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Monthly Archives: September 2017
September, 2017
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11 September
Transcaucasia: Work Trip to Southern Russia
In the summer of 2017, several Epress.am reporters went on a work trip to the southern regions of Russia, where they met with migrant workers and... -
8 September
Unpaid Workers of Vanadzor TPP Protest Regional Administration
According to the protesters, they have been fruitlessly struggling to get their wages for years: “We’ve appealed to all possible state institutions... -
8 September
Yerevan Court Denies Hetq Suit to Get Copy of Decision to Drop Armenian Official’s Offshore Case
Hetq wrote about Poghosyan’s shady financial dealings in Panama and his Swiss banks accounts in April 2016, after data was uncover... -
8 September
Armenia to Provide People with Disabilities with Vouchers Instead of Special Equipment
The purpose of the amendments is to provide people with disabilities with the opportunity to buy a hearing aid or a wheelchair that corresponds to their individual needs... -
6 September
Head of NA Standing Committee on Human Rights Bans Reporters from Taking Part in Meetings
The committee today was discussing several bills which are to be included on the agenda of the second session of Armenia’s new parliament, including amendments to the country’s... -
6 September
Wrongfully Convicted Armenian Woman to Receive 4100 Euros from Government
In 2007, Silva Asatryan was found guilty of the attempted murder of former National Assembly lawmaker Melik Gasparyan. Ten years later, the woman won a... -
5 September
‘The Azerbaijani Laundromat:’ Investigative Journalists Uncover Large-Scale Corruption by Azerbaijani Officials
Another $130 million went to AvroMed, a major pharmaceutical company co-founded by Javashir Feyziyev, a member of the Azerbaijani parliament ... -
5 September
Large Part of 2017 Foreign Direct Investments Directed Armenia’s Mining Sector: Report
During January-June 2017, the large part of net inflows of foreign direct investments, namely, 31.6 billion AMD, was directed to the mining sector. In parallel, large...