May, 2020

• 7 May

  

  Serj Sargsyan’s Son-in-Law Wanted: Mikael Minasyan is Charged for Illegal Enrichment

  Amram Makinyan, in his position as an investigator, is known to have cooked up the criminal cases of Jirayr Sefilyan and Gevorg Safaryan, both known to be political prisoners.
• 6 May

  

  Sad Sad May 1 

  On May 1, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan congratulated workers and called on them to demand employers to officially register them as a step enabling the government protect their working rights. Pashinyan emphasized, that despite the sudden crisis, the government will “consistently continue to pursue economic development boosting work and working …
• 4 May

  

  Armenia ‘under pressure’ from UK and US over mining dispute, EU report says

  ...These opponents argue that the PM has no regard for protecting the environment and question why the British and Americans should exploit Armenia's natural resources.’
• 4 May

  

  Living With the Virus: Lockdown Relaxed in Armenia

  We have a capacity to handle 3000-4000 cases daily, of which 1500 cases in hospitals. We keep 850 of the patients in hospitals, and isolate 350 asymptomatic patients in hotels.․․

April, 2020

• 28 April

  

  No More Sugar-Coated Lies Around NK Process

  The Armenian society needs to reject believing in the sugar-coated lies around expansionist promises around Karabakh...
• 27 April

  

  Republicans Return to Public Posts

  Aramayis Avetisyan, is yet another outstanding Republican recently hired to work at Ajapnyak administration. On July 29, 2016, he became known during "Sasna Tsrer" uprising by his violent behavior against peaceful protestors in Sari Tagh.
• 27 April

  

  Key Tsarukyan Business Aide, CEO of “Multi Group Concern” Detained 

  The second instance of criminal charges is related to illegal construction of a hotel on Abovyan street in Yerevan by Multi Group. These charges were brought in April 2020.
• 26 April

  

  Key March 1 Attorney, Seda Safaryan’s Family Assaulted

  These men assaulted him, started beating, they were hitting at Seda's daughter, her mother- and father-in-law, sister, other elderly people, neighbors that were out to stop the assault.
• 26 April

  

  As a Monopoly Russia Manipulates Gas Prices in Armenia 

  The issue is that starting January 1 2019, Russian state enterprise "Gazprom Export" sells gas at the border of Armenia at 165 USD per 1000 cubic meters (before it was 150 USD)...
• 25 April

  

  Prisons Critically Lack Psychological Resources to Work with Self-Mutilating Prisoners: Report

  On average, each psychologist is supposed to work with 150 prisoners which is impossible practically and also unethical professionally. Documentation also takes much of...