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Protests Against New Mandatory Pension Law Continue
"We have to force the RA State Revenue Committee to adhere to the requirements of the RA Supreme Court's aforementioned decision and...Read More »
Support Local: Armenian Farmers Seek Ban on Imported Produce
Residents of several rural communities of Armavir marz (province) today held a protest outside the president's office, demanding to ban imports of...Read More »
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Marked in Armenia
The goal of Sexual Assault Awareness Month is to raise public awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence.Read More »
Armenia Grants Asylum to Azerbaijan Family that Norway Denied
An Azerbaijan family's request for political asylum in the Republic of Armenia (RA) has been granted, said head of the State Migration Service of...Read More »
FILM: Women with Disabilities in Armenia on Getting Married, Starting a Family
"I become disabled when I encounter problems in society. If those problems aren't there, I'm not disabled; I don't feel my disability," says Arev Melqonyan.Read More »
Serzh Sargsyan Accepted Armenian Government’s Resignation
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan today adopted a decision to accept the resignation of the Government of the Republic of Armenia.Read More »
Opposition Parties Will Hold Rally, Despite Armenian PM’s Resignation
Though the three-day rally organized by the four non-ruling parties (Heritage Party, Armenian National Congress, Prosperous Armenia Party, and Armenian Revolutionary Federation...Read More »
Two Activists Detained at Protest Rally
Vardges Gaspari and Argishti Kiviryan, participating in a rally in support of Shahen Harutyunyan, were detained by police outside... Read More »
Attempt to Put Pressure on Shant Harutyunyan by Charging His Son (VIDEO, PHOTO)
Accused of "hooliganism," Shahen Harutyunyan today was called to the General Investigation Department of the RA Police. Read More »
Prosecutor in Theft Case Had Difficulty Reading in Court
On Nov. 21, 2011, the defendants organized the theft of 56 million AMD (about $135,000 USD) from Manana Grain Deputy Director Armen Manukyan's car.Read More »