September, 2017

• 25 September

  Armenia Has No Effective Mechanisms to Protect Domestic Abuse Vuctims, Lawyer Says

  Armenian police still do not consider domestic violence a crime. The situation is even worse when there are children involved, because it seems that law enforcement....
• 22 September

  President ‘Has Put Armenia’s Independence at Stake;’ Jailed Activist Ends Hunger Strike

  - Serzh Sargsyan has turned the country into his own personal shop, a public house where everyone - starting with political forces and ending with ordinary citizens - is forcibly exploited...
• 20 September

  Armenia’s Special Investigation Service Has to Look Into Illegal Detention of Peaceful Protesters, Lawyer Says

  On Wednesday morning, Yerevan police detained opposition activist, AWF member Syuzan Simonyan during a rally on the capital’s Republic Square. Halfway to the police...
• 20 September

  

  Environmentalists Demonstrate Against Amulsar Gold Mine Exploitation

  Local experts and environmentalists, meanwhile, have been arguing for years that the mine exploitation will cause irreparable harm to the resort city of Jermuk, located some...
• 20 September

  

  ‘Sex Calculation;’ Armenians Still Prefer Sons Over Daughters, Study Says

  Sex-selective abortions are carried out in two ways: by women’s own means and with the help of doctors. In parallel with the increase in awareness...
• 19 September

  Education Minister Explains Why Armenia Should Prioritize Russian Over Other Foreign Languages

  Secondly, Russian is a mandatory foreign language in Armenian schools starting from the second grade, while English, French, German are optional...
• 19 September

  Foreign Minister Says Armenia Willing to Return NK Surrounding Territories to Azerbaijan

  The co-chairs say that the population of Nagorno-Karabakh must determine their own future by free will, which should have international legal force for ...
• 19 September

  Jailed Oppositionist’s Family Released from Detention

  Four of the detainees were members of Yeghnukyan’s family - his wife and three children, the other two were members of the Armenian Women’s Front movement Aghavni Sahakyan...
• 18 September

  ‘Armenia Not a Business Market,’ Catholicos Aram I Says at Armenia-Diaspora Forum

  Loyalty to the homeland is above any aspirations. Therefore, it is necessary to immediately reduce the level of emigration and take concrete measures to ensure ...
• 18 September

  Armenian Oppositionist Files Administrative Appeal Against Yerevan Mayor

  Under the Article 92 of the law, such violations entail not only administrative and disciplinary, but also criminal liability..