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LGBT People More Legally Protected in Georgia Than Armenia or Azerbaijan
More than 2.7 billion people live in countries where being gay is punishable by imprisonment, lashes or even death, according to an annual report issued by...Read More »
Employees Pressured by Employers to Contribute to Pension Fund Urged to Retain Evidence
The new funded pension program creates a lot of inconvenience since it forces citizens to submit a written request to opt out, said Davit Khazhakyan...Read More »
Armenia Imports Apricots From Turkey: Press
The spring frost in Armenia damaged around 9,185 hectares — apricot orchards were particularly severely affected...Read More »
Case of Threats Made Against MP Zaruhi Postanjyan Now Submitted to Court of Cassation
The Helsinki Citizens' Assembly (HCA) Vanadzor office submitted an appeal in the case of Zaruhi Postanjyan to the RA Court of Cassation...Read More »
Residents of Former Armenian Village Want to Separate from Town of Gavar
Natives of Hatsarat, who want to secede from the town of Gavar and obtain village status, on Thursday held a protest outside the Armenian government building and...Read More »
Man Who Strangled His Wife to Death Arrested
Resident of the village of Itsakar in Tavush marz, Meruzhan Harutyunyan, 33, killed his wife a few days ago and on May 14 voluntarily surrendered to...Read More »
Student Union No Place for Ruling Party: Students in Gyumri Boycott Classes: GALA
A group of students of the Armenian State University of Economics' Gyumri campus are boycotting classes and protesting in front of the building and in the...Read More »
In Armenia, Couples Get Married Later, Divorce More Often
In Armenia, couples marry at a later age than they did over 10 years ago: in 2001, the average age for women was 22.8 and for men, 26.9; whereas in 2012, the age for...Read More »
Funded Pension Law Passed in Second Reading: Ruling Party Members Voted for Each Other
Armenia's National Assembly today adopted the revised law on the funded pension system, with 67 votes in favor — just one vote more than required for...Read More »
Armenian Prosecutor General’s Father to Become Constitutional Court Member: Press
RA General Prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan's father, President of the Court of First Instance of Shengavit Community of Yerevan Surik Kostanyan will be...Read More »