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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 »
International Women’s Day March in Armenia Aims to Break Stereotypes
In Armenia, there are several initiatives and groups that deal with the protection of women's rights but there is no nationwide feminist movement...Read More »
Georgia’s Parliament Adopts Resolution in Support of Ukraine
“The recent aggressive acts carried out by the Russian Federation against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, including use of military units on...Read More »
Serzh Sargsyan to Oversee Fish Production in Lake Sevan: Newspaper
The Government of Armenia in its meeting yesterday decided to appoint Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's chief advisor Aram Gharibyan as the chair of...Read More »
EPP Congress: Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan Mentions Ukraine, Criticizes Turkey, Azerbaijan
"The Ukrainian events are a matter of serious concern to all of us. We regret profoundly that numerous human lives’ losses were registered in...Read More »
Activists Protesting Hydroelectric Plant in Ohanavan Village Detained Upon Their Return to Yerevan
Police detained a member of the Pre-Parliament initiative and several of its supporters in Yerevan yesterday who participated in the protest near the village of Ohanavan in... Read More »
Armenian Prime Minister’s Daughter and Godfather Sue Local News Media Outlet
"The RA prime minister's daughter and relatives seized my property. It seemed to me that as a prime minister, as someone fighting against corruption, [he] should have...Read More »
VIDEO, PHOTOS: Villagers Protesting Construction of Hydroelectric Plant Block Road
Several hundred residents of Aragatsotn marz (province) protesting the construction of a hydroelectric plant near the villages of Ohanavan and Ushi today blocked the road.Read More »
Alcoholic Beverages to be Advertised on Armenian Television After 10 pm
The Armenian National Assembly's Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Support yesterday approved a legislative package...Read More »