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Monthly Archives: January 2017
January, 2017
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27 January
Family of Armenian Soldier Do Not Believe He Committed Suicide
On January 25, Armenian conscript Shavarsh Galstyan was found dead at the combat position of one of Defense Ministry's military units with a gunshot wound to the jaw and presumed... -
27 January
Conscript Dies Unexpectedly in Armenian Military Unit
According to the official statement, the conscript suffered a sudden health deterioration on the military unit's parade ground; Apinyan was immediately taken to the infirmary, where... -
25 January
Armenian Conscripts Murdered in Highly Questionable Circumstances, Expert Says
The investigation authority has orally informed Martirosyan that the investigation is currently looking into an alternative version, according to which “Avetisyan allegedly killed... -
24 January
Dilapidated School in Armenian Village Heated with Prohibited Tin Stoves
According to Tsilkar village head Hovhannes Melkonyan, the building has not undergone a full overhaul since it was originally constructed in the mid-90s... -
24 January
Armenian Environmentalists Concerned with Nepheline Syenite Development Project
The mine is located in a seismically unstable zone, where the probable magnitude of the quakes may reach 9 points out of Richter’s 12-point scale. The project says that the mine area is deprived of... -
23 January
Protesting Yerevan Prisoners Transferred to ‘Cell Resembling Pigpen’
There is no healthy spot left on their bodies, so they thought it pointless to continue to fight for their rights, when the law itself does not protect them. The prisoners are convinced that... -
23 January
Laid-Off Employees of Loss Making Textile Plant Demand 7 Months’ Back Wages
According to the laid-off employees, they have been bringing up the issue with various state institutions since the plant's shutdown and have always been promised that they ... -
23 January
Yerevan Prisoners Self-Harm After Being Attacked by Armed Guards
The guys say the cell is not even suitable for a pig to live in. They told the [prison authorities], 'Repair the cell, or give us until February 5 to repair it, and then we'll move... -
23 January
Man Charged with Aiding Yerevan Armed Group Taken to Hospital in Critical Condition
Gichyan has told his lawyer that there are only 6 beds in the 12-person cell he is being held in, and that all the inmates there smoke, which leads to a further worsening... -
21 January
The Crisis of Contemporary Democracy: The Hrant Dink Memorial Lecture
The paradox of Dink’s death is that he was killed in the name of a particularly narrow notion of patriotism while he was himself a fervent Turkish patriot...