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Counting Commission to Appeal Armenian Parliament’s Ratification of Russian Gas Deal
The Counting Commission of Armenia's National Assembly met on Thursday and declared null and void the Commission's decision...Read More »
Young Unidentified Men Block Journalists’ Entry to Yerevan Mayor’s Doctoral Defense
Despite a legal requirement that the defense of a PhD dissertation be public, Yerevan mayor Taron Margaryan's defense of his doctoral thesis was not public.Read More »
Karabakh War Veteran Prohibited from Honoring Serzh Sargsyan’s ‘Dead Soul’ Outside His Residence
Several dozen police officers on Thursday didn't permit Karabakh War veteran and organizer of a candlelight vigil "for the dead souls of...Read More »
Military Draftees in Gyumri Made to Wait Out in the Cold
The Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor office received a call that more than 50 young men called to mandatory military service and.... Read More »
Inhumane Conditions in Derelict Yerevan Building: Residents Can’t Wait Till 2015 (VIDEO)
With the onset of below freezing temperatures in Yerevan, living conditions have become life threatening for residents of 3 Sisakyan St.Read More »
Juvenile Justice System is Not ‘Child Murder’: Video Dispels Pan-Armenian Parents Committee Misinformation
The Pan-Armenian Parents Committee is spreading misinformation regarding the juvenile justice system, says an information video...Read More »
Journalists Only Notice Republican Party MPs’ Mistakes: Opinion
Journalists only notice the mistakes of Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) members, ignoring violations of other Members of Parliament...Read More »
Ethics Committee Accepts Yazidis’ Complaint Against MP
The National Assembly ethics committee today accepted the application of the Sinjar Yezidi National Union against Republican...Read More »
Dog Food, Beatings, and Erotic Magazines for $12: Findings of a Report on Prisons in Armenia
As a vulnerable group, convicts in Armenia are neglected both by society and the state. After being released from prison, they, as a rule, are...Read More »
VIDEO: Demonstrators Protest Russian Gas Deal Outside Armenia’s National Assembly
About 300 people demonstrated outside the National Assembly today, protesting the gas deal between Armenia and Russia...Read More »