February, 2018

• 28 February

  Woman Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail for Marijuana Possession Denies Accusations

  A 25-year-old woman, who was in 2017 sentenced to 3 years in prison for having allegedly shared marijuana with a friend, denied the charges at an Appeals Court hearing on Wednesday...
• 28 February

  Transgender Woman in Intensive Care After Brutal Beating

  A transgender woman was left hospitalised after being brutally beaten up in her Yerevan apartment on Tuesday night, Lilit Martirosyan, the head of the Yerevan-based Right Side NGO that...
• 27 February

  ‘Ordinary Party Member’ Serzh Sargsyan Might Be Forced to Become Prime Minister

  - I officially declare that I, Serzh Sargsyan, will never again nominate my candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic of Armenia. I will not seek the post..
• 27 February

  

  Appeal Court Upholds 6-Year Imprisonment for Samvel Babayan

  Note, Samvel Babayan was a strong supporter of the opposition ORO bloc co-headed by former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, former foreign minister Vardan Oskanyan, and past...
• 27 February

  Sasna Tsrer Members Needs Treatment in Civilian Hospital After Hunger Strike, Lawyer Says

  - The doctors at the penitentiary give no noteworthy assessments of his health state. In addition, the Convicts’ Hospital does not have the technical equipment to identify a ...
• 27 February

  

  Locals Talk About Consequences of Teghut Mine Exploitation

  - They have given the conscripts bank cards to make it easier for us to transfer them money for socks and clothes… Military service was not so terrible in the past...
• 26 February

  Alaverdi Youth Art Chamber Deprived of Water Supply

  Shaghinyan later phoned us to inform that both the town’s water utility and the Cadastre Committee had been notified about the building’s water issue...
• 26 February

  Open Letter Calls on Twin Cities to Suspend All Relations With Yerevan

  Armenia’s law enforcement bodies reacted to the acts of violence with a great delay under the influence of public outcry and demand. The criminal investigation will be held under ...
• 26 February

  Armenian Women’s Front Member Attacked With Sharp-Cutting Object

  - In the evening, as I was walking to the entrance to my apartment building, a young man - with a hat over his face, wearing a dark-colored jacket - quickly approached me and hit me....
• 23 February

  

  Prosecutor Evades Answering Important Question on March 1 Events

  - We know that there were snipers; the first thing they should have done was to isolate those armed. None of the victims had weapons...