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Big Businesses Continue to be Spared at the Expense of Small-Scale Taxpayers: Paper
The two large companies Aleksanyan owns, Alex Grig and Sam-Ser Group, together paid 24.8 billion AMD in taxes in 2013...Read More »
Healthcare Minister Promises to Look Into Allegations of ‘Kickbacks’ in Medical Institutions
RA Minister of Healthcare Derenik Dumanyan did not take Lyudmila Sargsyan to court; instead, he asked the RA General Prosecutor to verify her allegations and...Read More »
Residents of Dilapidated Building Refused by City Hall Protest Outside Presidential Palace
A group of residents of 3 Sisakyan St. who are living in the collapsing part of the building went to Yerevan City Hall today to call attention...Read More »
Karabakh Defense Ministry: Soldier Dead from Sniper Bullet
On Jan. 28, from the combat position of one of the military units stationed in the north, a sniper's bullet fatally wounded Karen Galstyan, 19.Read More »
Armenian Police Officers’ Salaries to Increase Due to Events in Ukraine: Source
Armenian authorities are planning to increase the salaries of police employees in the near future, reports local daily Haykakan Zhamanak.Read More »
Police Block Army Day Demonstrators, Use Force on Mothers of Slain Soldiers (VIDEO)
Police officers prohibited members of the initiative Army in Reality and four mothers of slain soldiers to approach the National Academic Opera and...Read More »
Armenian Authorities Have No Political Will for Reforms in Army: Statement
Jan. 28 marks the 22nd anniversary of the Armenian Army. On this occasion, Helsinki Citizen's Assembly Vanadzor office issued a statement saying it cannot...Read More »
No to Violence and Killings in the Armenian Army: Demonstration in Yerevan
Local initiative the Army in Reality is planning a demonstration on Jan. 28, Army Day in Armenia, under the slogan "No to violence and killings in the army".Read More »
Residents of Collapsing Yerevan Building Want to Seek Asylum from Russia
Several residents of 3 Sisakyan St. in Yerevan in the coming days intend to appeal to the president's office then march to the Russian Embassy and surrender their Armenian passports.Read More »
European Court of Human Rights Fast Tracks Armenian Judges’ Case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decided to fast-track the appeal of four retired Armenian judges — Tariel Manukyan, Lyova Gabrielyan, Frunze Dzvakeryan, and Misha Asatryan...Read More »