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Armenian Human Rights Activist Reports Being Shot at Near Her House
I was just passing through the gates when [unknown people] shot at me from the top of the road near my house. Thank God, they missed me...Read More »
Alaverdi Kindergarten Director and Nanny Sacked After 4-Year-Old Student Found Drowned in River
The director and the nanny of a kindergarten in Armenia's town of Alaverdi have been sacked after an unsupervised four-year-old student, Robert Dallakyan, left the...Read More »
Entrepreneur Talks About the Corrupt System of Legalized Bribery in Armenia: Metrology Institute
Meanwhile, Gaspari stresses, there is a law clause, according to which, a Metrology Institute reference is not required if the quantity of the goods does not...Read More »
Hospital Refuses to Treat Jailed Oppositionist In Fear of Authorities, Lawyer Says
Izmirlian Medical Center MD Hayk Avagyan had had agreed to go to the prison and examine Safaryan’s injured knee. According to Arno Safaryan, however, Izmirlian...Read More »
Armenian Government Representative Asks ECHR Grand Chamber to Reopen Lost Case
The applicants, spouses Yuri Vardanyan and Shushanik Nanushyan, and their son, Artashes Vardanyan, are former residents of a house on Yerevan’s Byuzand street who argued that they had...Read More »
Yerevan Police Chief Goes Back on His Promise to Meet with Mother of Dead Soldier
During the previous meeting, Ghazaryan had insisted on viewing the full footage, which Martirosyan had initially refused, claiming that “it's unessential and beside the point...Read More »
PINK Armenia Calls for Unprejudiced Investigation of Russian Man’s Death In Yerevan
To ensure that the investigation is executed properly, PINK Armenia urges media to be vigilant, to provide a comprehensive coverage, and to keep the case in the spotlight in...Read More »
Public Observers Record Numerous Problems During Testing of New Voter Registration Devices
- After voting with an ordinary passport, the voting by the same person’s biometric passport was tested and the technical device allowed voting again...Read More »
Participant of Anti-Government Rally Released from Detention
Ghazaryan did not commit any crime; he simply exercised his right to participation in rallies, and no one was hurt as a result of his actions. Moreover, he was charged solely on the basis of...Read More »
Missing Brother of Supporter of Yerevan Gunmen Phones Mother (Updated)
We are not this state's enemies; we've always lived a decent life, have always helped others in their time of need. And now, one of my sons is on hunger strike in prison, and the other one...Read More »