March, 2018

• 20 March

  

  Yerevan Court Sentences Prominent Oppositionist to 10.5 Years in Prison

  “We were expecting this ruling. We never had any illusions about the court. Justice in Armenia died today, and March 20 should henceforth be marked [as a national mourning day]...
• 19 March

  

  Ararat Court Annuls ‘Fraudulent’ Loan Agreements

  Recall, nearly all the residents of Khachik collectively owe about 130 million drams (about $270 270) in loans to various credit organizations. Spouses Alvard Iskandaryan and...
• 19 March

  Hunger-Striking Yerevan Prisoner Suffers Sharp Health Deterioration

  The case is currently pending in court; in the meantime, Papyan has been sent to continue serving his sentence in Nubarashen...
• 19 March

  Students in Gyumri Boycott Classes to Protest FIring of Professors

  When asked whether Hambaryan and he planned to challenge the rector’s decision in court, Khorikyan replied: “We intend to file an appeal either on Wednesday or Thursday; we have...
• 16 March

  

  Arapi: A Perpetual Disaster Zoner

  The man has lived in Arapi his entire life; the 1988 earthquake caused huge landslides in the village, and Mr. Garnik’s house is located right in the active landslide zone...
• 16 March

  

  Yerevan Transgender Woman Recounts Brutal Beating

  - I ran to the door, managed to open it and ran out of the apartment. E. caught up with me; he grabbed me from behind and we rolled down the stairs. He was ...
• 15 March

  

  Shirak University Professors Fired After Criticizing Rector

  The following day, Khorikyan added, the rector came and fired him and Hambaryan “to shop that he is still powerful...
• 15 March

  Does Georgia’s Amended Labor Law Serve as Lesson to Armenia?

  Throughout the research, it got obvious that there were three main phases during the 2010-2016 workers’ movement. One matches with the years of 2010-2011 when there...
• 13 March

  Investigators Tell Sasna Tsrer Supporter It Is Her Fault She Was Attacked

  Upon finding out that she believed she had been attacked for supporting the Sasna Tsrer group, she added, the investigators told her...
• 13 March

  

  Young Etchmiadzin Man Electrocuted at Work; Family Afraid to Reveal Employer

  Murad Ghazaryan, a sexton at the St. Gayane Church in Etchmiadzin, used to work as a handyman in one of the city’s greenhouses. On June 30, 2017, according to the...