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Protesting Vardenis Farmers’ Property Frozen Because of Accumulated Debts
Several dozen farmers from Vardenis held a protest outside the Armenian government building today, demanding a meeting with RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. Read More »
Political Activist on Trial Did Not Apply to Ombudsman’s Office with Request to Provide Counsel
Defendant in the case against Shant Harutyunyan and his friends Vardan Vardanyan didn't send a letter to the Armenian Ombudsman's office with the request...Read More »
Why There’s No Drinking Water in Armenian Village of Garni
The village of Garni in Kotayk marz (province), which supplies drinking water to some communities in Yerevan and Ararat marz, has a serious water problem.Read More »
Unjust Investigation into 20-Year-Old Maro Guloyan’s Death: Attorney to Appeal to ECtHR
Two years have passed since 20-year-old Maro Guloyan's questionable suicide, but the truth within the case remains concealed...Read More »
Shant Harutyunyan Claims in Court Police Officer Slandering Him
Examined in court today in the case of political activist Shant Harutyunyan and his friends was police officer Gegham Khachatryan...Read More »
Armenian Ombudsman’s Office Didn’t Provide Lawyer Because It Lost Defendant’s Claim
Defendant in the case against Shant Harutyunyan and his friends Vardan Vardanyan in court today complained about the Armenian Ombudsman's office.Read More »
Political Activist on Trial Urges Yerevan Mayor Not to Betray His Father
Shant Harutyunyan urged Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan (pictured) not to install the statue of Soviet leader Anastas Mikoyan in the Armenian capital.Read More »
Appeals Court Rejects Appeal of Family Picked Up by Police on Day of Putin’s Visit to Armenia
Armenia's Court of Appeal today dismissed Etchmiadzin residents Ashot Khudoyan and Heghine Makaryan's appeal to overrule the ruling of a lower court which...Read More »
“Imperial Mindsets Survive Empires”: Gerard Libaridian on South Caucasus After USSR Collapsed
Imperial mindsets survive empires, as do imperial rivalries in collective memory, in historiography and in policy making often long after empires are gone. Read More »
Garbage Collectors in Armenia’s Resort Town of Sevan on Strike: Hraparak
The garbage collectors in the town of Sevan have not been coming to work for 2 days. About two dozen workers have been gathering at the utilities...Read More »