January, 2017

• 23 January

  

  Man Charged with Aiding Yerevan Armed Group Taken to Hospital in Critical Condition

  Gichyan has told his lawyer that there are only 6 beds in the 12-person cell he is being held in, and that all the inmates there smoke, which leads to a further worsening...
• 21 January

  

  The Crisis of Contemporary Democracy: The Hrant Dink Memorial Lecture

  The paradox of Dink’s death is that he was killed in the name of a particularly narrow notion of patriotism while he was himself a fervent Turkish patriot...
• 21 January

  

  Yerevan Inmate Again Subjected to Violent Treatment by Prison Staff

  The lawyer soon found out that Grigoryan had been dragged out of his bed in the morning by the guards and forcibly taken to another cell, where he was left lying half-naked...
• 21 January

  Arms Sales Too Profitable for Russia to Care for Victory of Either of NKR Conflicting Sides: Press

  What does Armenia do? Armenia signs any and all military cooperation agreement put forward by Russia. I'm talking about the joint air defense system, the joint Armenian-Russian troops...
• 20 January

  

  Police Colonel Offended by Criticism over Law Enforcers’ Improper Conduct

  After the screening, colonel Duryan announced in an offended tone that the use of the word “contribute” in the film was not appropriate, and that the police should only be expected to carry ...
• 20 January

  Accused in Domestic Violence Cases Not Punished Appropriately by Armenian Courts: Report

  As regards the activities of law enforcement agencies, the report states that in all the monitored cases, law enforcement officials have failed to properly act on the victims' previous complaints...
• 20 January

  Shutting Down Convicts’ Hospital ‘Will Not Eliminate Corruption Risks’ in Penitentiary Field

  “Sure, the changes will positively affect the quality of healthcare services, but the corruption risks that exist in Convicts' Hospital will not be eliminated. Moreover, the decisions [to transfer prisoners to...
• 19 January

  Dakota Precedent Not Applicable in Amulsar, Environmentalist Says

  To quote the godfather of the Amulsar project, former prime minister Tigran Sargsyan, 'Let them emigrate; should they instead stay and revolt? People in Gndevaz have already...
• 19 January

  Government Botching Up Most Important Novelty in Next Parliamentary Elections: Press

  As foreseen by the opposition, the government is completely capable of botching up this innovation by organizing the competition in such a way that only one company submits...
• 18 January

  Armenian Conscript Killed in Karabakh by Azerbaijani Fire

  Andranik S Musikyan was fatally wounded by Azerbaijani fire at around 2 pm on January 18th at a military unit of the Nagorno Karabakh (NKR) Defense Army deployed...