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Victim in Felony Case Denies Investigator’s Recorded Testimony
Violations committed by the investigation authorities continue to emerge over the course of the trial of Gor Barnausov and Aram Zarafyan...Read More »
No Casualties in Kessab, Though Fate of 40 People is Unknown: Kessab Armenian
During the fighting in Kessab, there were no casualties among the Armenian population but the calculations after inhabitants fled to Latakia showed that 30–40 people were left...Read More »
Ministry Did Not Effectively Address Problems in Agriculture Sector: Ombudsman
According to the Armenian Ombudsman, the government did not sufficiently compensate those working in agriculture for the damage caused by natural disasters.Read More »
Reporters Without Borders Urges Armenian MPs to Withdraw Bill on “Fake Accounts” Online
"The media cannot be held responsible for content they did not create and online anonymity is one of the founding principles of the Internet as a space for..."Read More »
Karabakh: 4 Soldiers Killed in 12 Days
Senior Lieutenant Harutyun Safaryan, 27, on March 31 was fatally wounded at a combat position stationed in the southern direction of the....Read More »
US Had Big Role in Levon Ter-Petrossian’s Resignation in 1998, Says Former Advisor
Assistant US Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland at one time made a significant contribution to the resignation of... Read More »
Constitutional Court Adjourns Case Against Pension Reform
The Constitutional Court in Armenia, which on Friday begun examination of the constitutionality of certain provisions of an unpopular pension reform, adjourned...Read More »
Charge Against Political Activist Shant Harutyunyan Changed
The charge against political activist Shant Harutyunyan, who was arrested on Nov. 5, 2013, ahead of an anti-government march he organized, has changed.Read More »
Armenia’s Ombudsman Reprimands Education Ministry for Rights Violations Last Year
The use of fundraising and the politicization of Armenian universities are just two of the problems highlighted by the Ombudsman in his latest report. Read More »
“Vladimir Putin’s Calculus on Karabakh Likely to be Different Now Than Before”: Thomas De Waal
"Vladimir Putin's move has re-opened the Pandora's Box of sovereignty disputes that spread conflict across the region in the 1990s..."Read More »