March, 2017

• 16 March

  Municipality of Poverty-Stricken Gyumri ‘Spends Lavishly’ on Office Supplies: Press

  According to the paper, the Gyumri municipality spends over 9 million drams annually on stationery supplies alone, of which 6 million 720 thousand is spent for the purchase...
• 16 March

  

  Group of Demonstrators Might Be Fined for Supporting Prominent Civil Activist

  If Tevanyan's counterclaim is granted, the young man with file a compensation claim against the police in a civil court...
• 16 March

  

  Public Observers Publish Report on Armed Pre-ELection Clashes in Armenian Village

  In Jrarat village, there is an atmosphere of fear. All the residents fear to talk about the incident, and non-native opposition representatives involved in the incident...
• 15 March

  Monitors Say Representatives of Non-Governmental Forces Pressured Ahead of Parliamentary Elections

  According to the TIAC head, since the official start of the election campaign one week ago, there have already been 14 reported instances of pressure against representatives...
• 15 March

  Republican Trustee’s Sister Fined for Obstructing Journalist at Local Elections

  Finally, Avagyan resorted to physical violence and scratched the reporter's hand; she then proceeded to break the mobile phone that Galstyan was trying to make her videos with...
• 15 March

  Several Opposition Supporters Wounded In Armed Attack In Armenian Village

  The Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanyan (ORO) opposition alliance accused representatives of the ruling Republican party on Tuesday of organizing an armed attack on its supporters...
• 13 March

  Armenian Youth Fund to Help Pay ‘Four-Day War’ Participants’ Tuition

  Incidentally, the media has repeatedly reported over the years that Armenian universities mandatorily allocate 2% of their annual budget funds to the AYF...
• 10 March

  Ararat Governor ‘Not Familiar’ with Grape Farmers’ Problems

  The Kaghtrashen winegrowers – who are still waiting on payment for the grapes they sold to the local Vinar winery in the fall of 2015 – yesterday gathered outside the governor's office...
• 9 March

  Armenian Economist Links Hikes in Consumer Prices to Upcoming Parliamentary Elections

  These price hikes, according to the economist, prove that the ruling authorities do not care about the people’s votes or their attitude towards the government, because one way or another, the authorities...
• 9 March

  

  March 8 in Yerevan: ‘Unorganized and Spontaneous’

  Banks throughout the world and in Armenia keep people under insurmountable debts and credits, depriving them not only of their property and livelihood but also turning them...