March, 2020

• 23 March

  

  Coronavirus Cases Top 190 in Armenia, While the Government Takes Legislative Measures to Punish Denial of Isolation

  New decisions are to be made whether patients with mild coronavirus symptoms will be hospitalized or kept in quarantine․․․
• 23 March

  

  Threats to Human Rights Defender Artur Sakunts For Criticizing Putin

  A number of NGOs have issued a statement condemning life threats to Human Rights Defender Artur Sakunts and demanding from law enforcement bodies to investigate the case and bring criminal․․․
• 21 March

  

  The Involvement of Armenian Diaspora’s Businessmen In Plundering Armenia’s Subsoils

  Open letter to the big capital owners and businessmen in the Armenian Diaspora. We have attempted to publish this open letter in Armenian Weekly, a Diaspora based media...
• 18 March

  

  Armenia in a State of Exception until April 14 

  The government of Armenia, followed by the parliament have moved to declare a state of exception (emergency) in all of the country given the pandemics of the new coronavirus all over the world and the need to contain its rapid spreading․
• 17 March

  Coronavirus Update as of 12:00, March 17, 2020 

  The ministry has called for mobilization of students of the medical university, persons with nursing and other medical specialization, translators․․․
• 16 March

  

  Alarms Raised over Approval of Election Commission Members with Questionable Past Performance at Elections 

  ANC calls on the "Yes" campaign to take urgent measures to ensure equal representation of members at the committees.․․
• 14 March

  No Yezidi Mayor in Mixed Communities

  The Yezidi Center for Human rights reminds that Armenia has commitments to ensure the effective participation of ethnic minorities in decisions affecting their lives.
• 14 March

  Armenia Closes its Last Open Border while COVID-19 Cases Jump to 15 

  At least 2 cases are detected within the first group of 31 persons quarantined on March 1, while 28 of them are released home. Positive test results are obtained...
• 13 March

  

  8 Confirmed Covid-19 Cases in Armenia as of March 13

  Tests for the first batch of 31 isolated persons have been taken, so far none of them has shown signs of symptoms and if negative, they will be sent home. The first case was detected...
• 13 March

  

  Native of NK and Former Journalist of “Hetq” Appointed New MD Spokesperson 

  Stepanyan's father, Shahen Stepanyan, was a warrior during the war, was awarded "Combat Cross" medal by Artsakh Republic, according to the press statement of the Ministry of Defense.