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Armenian Political Party Acquired TV Company 3 Months Ago: Hraparak
The transaction by which Rule of Law (OEK) party acquired Yerevan TV occurred 3 months ago, reports local daily.Read More »
Former National Security Council Secretary is Shareholder of Yerevan TV
After lengthy negotiations, Yerevan TV was acquired by an Armenian-Russian company, one of the shareholders of which is Rule of Law party leader Artur Baghdasaryan.Read More »
Two Opposition Parties Intend to Boycott Parliamentary Speaker Election
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun, or ARF-D) and Armenian National Congress parliamentary factions intend to boycott...Read More »
Is MP Vardan Ayvazyan Concerned About Villagers or His Business?
"Fish farming companies in an uncontrolled manner have opened wells, poured the water into their fish farms, sold the fish, made profit. They...Read More »
Today’s Protest March to Russian Embassy in Yerevan Failed
The "Liberation March," as it was referred to in a statement issued last week by a youth initiative called Ararum Em ("I Create"), did not take place today due to the organizers' absence.Read More »
Parliament Struck Down Proposal to Establish Committee on Speed Sensors and Surveillance Cameras
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) voted against a proposal by opposition and opposition-leaning parties to establish an ad-hoc committee that...Read More »
Demonstrators Protest Lake Sevan Proposal Outside Parliament
The initiative SOS Sevan held a protest today outside the National Assembly building, urging MPs to vote against a government proposal that environmentalists say...Read More »
Armenian Prisoners Tell Prison Monitoring Group How Police Beat Them to Extort Confessions
He claims that during he interrogation, police employees uttered curses of a sexual nature in his and his mother's name and used force, harming his dignity.Read More »
Prosperous Armenia Party MP on What Was Discussed at Today’s Meeting
The group of four parliamentary parties that met earlier today decided to collect signatures at the next session of the National Assembly next week...Read More »
Armenian PM Hovik Abrahamyan Keeps Mum After Meeting with Opposition Parties on Pension Reform
Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, leaving Prosperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan's office earlier today, declined to comment on...Read More »