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Monthly Archives: January 2017
January, 2017
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18 January
Human Rights Advocates Declare Armenian Opposition Activist Prisoner of Conscience
Gevorg Safaryan, a member New Armenia and Founding Parliament anti-government movements, is a victim of discrimination, a prisoner of conscience, and a political... -
18 January
Former Armenian Defense Minister’s Possible Entry Into Politics ‘Vastly Overrated’, Expert Says
We’re talking about a former high-ranking official here who has plans of entering the political field. We have plenty of those in the field: there is a former president, a former prime minister... -
18 January
‘April War’ in Karabakh Apparently Had No Participants: Press
As a result, for example, the soldiers who went back to university after demobilization are now deprived of the chance to get the 50 percent tuition discount promised to participants of the April fighting... -
17 January
‘Bribes Will Take Care of Electorate’s Disappointment’; Tsarukyan Announces Return to Politics
PAP, instead, turned into a branch of the [ruling] Republican Party. Now, with Tsarukyan's return, this gap will finally be filled, and PAP... -
17 January
Armenian Human Rights Activist Prosecuted for Revealing Usury Cases Involving High-Ranking Officials
Over the years, the statement reads, Veles has managed to uncover numerous money laundering cases involving current and former high-ranking officials... -
16 January
Opposition Activist Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Assaulting Police Officer
Safaryan also commented on prosecutor Vahe Dolmazyan's claim that the court could not trust the defense witnesses' testimonies “because they are the defendant's friends and are thus biased... -
16 January
Contract Soldier Fatally Shot in Karabakh
According to the NKR defense ministry's official statement, Sargsyan received a fatal gunshot wound in circumstances that are as yet unestablished, and authorities... -
16 January
Armenia’s Justice Ministry Received $32.6 Million in Foreign Grants in 2007-2015
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the US Department of State has awarded the following grants to the “Offenders Rehabilitation Center... -
16 January
Racist Yerevan Teacher Won’t Be Fired Because ‘He Has a Right to Free Speech’
What I'm going to say may sound mean, but it is the reality, and please don't go preaching political correctness to me. Nature and history have already proven that... -
16 January
Man Jailed for Alleged Plot to Topple Armenian Government Ends Hunger Strike
I spoke to him [on Friday]; he said he decided to end the hunger strike after talking to his mother, who has health issues. [Poghosyan] did not want to cause his mother further worries...