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Yezidi Man With Heart Problems Drafted Because “Armenian Army Needs Him”
Resident of the village of Zartonk in Armavir marz, ethnic Yazidi Alik Mahmudyan has heart problems but today, July 24, he was drafted into the army.Read More »
Construction on New Komitas Museum-Institute to be Completed by This Year
The Government of Armenia in its meeting today adopted a decision to create a museum-institute dedicated to Komitas.Read More »
3 Inmates on Hunger Strike at Nubarashen Penitentiary
To date, three people are on on hunger strike at the Nubarashen Penitentiary, one of whom is serving a life sentence, while the other two are accused.Read More »
Why Number of Protests Reduced? On the Role of the Prime Minister: Armenian Times
The most significant result of the first 100 days of RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan's term in office is that protest demonstrations and...Read More »
Azerbaijani Men Arrested in Karabakh Charged with Murder and Espionage
The General Prosecutor's Office of the unrecognized Republic of Nagorno Karabakh has put forth several charges against Dilham Askerov and Shahbaz Guliyev...Read More »
Accused in Gang Case Pierces Himself with Sharp Object in Courtroom: Trial Postponed
David Galstyan, accused of committing a series of burglaries, pierced his hand with something sharp at the Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and... Read More »
Men Accused of Group Assault Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
Judge Nelly Baghdasaryan sentenced defendants Gor Barnausov and Armen Zarafyan accused of group assault to 5 years in prison.Read More »
Political Activist on Trial Says He Warned Police They Will Beat Provocateurs
Police officers Khachik Avetisyan and Evrik Lonsk, named as victims in the case of political activist Shant Harutyunyan and his friends, said in court...Read More »
Armenian, Georgian Church Issue Joint Statement on Incident in Tbilisi
The Georgian Orthodox Church and the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia consider discrimination on ethnic or religious grounds to be unacceptable. Read More »
Deputy Yerevan Police Chief Not Summoned for Questioning in Opposition Activist Trial
Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Valeriy Osipyan named as the fourth victim in the case was to have been examined in court todayRead More »