March, 2017

• 29 March

  

  Relatives of Arrested Sari Tagh Men Urge Armenians Not to Vote for Republicans

  “I can upon all of Armenian citizens and particularly residents of the Sari Tagh neighborhood not to vote for the Republicans; our guys were arrested and continue to remain in prison under...
• 29 March

  Central Election Commission Convinced Republicans Did Not Use Administrative Resources in Armenian Schools

  Drawing up lists of party supporters or of people inclined to vote for a certain party “cannot be considered political campaigning or electoral...
• 28 March

  

  Third Sanitek Employee Hit by Car in Two Weeks

  Sanitek does nothing to protect the workers' safety. This is not the first such incident to happen in Sanitek; not a single day passed without someone getting into some kind of trouble․․․
• 27 March

  Yerevan Woman Begins Sit-In Protest in Support of Jailed Husband

  In its response, however, the Prosecutor's office deemed the men's claims unjustified, insisting that the officers' failure to identify the accused “does not imply that the charges are false...
• 25 March

  

  Armenian Major General Admits to ‘Working With Soldiers’ Ahead of Elections

  Let someone say that Arkady Ivanich and the minister have gone to the soldiers and told them to vote for the Republican Party. That has never happened. We have only ...
• 24 March

  Armenian School and Kindergarten Headmasters Accused of Campaigning for Republicans  

  On average, the number of people enrolled in schools is 240 and 150 in kindergartens, while the longest list compiled contains around 1,700 names and was drawn up by the headmaster of Gyumri’s...
• 24 March

  Family of Wounded Armenian Soldier in Dire Financial Straits, Hopes for Help from Authorities

  The Kirakosyans’ wrote another appeal letter several days ago to prime minister Karen Karapetyan, who, however, has also yet to respond. Parliamentary candidate, oligarch Gagik Tsarukyan...
• 23 March

  Court Refuses Bail to Ill Member of Yerevan Armed Group

  Two months later, in February, Aram Hakobyan's condition suffered a severe deterioration and the prisoner was taken to hospital with symptoms of a brain stroke, including uncontrollable...
• 23 March

  Armenia’s Prime Minister Avoids Meeting With Protesting Grape Farmers

  Harutyunyan, who is still owed AMD 1 705 000 by the local Vinar winery, told Epress.am that after the rally he managed only to speak with culture minister Armen Amiryan...
• 23 March

  

  For Whom and at What Cost Does Sanitek Keep Yerevan Streets Clean?

  Abgaryan is now using the Sanitek-provided health insurance to cover her medical bills. “They would tell me 'If one day you are hit and killed by a car, will pay...