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Armenians Ashamed to Raise Issue of STDs
He noted that in reality, the number of STDs have not risen but rather the services which are able to detect them, which has resulted in an increase in registered diseases...Read More »
Minibus Drivers Continue to Strike With No Clear Signs of Resolution (PHOTO, VIDEO)
Yesterday, the Yerevan Mayor’s adviser Albert Gevorgyan came to the protest and promised that the issue would be resolved with the help of the route owners...Read More »
Witness in Teenage Murder Case Confesses on False Testimony (VIDEO)
Gevorg Avagyan, a witness to the case of Karen Kungortsev who was charged with murdering 15-year old Davit Hovakimyan, stated that a police officer guided him in giving a false testimony...Read More »
Fioletovo Villagers Against Adjacent Gold Mine
During the two town hall meetings, the villagers were against the mine. The reasons are clear; the mine would be an open pit mine. The environmentalists explained that it is dangerous...Read More »
Hate Speech and Discrimination: Open Letter Asking Ombudsman to Assess the ‘Iravunk’ Verdict
The fact that Hayk Babukhanyan received the Movses Khorenatsi medal from Serzh Sargsyan only proves that the views segregating and dividing the public in the Republic of Armenia are encouraged by the state...Read More »
Yerevan Drivers Strike Due to Increased Gas Prices
The drivers stressed that they do not wish for transportation fares to increase, “we understand that the people are not to blame, they can’t give 150 drams in these difficult situations, but who is going...Read More »
Hrant Dink Foundation Responds to Accusations: Translator Has No Right to Change Original Text
Ruben Melkonyan agreed to translate the book with his own will when he was acquainted with the original text, of course without being compensated. He could have refused to translate it...Read More »
Republican MP Justifies Attack on Aram Manukyan by Explaining the Notion of Democracy
They are military buddies. Today, if Lyova (Levon Yeranosyan) and Razmik (Petrosyan) resolve their problems, we will all be ashamed and be the bad guy. Let’s keep calm, we have no business with...Read More »
Paid by EU-funded ‘Turkish Propaganda’: Translator Shuns Organizations Dealing with Armenian-Turkish Relations
He confirmed that he cooperated with the Hrant Dink Foundation when translating Hasan Cemal’s book. The Turkologist, however, explained that during the translation a number of issues arose...Read More »
The Perception of Ineffective Law Risks Nurturing a Sense of Impunity in Armenia: EU
The perception of ineffective law enforcement is raising concerns among Armenian civil society, Human Rights Defenders and international observers and risks nurturing a sense of impunity in Armenia...Read More »