February, 2017

• 16 February

  Former Nairit Employees to Submit ‘Embezzlement Facts’ to Prosecutor’s Office

  They have pursued the goal of liquidating Nairit for years, and they are currently actively promoting the implementation of their agenda. They have no desire...
• 16 February

  

  Armenian Human Rights Activist Reports Being Shot at Near Her House

  I was just passing through the gates when [unknown people] shot at me from the top of the road near my house. Thank God, they missed me...
• 15 February

  Alaverdi Kindergarten Director and Nanny Sacked After 4-Year-Old Student Found Drowned in River

  The director and the nanny of a kindergarten in Armenia's town of Alaverdi have been sacked after an unsupervised four-year-old student, Robert Dallakyan, left the...
• 15 February

  

  Entrepreneur Talks About the Corrupt System of Legalized Bribery in Armenia: Metrology Institute

  Meanwhile, Gaspari stresses, there is a law clause, according to which, a Metrology Institute reference is not required if the quantity of the goods does not...
• 15 February

  Hospital Refuses to Treat Jailed Oppositionist In Fear of Authorities, Lawyer Says

  Izmirlian Medical Center MD Hayk Avagyan had had agreed to go to the prison and examine Safaryan’s injured knee. According to Arno Safaryan, however, Izmirlian...
• 14 February

  Armenian Government Representative Asks ECHR Grand Chamber to Reopen Lost Case

  The applicants, spouses Yuri Vardanyan and Shushanik Nanushyan, and their son, Artashes Vardanyan, are former residents of a house on Yerevan’s Byuzand street who argued that they had...
• 14 February

  Yerevan Police Chief Goes Back on His Promise to Meet with Mother of Dead Soldier

  During the previous meeting, Ghazaryan had insisted on viewing the full footage, which Martirosyan had initially refused, claiming that “it's unessential and beside the point...
• 14 February

  PINK Armenia Calls for Unprejudiced Investigation of Russian Man’s Death In Yerevan

  To ensure that the investigation is executed properly, PINK Armenia urges media to be vigilant, to provide a comprehensive coverage, and to keep the case in the spotlight in...
• 14 February

  

  Public Observers Record Numerous Problems During Testing of New Voter Registration Devices

  - After voting with an ordinary passport, the voting by the same person’s biometric passport was tested and the technical device allowed voting again...
• 13 February

  Participant of Anti-Government Rally Released from Detention

  Ghazaryan did not commit any crime; he simply exercised his right to participation in rallies, and no one was hurt as a result of his actions. Moreover, he was charged solely on the basis of...