November, 2016

• 18 November

  

  Armenia Soldier Demobilized Because of Army-Acquired Diseases Not Given Disability Status

  The draw showed that the young man was to serve in a Jabrayil military unit; however, a week after the draft, Sargis’ parents were informed that the soldier had been transferred to the hospital. “His health deteriorated within a month...
• 18 November

  

  Oppositionist Criticizes Government for Unproportionally High Civil Service Cost

  The civil service quite modest up until 1998: there were 260 lawmakers in the National Assembly, each of whom had one assistant. Over time, we were left with fewer MPs and 810 staffers. The presidential office had 130 employees...
• 18 November

  

  Armenian Contract Soldier Found Dead With Gunshot Wounds to Head

  Armenian contract serviceman Ivan D Hayrapetyan was found dead inside the passport control building of one of Defense Ministry's military units at around 10 pm on Thursday, Armenia's Investigative Committee reports. The...
• 18 November

  

  Nairit Security Workers Sacked, Yet to Receive 5 Months’ Salaries

  “We have kids, we have loans to pay off; we don't know what else to do. How much longer can we work for free? Don't they have children; I don't understand what they are thinking,” Artak Aleksanyan, another protesting Nairit worker, complained...
• 17 November

  

  Four Armenian Prisoners Launch Dry Hunger Strike to Demand Surgeries

  Four prisoners in Yerevan's Convicts' Hospital penitentiary have gone on a dry hunger strike on Wednesday to demand proper medical care, Aravot newspaper reported Thursday. Convicts Vahe Andreasyan, Armen Mkrtchyan, ...
• 17 November

  

  Opposition Criticizes Draft 2017 Budget as Ineffective for Fighting Shadow Economy

  While presenting the draft budget, finance minister Vardan Aramyan insisted that the foreign loans were needed to ensure that the rate of economic growth in Armenia does not slow. “In 2014-16, Armenia had a 840 million...
• 17 November

  

  Military Benefits Bill Passed by Parliament

  The three oppositionists voting against the bill were members of the Armenian National Congress faction Aram Manukyan and Levon Zurabyan, and Heritage representative Zaruhi Postanjyan. During the parliament's three-day ...
• 16 November

  Armenian Soldiers’ Families Not Provided Full Information About Their Sons’ Deaths

  In the period May-June, the human rights organization conducted surveys among 61 Armenia-based families of servicemen who died in April in NKR military units and found out that the relatives had not been properly informed about the...
• 16 November

  

  Armenians ‘Afraid’ to Report Corruption, Survey Shows

  “Over the past years, there has been a disturbing trend of people becoming scared of reporting corruption cases. 41% of survey respondents said they never reported corruption because they were afraid of the consequences...
• 16 November

  

  Bulk of Money Allocated for Vulnerable Population’s Free Treatment Given to State Officials’ Hospitals: Press

  “23 million drams was allocated to 'Nairi' medical center, which, for its part, belongs to 'ARMAMAX'' LLC, a company with links to former health minister Harutyun Kushkyan....