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February 2, 2016 | 16:53
Armenia’s Education System Creates ‘Diffident, Fearful’ Specialists, Opposition MP Says

This is a positive project; but I regard matters as a whole and not as separate pieces. The system we're trying to reform is sick: it's been politicized and is being used by the powers that be to promote their own interests...

February 2, 2016 | 14:59
Candidate for Armenia’s New Ombudsman to Be Chosen by State and Legal Affairs Committee

The Committee, where ruling Republican Party representatives comprise 50% of the total number of 12 members, is to advance a single nominee, leaving for the Parliament to either approve or reject the nomination...

February 2, 2016 | 11:09
Drunk Soldier of Russian Military Base Tried to Enter Gyumri Home: Press

Raffi Aslanyan, the prosecutor of Armenia's Shirak province, told the paper that soldier Sergey Surnikov was released after having been questioned in a police precinct. When asked what the soldier's...

February 1, 2016 | 17:00
Armenian Villager Asks General Prosecutor to Look Into ‘Illegal’ Housing Allocation

It's obvious: the apartments which were originally envisaged for those who lost their homes in the 1988 earthquake have illegally been given to people with no housing problems. The village head of Tsaghkahovit has also ...

February 1, 2016 | 16:04
Arrested Bahraini Activist Gone Missing in Yerevan: Human Rights Defender Fears ‘Quiet’ Extradition

Human rights advocates are currently preparing appeal letters to be filed with the National Security Service and the Ministry of Justice: “The person has gone missing. Regardless of who he is...

January 30, 2016 | 12:46
Volume of Non-Commercial Transfers to Armenia Reduced in 2015: Press

The volume of international money transfers to Armenian individuals has fallen to its lowest level since 2007: in 2015, the net inflow of non-commercial remittances amounted to $891 million 390 thousand, as opposed ...

January 30, 2016 | 12:00
Armenian Miners Still in Trouble Despite Stabilizing Copper Prices: Press

At least two of the companies, the daily notes, have serious financial issues. Namely, Akhtala Mining Plant is no longer able to pay it's employees' salaries, while the Sagamar Processing Plant at Armanis village has stopped...

January 29, 2016 | 15:29
Yazidi Girls in Armenia Are Denied Their Right to Education: Report

“Given that fact that a 12-year education is the minimum necessary standard for a person, we can safely state that the majority of Yazidi girls actually remain illiterate...

January 29, 2016 | 13:55
Armenian Football Team Cancels Match in Sukhumi; Foreign Ministry Says Abkhazia ‘Not Independent’

“We don't recognize Abkhazia as an independent state, so we were against the friendly match [between Ararat and Volga] being held in Sukhumi,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tigran Balayan told Epress.am Friday...

January 28, 2016 | 15:50
8.5 Years’ Fight for Fair Trial: Parents of Dead Armenian Soldier Reappeal Case Dismissal

Gohar Sargsyan has no doubt her son was murdered. She told that back in 2008 unknown people terrorized her husband by stopping him on the street and urging him not to complain. “If you do, we'll destroy your family,” the said...

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February 2, 2016 | 16:53
Armenia’s Education System Creates ‘Diffident, Fearful’ Specialists, Opposition MP Says

February 2, 2016 | 14:59
Candidate for Armenia’s New Ombudsman to Be Chosen by State and Legal Affairs Committee

February 2, 2016 | 11:09
Drunk Soldier of Russian Military Base Tried to Enter Gyumri Home: Press

February 1, 2016 | 17:00
Armenian Villager Asks General Prosecutor to Look Into ‘Illegal’ Housing Allocation

February 1, 2016 | 16:04
Arrested Bahraini Activist Gone Missing in Yerevan: Human Rights Defender Fears ‘Quiet’ Extradition

January 30, 2016 | 12:46
Volume of Non-Commercial Transfers to Armenia Reduced in 2015: Press

January 30, 2016 | 12:00
Armenian Miners Still in Trouble Despite Stabilizing Copper Prices: Press

January 29, 2016 | 15:29
Yazidi Girls in Armenia Are Denied Their Right to Education: Report

January 29, 2016 | 13:55
Armenian Football Team Cancels Match in Sukhumi; Foreign Ministry Says Abkhazia ‘Not Independent’

January 28, 2016 | 15:50
8.5 Years’ Fight for Fair Trial: Parents of Dead Armenian Soldier Reappeal Case Dismissal

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February 2, 2016 | 16:53 Armenia’s Education System Creates ‘Diffident, Fearful’ Specialists, Opposition MP Says

February 2, 2016 | 14:59 Candidate for Armenia’s New Ombudsman to Be Chosen by State and Legal Affairs Committee

February 2, 2016 | 11:09 Drunk Soldier of Russian Military Base Tried to Enter Gyumri Home: Press

February 1, 2016 | 17:00 Armenian Villager Asks General Prosecutor to Look Into ‘Illegal’ Housing Allocation

February 1, 2016 | 16:04 Arrested Bahraini Activist Gone Missing in Yerevan: Human Rights Defender Fears ‘Quiet’ Extradition

January 30, 2016 | 12:46 Volume of Non-Commercial Transfers to Armenia Reduced in 2015: Press

January 30, 2016 | 12:00 Armenian Miners Still in Trouble Despite Stabilizing Copper Prices: Press

January 29, 2016 | 15:29 Yazidi Girls in Armenia Are Denied Their Right to Education: Report

January 29, 2016 | 13:55 Armenian Football Team Cancels Match in Sukhumi; Foreign Ministry Says Abkhazia ‘Not Independent’

January 28, 2016 | 15:50 8.5 Years’ Fight for Fair Trial: Parents of Dead Armenian Soldier Reappeal Case Dismissal

February 2, 2016 | 16:53
Armenia’s Education System Creates ‘Diffident, Fearful’ Specialists, Opposition MP Says

February 2, 2016 | 14:59
Candidate for Armenia’s New Ombudsman to Be Chosen by State and Legal Affairs Committee

February 2, 2016 | 11:09
Drunk Soldier of Russian Military Base Tried to Enter Gyumri Home: Press

February 1, 2016 | 17:00
Armenian Villager Asks General Prosecutor to Look Into ‘Illegal’ Housing Allocation

February 1, 2016 | 16:04
Arrested Bahraini Activist Gone Missing in Yerevan: Human Rights Defender Fears ‘Quiet’ Extradition

January 30, 2016 | 12:46
Volume of Non-Commercial Transfers to Armenia Reduced in 2015: Press

January 30, 2016 | 12:00
Armenian Miners Still in Trouble Despite Stabilizing Copper Prices: Press

January 29, 2016 | 15:29
Yazidi Girls in Armenia Are Denied Their Right to Education: Report

January 29, 2016 | 13:55
Armenian Football Team Cancels Match in Sukhumi; Foreign Ministry Says Abkhazia ‘Not Independent’

January 28, 2016 | 15:50
8.5 Years’ Fight for Fair Trial: Parents of Dead Armenian Soldier Reappeal Case Dismissal