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Visa-Free Regime For US Citizens Entering Armenia Starting January 1st, 2015
Nalbandyan also noted that beginning in January 1st, many Armenian citizens will have the opportunity to obtain a US visa effective for ten years...Read More »
PM and Ombudsman Put in a Bad Situation when Citizen Spoke about Human Rights: Hraparak
Karen Andreasyan tried justifying the situation by saying that he had listened to the man multiple times and that Patvakanyan’s intrusion to the hall testifies to human rights freedom in Armenia...Read More »
Veterans Attacked for Cursing Serzh Sargsyan: Zhoghovurd
Razmik Petrosyan and Manvel Yeghiazaryan openly stated what they thought about Serzh Sargsyan. Yeranosyan demanded that they don’t curse his president, however the veterans...Read More »
Armenian War Veteran Attacked by 4 Masked Men
After the latter incidents the Union released a statement noting that the attack was directed against the union’s activities and intends to silence the veterans, who fight against unlawfulness, through terrorist acts...Read More »
It’s Possible to Work in a Toxic Environment for 14 Hours, But There’s No Pay
The shift manager who works at the highly toxic factory told us that they increased the employees salaries by 50% in 2009 after an accident at the production unit, the initial salary they received...Read More »
“I’m Not a Target, I Am the One Targeting”, Says Police Chief About Protest Movements
- I’m giving you this, but it’s from all of us. We all have a little police in us,” said Gasparyan, while Constitutional Court President Gagik Harutyunyan responded “that’s just your opinion"...Read More »
Russian Armenians Have Not Donated to Hayastan All Armenian Fund: Haykakan Zhamanak
This is the first such incident that has taken place in the past few years. It’s true that last year the gala was not officially organized, but on the day (September 17) of the opening of the Moscow Diocese...Read More »
Civil Suit Demands 4 Million Drams From Wife-Beating Husband
They demand 1 million from Khachatryan’s husband, Sargis Hakobyan, as compensation for medical treatment of the physical damages resulting from being subject to beating and 3 million drams...Read More »
Woman Subjected to Forced Psychiatric Treatment Applies to ECtHR
The psychiatric system can be used as a punitive tool, even in personal issues. Although we all remember that it has been used for political purposes, for example, against Shant Harutyunyan...Read More »
Yezidis Urge Armenian National Assembly to Recognize Yezidi Genocide in Iraq
-They said many months ago that they would implement work, would discuss the issue with state institutions and that coordinated steps would be taken. Let them show us now, for example...Read More »