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Activist Lost Consciousness in Police Car, Says Friend
While being detained by police earlier today, Mashtots Park activist Dvin Isanyans lost consciousness in a police car from blows inflicted by a police officer.Read More »
Activists Detained Prior to Sargsyan’s and Hollande’s Arrival at Mashtots Park
Since 10 am today, civil society activists fighting to protect Mashtots Park were gathered at the central Yerevan park to disrupt a ceremony to rename the park...Read More »
Armenian Parliament Adopts Revised Pension Bill
Armenia's National Assembly just now adopted the revised bill on the funded pension with 68 votes in favor; 12, against; and 36, abstentions. Read More »
Voting on Revised Pension Bill Postponed: MPs Running Late
The revised bill on the funded pension system was to have been put to a vote in the National Assembly today; however, National Assembly President Galust Sahakyan said...Read More »
Putin Can Initiate Provocations Against Azerbijan: Guluzade
As long as Russia is not yet neutralized by global economic, diplomatic, and other sanctions, there can be no talk of peace in Karabakh...Read More »
France’s Hollande Suggests Armenia Can Cooperate with EU While Joining Customs Union: Azatutyun
The European Union should upgrade its relationship with Armenia to political “association” despite Yerevan’s plans to join the Russian-led Customs Union...Read More »
Former Justice Minister Refused Chief of Staff of Armenian Parliament Position: Press
Former Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia (RA) Hrayr Tovmasyan turned down the position of Chief of Staff of the RA National AssemblyRead More »
French President Urged Not to Participate in Ceremony Renaming Yerevan’s Mashtots Park
French President François Hollande is expected to participate in an opening ceremony of Mashtots Park to be named after French national hero, French-Armenian poet Missak Manouchian.Read More »
Contract Soldier Strangled His Wife to Death and Fled
At around 2 am on May 12, resident of the village of Itsakar in Tavush marz (province), contract soldier Meruzhan Harutyunyan, 33, came home and strangled his wife Hermine Chilingaryan...Read More »
Court Disregarded Weightier Facts in Case of Death of 20-Year-Old Maro Guloyan: Lawyer
Armenia's Criminal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against the decision to discontinue proceedings in the case of 20-year-old Maro Guloyan, who, according to...Read More »