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Seven Die in Major Car Accident in Shirak Marz
The 70-year old Kamaz driver M. Vardanyan has been arrested. In connection with the incident, a criminal case has been launched based on the Criminal Code’s Article 242.3...Read More »
The Judges are Fulfilling an Order, says Expert About Dead Soldier’s Case
The case is currently at the Court of Appeals, while the plaintiff's side claims that Sargis Sahakyan did not commit suicide, whereas the verdict of the Court of First...Read More »
National Assembly to Discuss a Bill on Karabakh’s Recognition
National Assembly Speaker Galust Sahakyan stressed that the discussion will take place tomorrow at 2:30pm , because the Heritage faction presented the draft as an urgent issue...Read More »
Significant Increase in Doctoral Candidates in Armenia, But Not Degrees
In 2013, Yerevan mayor, Taron Margaryan, also received a candidacy in economics for his dissertation “The main issues of Yerevan’s socio-economic development”...Read More »
Police Gave Activist a Leaflet Featuring the Words “Armenian SSR”
Sahakyan refused to read the leaflet because, he told the police, he had no connection to a Soviet legislative code, because that country had not existed for 23 years...Read More »
90% of Armenian Trade Conducted in Yerevan: Zhoghovurd
-It turns out, approximately 2 million people in Armenia, who live in the provinces, are implementing very insignificant amounts of trade, essentially it is completely absent. With no exaggeration...Read More »
No Privileges for Armenian Migrant Workers in Russia After Entering EEU
The NGO stresses that the only privilege the EEU gives to migrant workers of member states is the right to free “emergency care,” the agreement does not foresee any other privileges...
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Two Villages in Aragatsotn Marz Fight Over Drinking Water
The two villages receive water from the same source, and Shgharshik residents often close the water pipes going to their neighboring village...Read More »
Military Police Torture Invalid Man for being a “Saboteur”, Mother tells Forrights.am
The Military Police staff continued to mock and be violent toward her invalid son at the department; “They pulled his shirt off, they hit him for 10 minutes with his hands tied...Read More »
Syunik Court Refuses to Transfer Dead Soldier’s Case to Armenia
-The existence of Universal Jurisdiction Court’s Stepanakert division contradicts the Armenian Judicial Code Article 24.4, which states “The Provincial Universal Jurisdiction Courts are...Read More »