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Contract Soldier Fatally Shot in Karabakh
According to the NKR defense ministry's official statement, Sargsyan received a fatal gunshot wound in circumstances that are as yet unestablished, and authorities...Read More »
Armenia’s Justice Ministry Received $32.6 Million in Foreign Grants in 2007-2015
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the US Department of State has awarded the following grants to the “Offenders Rehabilitation Center...Read More »
Racist Yerevan Teacher Won’t Be Fired Because ‘He Has a Right to Free Speech’
What I'm going to say may sound mean, but it is the reality, and please don't go preaching political correctness to me. Nature and history have already proven that...Read More »
Man Jailed for Alleged Plot to Topple Armenian Government Ends Hunger Strike
I spoke to him [on Friday]; he said he decided to end the hunger strike after talking to his mother, who has health issues. [Poghosyan] did not want to cause his mother further worries...Read More »
Jailed Armenian Oppositionist on Hunger Strike in Support of Innocently Convicted Prisoners
There are so many innocently convicted people who did not get the chance to celebrate the New Year with their families. That's what he is protesting...Read More »
Protesters Demand that Armenian Judge Be Punished for Leaving Children with Abusive Father
This is a classic case of domestic abuse: the woman fled her house after yet another violent episode, and the father now wants to forcibly take away her children. There is a clear ...Read More »
Armenia’s Government Will Not Cover Winery’s Debt to Grape Farmers
During their last meeting with agriculture minister Ignati Arakelyan, the official hinted that the villagers were to demand their money from those whom they have given their grapes...Read More »
Armenian Activist’s Forced Psychiatric Commitment ‘Not Unlawful,’ Officials Claim
Investigators haven't found evidence to prove that Arakelyan was indeed subjected to beatings at the psychiatric facility. The investigator also said that tying Arakelyan up and taking her...Read More »
Police Violence Against Peaceful Protesters Unpunished in Armenia
- Accountability for police violence is essential to rebuild public trust at a time when many people in Armenia feel the government isn’t listening to their concerns...Read More »
Former Nairit Employees Hope European Organization Wins Tender for Plant’s Re-Launch
A group of former Nairit employees gathered today outside the government offices in Yerevan to announce that they would not let the executive body take advantage of the bankruptcy...Read More »