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MP Proposes Bill to Open Casinos Anywhere in Armenia
Republican Party of Armenia MP Vardan Ayvazyan presented in parliament today his authored bill on making amendments to the RA Law on Gambling and Casinos.Read More »
Human Rights Lawyer Not Permitted to Enter Police Station to Defend Activists
Human rights defender, attorney Artak Zeynalyan arrived at Yerevan's central police station Monday to defend those who were protesting...Read More »
VIDEO: Journalists, Bystanders Among Those Detained Today
Activists, journalists, and bystanders were detained en masse today by police on duty on Baghramyan Ave., where the presidential palace is located.Read More »
VIDEO: Police Forcefully Detain Activists Protesting Putin’s Armenia Visit
Police continued to pick up and detain activists protesting Armenia's accession to the Customs Union and Russian President Vladimir...Read More »
PHOTOS, VIDEO: Armenians Protest Putin’s Visit
Activists protesting Armenia's accession to the Russian-led Customs Union and Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to... Read More »
Detained Armenian Activists Protesting Putin’s Visit Now Released
Activists Zara Hovhannisyan, Babken Ter-Grigoryan, Olya Azatyan, and Artur Petrosyan who were detained by police in Yerevan this morning...Read More »
Family Protesting Outside President’s Office Removed Ahead of Putin’s Armenia Visit
An Etchmiadzin family who has been protesting outside the presidential palace in Yerevan since Nov. 28 was today forcibly removed from the street.Read More »
Police Officers in Plainclothes Follow Activists Protesting Putin’s Visit to Armenia
Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's 8-hour state visit to Armenia today, activists Ani Kaghinyan and Nane Minasyan at... Read More »
Armenian Activist Considers Ombudsman a Senior Police Advisor (VIDEO)
Activist Vardges Gaspari henceforth will regard Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasyan as a senior advisor to the police and...Read More »
Detained Political Activist Claims He Did Not Attack Police
Shant Harutyunayn does not accept the accusation of committing violence against the police, Harutyunyan's attorney, Inessa Petrosyan...Read More »