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Elections, LGBT Rights, Torture: Human Rights Watch Report on Armenia
"According to local human rights defenders, torture and ill-treatment in police custody persist, and the definition of torture in Armenian law does not meet...Read More »
Old Building at Zvartnots Airport to be Demolished, Perhaps to be Replaced by a Park
The Armenian government has approved plans to demolish the old building of the Zvartnots International Airport just outside Yerevan, which were...Read More »
Criminal Case Launched in Connection with Military Conscript’s Death
A criminal case in connection with the death of military serviceman Edik Shahnazaryan was launched under Article 376 Section 2 of the RA Criminal Code...Read More »
Greenhouse Farms in Armenia Shutting Down Because of Gas Price Hike
The increase in the price of natural gas may be crucial for the existence of greenhouses in Armenia, Greenhouse Association President Poghos Gevorgyan...Read More »
Non-Coalition Parties Preparing for Motion of No Confidence in Armenian Government
The four parliamentary factions in the near future are preparing to make a motion of no confidence in the government...Read More »
Father Insists 3.5-Year-Old Son Died Because of Armenian Doctors’ Negligence
All five forensic examinations of three-and-a-half-year-old Artashes Sedrakyan confirm that the child died because of medical errors and omissions...Read More »
New Research Confirms Sex-Selective Abortion Still Practiced in Armenia
One of the important indicators of the report, Hayrapetyan said, is that the problem peaks in the case of the third or fourth child.Read More »
Armenian Soldier Dies in Hospital
Military conscript Edik Shahnazaryan died in Vagharshapat Hospital in the city of Echmiadzin at around 8 am on Jan. 20.Read More »
Armenian Soldier Fatally Shot, Report Karabakh Authorities
Azerbaijan's Armed Forces between 11:50 pm on Jan. 19 and 12:15 am on Jan. 20 made two attempts to cross the Line of Contact in...Read More »
Injured Party Does Not Believe Soldier Committed Suicide, Demands New Autopsy
At the hearing of the case of soldier Sargis Sahakyan in the Syunik District Court of First Instance on Friday, Sahakyan's legal successor's representative...Read More »