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Why are the Yezidis Rapidly Emigrating from Armenia?
Yazidis living in Armenia are emigrating rapidly. If in the past they left the country because of a lack of jobs and poor socioeconomic...Read More »
Court will Exempt Armenian Oligarch from Liability, Believes Attorney
The Court of Appeals is preparing grounds for dismissal of Heritage Party MP Zaruhi Postanjyan's appeal, according to the...Read More »
Protesting Mothers Demand Minister Publicly Punish Those Guilty of Beating Soldiers
Four mothers whose sons died in non-combat conditions in the army, who were once again protesting outside the Armenian government building...Read More »
Defense Minister Claims Lack of Evidence of Torture in Soldier’s Case
In the case of military conscript Mher Khlghatyan, 18, who was taken to the Central Military Hospital in Yerevan, criminal proceedings have been...Read More »
Father of Killed Armenian Soldier to Appeal to European Court of Human Rights
The Court of Cassation struck down the appeal by Artur Sakunts, representing Vano Varyan, the father of army conscript Tigran Varyan who died...Read More »
Jehovah’s Witnesses Claim Yerevan City Hall Discriminated on Religious Grounds
The Administrative Court on Tuesday examined the case of Jehovah's Witnesses v. Yerevan City Hall.Read More »
Opposition MP Visits Those Detained in Clashes with Police on Nov. 5
MP Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday visited the Hospital for Detainees, and the Vardashen and Nubarashen penitentiaries, where he met with 13 people...Read More »
Family Visits Shant Harutyunyan, Who Urges Public to Take to the Streets and ‘Seize Freedom’
"His condition was normal. We spoke about a lot of things; some things he was familiar with, some, he wasn't. He hasn't seen much of what...Read More »
Family Hopes to Communicate with Armenian POW on His 23rd Birthday
The family of military conscript Hakob Injighulyan, who has been held captive in Azerbaijan for almost 6 months, last heard news about their son on Nov. 25. Read More »
Don’t Exult from Armenian Opposition Forces Uniting, Cautions Analyst
What's important at the Jan. 18 rally against the proposed pension reforms is the participation of the citizens who initiated it and...Read More »