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Family of Soldier Killed in Karabakh Lives in Dilapidated Makeshift Hut
Living for more than a quarter century in crumbling makeshift huts are hundreds of families not on the waiting lists for apartments supplied by the state.Read More »
Prisoner Claims He was Beaten with Rubber Baton: Criminal Case Launched
Vanadzor Penitentiary Institution prisoner L.Ch. submitted a report to the Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Armenia (RA), claiming that on April 16, 2014...Read More »
Major Businessman, “Wealthiest Man in Armenia” Dies
Major entrepreneur, owner of Grand Holding Hrant Vardanyan (pictured), 65, died from cardiac arrest last night at Nairi Medical Center in Yerevan...Read More »
Just Before She Died, Woman Stabbed by Her Husband Said She Could See This Coming
Murdered in August 2013 from repeated stab wounds, Lusine Davtyan on the way to the hospital on the day she died confessed that she was always afraid... Read More »
Sister of Man Accused of Beating His Wife Gives Contradictory Testimony: Lawyer
According to the lawyer, the witness basically completely repeated the other sister's testimony, which was given at a previous hearing — but with one significant difference.Read More »
Principal Dissolved Class to Force Student to Change Schools?
Hovhannes Ghazaryan (pictured), a student at Yerevan's No. 71 primary school named after Nelson Stepanyan, refused to change schools as requested by...Read More »
Eliminating Violence and Discrimination in Schools: Day of Silence in Armenia
In Armenia, unfortunately, there is no legal framework, no strategy, and no accurate perceptions addressing bullying. Moreover, the situation is made more...Read More »
PM Offers to Temporarily Suspend Penalties for Unpaid Pension Contributions
Newly appointed Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan (pictured) instructed the relevant state bodies to quickly prepare a draft bill...Read More »
Pension Deductions Made from Constitutional Court Employees’ Wages: Newspaper
The financial department of the Constitutional Court continues to make deductions from the wages of Constitutional Court employees for the...Read More »
Woman Who Released Mouse Outside Government Building Fined 20,000 AMD
A large number of police officers at around 7:30 pm on Thursday followed Karabakh War veteran Susanna Margaryan to her home, with the intention of detaining her...Read More »