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Gender Wage Gap in Armenia Nearly 36%, UN Study Says
Restrictions on women's work, which, as stated by the official, are also prevalent in Armenia, cause Armenia's GDP a yearly damage of $50-60 million...Read More »
Armenian Man Fined $100 for Subjecting Wife to Decade of Domestic Abuse
Despite the indictment stating that the defendant violently hit and punched his wife numerous times during their last argument, hence the charges against him of committing a socially dangerous act, prosecutor ...Read More »
Gas Explosion Victims Still Seek Compensation from Gazprom, Hope President Will Finally Hear Them
The company, he added, had promised to pay compensation for damages if proven guilty, and various examinations have shown that the exploded pipeline had been built in the area illegally: “But Gazprom-Armenia...Read More »
Nubarashen Prison Head Might Be Sacked Amid Gaspari Revelations: Press
Hraparak daily newspaper reports that the latest revelations by Yerevan-based civic activist Verdges Gaspari about his recent experience with custody and the actual situation in Yerevan's...Read More »
Judge Surprised by Gaspari’s No-Show, Had Removed Him from Courtroom for 6 Court Hours
The activist, as it turned out, had not been notified properly about the judge's decision to allow him after all to attend his case hearings, Yegoryan told Baghdasaryan after the 5-minute break. The judge had nothing left...Read More »
It Takes Armenia’s Parliament Half Hour to Consider and Pass Bills, Opposition MP Says
According to official figures published on the Parliament Monitoring website, 90 out of 112 laws were adopted by the parliament in extraordinary sittings which, as stated by Manukyan, is a “specially designed secret adoption mechanism...Read More »
Affair with ‘Some Turk’ Main Motive Behind Yerevan Woman’s Murder, Prosecution Says
Darbazyan added that the family contacted Nadik after the incident and he confirmed that he had only phoned the spouses with the purpose of getting his money back and had no personal relationship with the victim....Read More »
Nubarashen Inmate Dead of Reported Suicide
“His cellmates and later doctors rushed to save his life, but to no avail,” the official said. Investigation is currently underway to determine the details of the incident...Read More »
Ethics Committee Will Not Take Disciplinary Action Against Republican MP
Speaking to reporters Monday, however, Ethics Committee head Khosrov Harutyunyan, a fellow republican, said the application against Petrosyan would not even be considered because of lack of grounds....Read More »
Gaspari Removed from Court for ‘Disruptive Behavior’
After several fruitless attempts at making Gaspari “behave properly,” judge Baghdasaryan had court bailiffs take the activist by his limbs and take him out of the courtroom. The hearing was soon adjourned...Read More »