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Young Man Found Hanged in Armavir Jail Was ‘Not Predisposed’ to Suicide
The lawyer added that she intended to file a motion for a re-examination appointment since “there are many mysterious circumstances surrounding the death...Read More »
Armenian Military Authorities Report Third Soldier Death in Five Days
Note, another 19-year-old Defense Army soldier, Arayik Ordubekyan, had died on September 2 “when carrying out combat duties,” according to NKR military authorities. ..Read More »
Armenian Serviceman Found Dead at Bottom of Cliff
Gegham A Yeghiazaryan, a serviceman of a southwestern military unit of Armenia's Armed Forces, was found dead Monday afternoon at the bottom of a cliff on the road leading to combat positions, the Armenian...Read More »
Arrested Armenian Gunman on Hunger Strike to Demand Proper Medical Care for Injured Allies
Lawyers for the arrested gunmen have repeatedly voiced concerns over inadequate medical treatment provided to their clients. Some have gone so far as to say that the “Daredevils of Sasun” members were being tortured...Read More »
Son of Armenian Governor’s Driver Accused of Fresh Violence
According to the daily, Hakobyan is accused of brutally beating Vache Harutyunyan, an employee of a local construction material store, and Harutyunyan's cousin Alik. A spokesperson for...Read More »
Growing Economic Activity Despite Falling Wages: Press
The unemployment rate has also been rising. Thus, according to government data, the official number of registered unemployed persons was 79 000 in the first seven months of the year- a growth of 10 percent compared...Read More »
Armenian Grape Farmers Allow Village School to Resume Classes
Classes in the local kindergarten, according to Kostanyan, have also been resumed but will also be disrupted in case of the winery's failure to pay the farmers' money – a total of 140 million drams...Read More »
Wife of Arrested Yerevan Man Accuses Police of Tampering with Their Testimonies
- My husband demanded a lawyer as soon as he was detained, but he wasn't assigned one. Officers told him to 'just sit down and write; it will be better for you this way.' According to the indictment,...Read More »
European Court Issued 20 Verdicts Against Armenia in Last 3 Years
In the last 3 years, the European Court of Human Rights issued 20 rulings against the Republic of Armenia and ordered the state to pay a total of 335,000 Euros to the winning applicants, minister-chief of Government staff ...Read More »
Winery Promises to Pay Boycotting Grape Farmers’ Money Within Two Weeks
We don't believe their promises, and we do not intend to send our children to school until the money issue is resolved,” Kostan Stepanyan told our reporter, adding that the governor had come to urge the farmers to end...Read More »