sick: it's been politicized and is being used by the powers that be to promote their own interests...
• 2 February

  

  Candidate for Armenia’s New Ombudsman to Be Chosen by State and Legal Affairs Committee

  The Committee, where ruling Republican Party representatives comprise 50% of the total number of 12 members, is to advance a single nominee, leaving for the Parliament to either approve or reject the nomination...
• 2 February

  

  Drunk Soldier of Russian Military Base Tried to Enter Gyumri Home: Press

  Raffi Aslanyan, the prosecutor of Armenia's Shirak province, told the paper that soldier Sergey Surnikov was released after having been questioned in a police precinct. When asked what the soldier's...
• 1 February

  

  Armenian Villager Asks General Prosecutor to Look Into ‘Illegal’ Housing Allocation

  It's obvious: the apartments which were originally envisaged for those who lost their homes in the 1988 earthquake have illegally been given to people with no housing problems. The village head of Tsaghkahovit has also ...
• 1 February

  

  Arrested Bahraini Activist Gone Missing in Yerevan: Human Rights Defender Fears ‘Quiet’ Extradition

  Human rights advocates are currently preparing appeal letters to be filed with the National Security Service and the Ministry of Justice: “The person has gone missing. Regardless of who he is...