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The Crisis of Contemporary Democracy: The Hrant Dink Memorial Lecture
The paradox of Dink’s death is that he was killed in the name of a particularly narrow notion of patriotism while he was himself a fervent Turkish patriot...Read More »
Yerevan Inmate Again Subjected to Violent Treatment by Prison Staff
The lawyer soon found out that Grigoryan had been dragged out of his bed in the morning by the guards and forcibly taken to another cell, where he was left lying half-naked...Read More »
Arms Sales Too Profitable for Russia to Care for Victory of Either of NKR Conflicting Sides: Press
What does Armenia do? Armenia signs any and all military cooperation agreement put forward by Russia. I'm talking about the joint air defense system, the joint Armenian-Russian troops...Read More »
Police Colonel Offended by Criticism over Law Enforcers’ Improper Conduct
After the screening, colonel Duryan announced in an offended tone that the use of the word “contribute” in the film was not appropriate, and that the police should only be expected to carry ...Read More »
Accused in Domestic Violence Cases Not Punished Appropriately by Armenian Courts: Report
As regards the activities of law enforcement agencies, the report states that in all the monitored cases, law enforcement officials have failed to properly act on the victims' previous complaints...Read More »
Shutting Down Convicts’ Hospital ‘Will Not Eliminate Corruption Risks’ in Penitentiary Field
“Sure, the changes will positively affect the quality of healthcare services, but the corruption risks that exist in Convicts' Hospital will not be eliminated. Moreover, the decisions [to transfer prisoners to...Read More »
Dakota Precedent Not Applicable in Amulsar, Environmentalist Says
To quote the godfather of the Amulsar project, former prime minister Tigran Sargsyan, 'Let them emigrate; should they instead stay and revolt? People in Gndevaz have already...Read More »
Government Botching Up Most Important Novelty in Next Parliamentary Elections: Press
As foreseen by the opposition, the government is completely capable of botching up this innovation by organizing the competition in such a way that only one company submits...Read More »
Armenian Conscript Killed in Karabakh by Azerbaijani Fire
Andranik S Musikyan was fatally wounded by Azerbaijani fire at around 2 pm on January 18th at a military unit of the Nagorno Karabakh (NKR) Defense Army deployed...Read More »
Armenian Political Prisoner Ends Hunger Strike Due to Health Issues
Vardanyan’s son, Tigran Vardanyan, had earlier told Epress.am that the oppositionist had gone on a hunger strike to in a show of support for all political prisoners and other wrongfully convicted persons in Armenia...Read More »