February, 2018

• 8 February

  Man Accused of Trying to Steal Vodka Found Dead in Yerevan

  Melkonyan was subsequently released on his own recognizance since he did not have a criminal record. During the preliminary investigation, Hetq writes, the defendant accepted...
• 8 February

  

  Armenian Footballer Seeks Asylum in UK; Fears He Will Be Imprisoned if Deported

  - They don't care if you are a footballer. The government is taking everyone and sending them to fight. I read in the Azerbaijan news that Armenian soldiers are dying every day...
• 8 February

  Azeri Fire Kills Soldier in Karabakh, Officials Say

  Note, there have already been 6 fatalities in the armed forces of Armenia and NKR since the beginning of the year, two of which as a result of ceasefire violations...
• 8 February

  

  Presentation of Saakashvili’s Book Finally Takes Place in Yerevan

  I did not translate the book for Saakashvili; I did not translate it because I have some special personal feelings toward him. I translated the book because I found it thought-provoking ...
• 7 February

  Authorities to Investigate Young Mother’s Death After Complicated Labor

  Khosrovyan died a few days after giving birth to her first child in a complicated labor. Her mother is convinced that the hospital “deliberately discharged her three days...
• 6 February

  

  Forcibly Displaced and Forgotten in Chambarak; Former Artsvashen Villagers in Extreme Poverty for Nearly 30 Years

  Grigor Aramyan approaches us when we are about to head back to Yerevan. He asks us to visit his house, too. He says he used to work as a police officer ...
• 5 February

  

  Authorities Demand Property Tax from Villager for Car Left in Artsvashen

  According to the man, representatives of the Chambarak administration have told the family “the debt is clearly visible” in their documents: “They told us to...
• 2 February

  

  Presentation of Saakashvili’s Book in Yerevan Cancelled Again

  I have been notified by a representative of Noyan Tapan bookstore that the director flatly refused to let organize the presentation in his store ...
• 1 February

  Armenia’s Government No Longer Wishes to Work Openly and Transparently

  Recall, in upcoming April, Armenia will shift to a parliamentary mode of governance, which entails an increase in the Prime Minister’s power and role. The widely shared opinion in the country is...