February, 2017

• 22 February

  

  Domestic Violence Victim ‘Mocked and Humiliated’ by Yerevan Judge

  Upon finding out that during one of the breaks the woman had left the courtroom to go to the doctor, the judge decided to penalize the plaintiff for AMD 30 000 ( about $ 61)...
• 21 February

  Nearly 2 000 Boys Leave Armenia Every Year to Avoid Draft, Oppositionist Says

  This is evidence of the impact that the everlasting semi-war state has had on Armenia's economy, and the serious psychological effects it has had on the people and their lives...
• 21 February

  Police Officers Who Allegedly Spat at Mothers of Dead Armenian Soldiers Warned to ‘Act with Maximum Restraint’ In Future Incidents

  The incident has been looked into, and it was decided to leave it unpunished. The officers in question have been warned to from...
• 21 February

  

  Armenian Reporter Insists Property Destruction Charge Against Him ‘Frivolous’

  The reporter says his neighbor has links in the prosecutor's office, which have made it possible for him to get away with committing more serious violent acts in the past. According...
• 21 February

  

  ‘He Did Not Commit Suicide;’ Family of Dead Armenian Soldier Say They Are Being Pressured to Remain Silent

  They know their stuff; they are quite experienced. Army is the largest business in the whole world...
• 18 February

  

  Entrepreneur On the Corrupt System of Legalized Bribery in Armenia: Price Controls

  I complained, of course: how can two products of the same company and with the same parameters be charged such different rates? I even appealed to the prosecutor's ...
• 18 February

  Alaverdi Woman Bleeds to Death After Childbirth; Husband Alleges Medical Negligence

  After a consultation on February 9, doctors insisted that she be hospitalized. I visited my wife on the following two days, constantly asked the doctors whether...
• 18 February

  Two Sasna Tsrer Gunmen Go on Hunger Strike in Solidarity with Jailed Supporter

  Petrosyan and Khandoyan are thus expressing their support to Sargsyan and demanding that he be released from detention,” their lawyer, Arayik Papikyan...
• 17 February

  ‘Connect the Dots Between Philanthropists and Miners;’ AEF on Amulsar Gold Mining Project

  Lydian Armenia (former Geoteam): the company who intends to mine gold in Amulsar. The company has no prior mining experience whatsoever...
• 16 February

  Soldier Killed, Two Others Wounded in Armenia After Bulldozer Rolls Into Gorge

  An Armenian soldier was killed and two others were wounded Wednesday a bulldozer belonging to one of the military units of Armenia's defense ministry rolled into a gorge when...