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Armenian MP’s Relative Destroyed Yezidi Cemetery to Build Winery: Sinjar
Seryozha Grigoryan, a close relative of Republican Party of Armenia MP Hrant Grigoryan, destroyed the old Yazidi cemetery of Myasnikyan village....Read More »
Syrian-Armenians Ask for Transparency from Diaspora Ministry in Distribution of Benefits
Syrian-Armenians living in Armenia would like to see transparency in the allocation of government benefits they are set to receive. Read More »
‘There Will Come a Time When Protests in Armenia Become Serious’: Thomas de Waal
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan made the decision to join the Customs Union and sped up this process because he felt under pressure from his predecessor, Robert Kocharian...Read More »
Two Other Imprisoned Activists Stop Their Hunger Strike
Liparit Petrosyan and Vahe Mkrtchyan, imprisoned activists who on Dec. 28 joined fellow detainee Shant Harutyunyan on his hunger strike, stopped...Read More »
31 Soldiers Died in 2013 As a Result of 30 Incidents in Armenia’s Armed Forces
In 2013, there were 30 incidents in the Republic of Armenia (RA) Armed Forces that led to the death of 31 servicemen.Read More »
‘Armenia Without Political Prisoners’: March and Rally in Yerevan (PHOTOS)
Several civil society groups today held a march in support of imprisoned political activist Shant Harutyunyan and fellow detainees...Read More »
Shant Harutyunyan Fainted After Being Given Improper Food: Attorney
Shant Harutyunyan, a political activist imprisoned on Nov. 5, lost consciousness after he ceased his hunger strike, his lawyer, Inessa Petrosyan, said...Read More »
Imprisoned Political Activist Shant Harutyunyan Taken to Hospital
Imprisoned political activist Shant Harutyunyan, who declared a hunger strike 16 days ago, at around 2 pm today was taken to the...Read More »
Doctors Refused to Help Two-Year-Old on New Year’s Eve in Armenia
Musician Artur Loretsyan, whose child, Samuel, was miraculously saved on Jan. 1, is demanding a meeting with RA Police Chief Vladimir Gasparyan...Read More »
Police Officers Reprimanded But Young Men Who Attacked Journalists Go Unpunished
Armenian Police Chief Vladimir Gasparyan reprimanded police officer S. Baghdasaryan who was on duty during and G. Ghasaboghlyan for permitting...Read More »