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Why There Were Few Contributions to New Pension System in January: Paper
In January this year, transferred from Armenia's state budget to the mandatory pension system was 674 million 144 thousand AMD.Read More »
Gold Ore Thieves in Vardenis Protest Against the Police
About two hundred residents this morning gathered outside Vardenis City Hall to complain about Vardenis Police Chief Valeriy Baghyan, who, in their view...Read More »
Armenia’s Ruling Party Votes Against Establishing Commission to Investigate March 1 Events
Armenia's National Assembly today rejected the proposal to establish an ad-hoc commission to investigate the events of March 1, 2008.Read More »
Armenian Parliament Acts as Former Prosecutor General’s Employment Agency: MP
The Law on the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia being discussed in parliament is actually a law about securing a job for former...Read More »
Observers Record Several Violations in Armenian Village Elections
Several communities in the Armenian provinces of Lori, Tavush, Ararat, Kotayk, and Shirak had their local government elections on March 9.Read More »
Witness Describes How He was Beaten by Armenian Police
Armen Hayrapetyan, who was sentenced on Nov. 15, 2008, to 15 years in prison, told the court he was beaten repeatedly by the police.Read More »
‘Amot Che!’ (It’s Not Shameful): International Women’s Day March in Yerevan
A march organized by civil society activists dedicated to the protection of women's rights began at around 1 pm in central Yerevan today.Read More »
The Effect of Male Dominance in Armenia: Video Interview
Male dominance in the world and in Armenia continues to oppress and belittle a large part of humankind. In the most vulnerable position are women...Read More »
Activists Protesting Mandatory Pension System Detained by Yerevan Police
Another protest by pressure group Dem Em against the mandatory funded pensions system outside the RA Ministry of Finance building earlier today turned tense.Read More »
Elderly Man Tried to Self-Immolate Outside Ministry of Finance Building
At around 1 pm today, a 67-year-old man who identified himself to the press as Nikolai Aghabekyan attempted to set himself on fire outside the RA Ministry of Finance...Read More »