October, 2017

• 31 October

  Officials ‘Have Right to Live’ in Armenia, Too, State Revenue Committee Chairman Argues

  There are, of course, law-abiding business owners, and we are thankful for these people. But there are those who try to hide under the veil of...
• 31 October

  

  Hundreds of Business Owners Protest Against Tax Code Amendments Outside Parliament

  The amendments to the Tax Code, which are envisaged to enter into force on January 1, 2018, will also unnecessarily increase paperwork for business owners...
• 30 October

  ‘Rates’ in Armenian Prisons Rising, While Issues Remain Unresolved, Report Says

  In most other respects, prison issues have remained essentially the same: overcrowdedness, low-quality food, lack of necessary medication...
• 30 October

  Yerevan Court Denies Appeal Against ‘1000 Drams Law’

  - These 1000 drams are a part of our property since, according the judicial precedents of the European Court of Human Rights’ case law, a person’s salary is his/her property. This is the main ...
• 27 October

  Yerevan Journalist Threatened After Article About Former Head of National Security Service

  HCAV points out that “the threat is more than real and aims to intimidate the journalist, which is a criminally prosecutable act....
• 27 October

  Armenian Government to Ban Cattle Slaughter Outside Approved Slaughterhouses

  - They raised prices to make sure that people do not slaughter animals until the new slaughterhouses are opened, which will of course belong to them...
• 25 October

  Students Protest Outside Parliament Building Against Planned Amendments to Military Draft in Armenia

  Before militarizing the education and science sphere, the protesters argued, the Ministry of Defense should focus on eliminating corruption in other spheres...
• 24 October

  

  Yerevan Banana Importer Convinced Investigation Into Acid Attack on His Warehouse to Be Suspended

  - The investigator dealing with our case told us that the investigation is not going anywhere and will most probably be soon suspended...
• 24 October

  Armenian Students Protest Possible Amendments to Law on Military Duty

  The students are convinced that the amendments will no doubt deal a serious blow to education and science, while the Ministry of Defense “is trying to solve its own problems...
• 24 October

  Russian Soldier in Armenia Unintentionally Kills Fellow Serviceman, Commits Suicide

  Two Russian soldiers died on October 23 at the military range of Alagyaz in Armenia, the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces said in a press statement...