April, 2017

• 18 April

  Cheated Yerevan Homeowners Protest Outside President’s Office; Mayor Too Busy to See Them

  The homeowners agreed to leave their homes on the condition that they would be given apartments in new buildings to be constructed in the same area. For this they ...
• 15 April

  Hunger-Striking Yerevan Prisoner Transferred to Infirmary

  In an earlier conversation with Epress.am, Boyajyan's wife had said her husband was suffering from serious health problems, including type 2 diabetes, and expressed her concern that ...
• 14 April

  Armenian Opposition Bloc to Appeal to Constitutional Appeal to Declare Election Results Invalid

  Note, the alliance had earlier also appealed to the Central Election Commission to annul the election results. The appeal, however, was denied on April 9...
• 14 April

  Newly Emerged Audio Shows How Republican Oligarch Makes His Employees Campaign for Him

  - Siranuysh, you've had your hair done and come here all dressed up as though we were gathering to honor you for the zero votes you've brought in. Aren't you ashamed of yourself, Siranuysh...
• 13 April

  

  26-Year-Old Man Faces Total Blindness after Falling Ill in Army

  Yolchyan, who spends nearly 70 000 drams a month (about $140) on medication alone - currently lives with his parents, neither of whom is employed...
• 13 April

  Unpaid Grape Farmer Says He Sees No Future in Armenia

  Today Harutyunyan did not get to meet with Amiryan after all; he did, however, manage to have a short conversation with Agriculture Minister Ignati Arakelyan, according to whom...
• 13 April

  

  Vanadzor Municipality Demands Overdue Waste Disposal Fees from Citizens, Warns of Charging Interest on Current Debts

  Arayik Papikyan, a Vanadzor-based lawyer, for his part, argued that according to Armenia's Tax Code, the claim has a 3-year limitation period. ..
• 12 April

  

  Archeologist Denounces Culture Ministry’s Plans to Turn Caves in Armenia Into Tourism Objects

  We have collaborated with various research centers, spent huge sums allocated by a number of funds as well as the Institute. The Ministry of Culture has not spent a dollar ...
• 12 April

  Ill Armenian Lifer Again Denied Early Release

  Marukyan was given a death sentence in 1994 after being found guilty of the premeditated murder of the Chief of the Vanadzor Military Police. In 2003, Marukyan’s death sentence was replaced with a life imprisonment...
• 11 April

  Armenia’s Ruling Party ‘Seeking Retribution’ from Ioannisyan

  I have no intention to defend the school principals, but I am sure that this was not their personal initiative. These actions were imposed on them...