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No Regional Vehicles to Enter Baku during Eurovision
In preparation of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, Azerbaijan's municipal authorities have decided to prohibit vehicles coming into the capital from the..Read More »
Crisis 2: Political Art on Display in Yerevan (PHOTOS)
"You get up in the morning and don't know what to do. Life has become mechanical and unbearable. You have lost your ideas. To act for satisfaction is as...Read More »
Armenia Ombudsman Expects Fair Elections from Police Chief, Prosecutor General
If in past elections, electoral violations were noted on Election Day, well now electoral violations will happen before voting day, predicted RA Human Rights Defender...Read More »
Armenian President Suspected Gun in Dashnak’s Home to be Used for Political Motives: Paper
The large arsenal of weapons found in the Yerevan district of Nor Nork in February might have a connection to RA Police Forces Deputy Commander Vanik Manukyan...Read More »
Armenian-American Police Detective Awarded $150K in Discrimination Case
A jury on Thursday awarded an Armenian American police detective $150,000 for claims that he faced on-the-job discrimination and harassment because of his ethnicity.Read More »
Republican Party of Armenia Offers Own Solution to Inter-Party Cooperation
The idea of establishing an Inter-Party Center for Public Oversight of the Elections is itself a good one, but it pains me that due to indecorous preparations...Read More »
Republican Party Distributes ‘Charitable’ Eggs Ahead of Easter
A "charitable drive" by the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) was apparently in force on Thursday in a neighborhood of the Yerevan district of...Read More »
From Specious Elections to Real Elections: Panelists Debate Issues in Armenia
"I prefer to have a democratic, agrarian Armenia than an IT-rich, dictatorial Armenia. To speak of politics when the government is a monolith is meaningless...Read More »
Clinton ‘Regrets Any Loss of Life’ in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
"The US has emphasized that the parties should show restraint in both their public statements and on the ground to avoid misunderstandings and...Read More »
Occupy Mashtots Park Activists Add 4th Brigade, Send Another Appeal to Police Chief
A 4th brigade has been added to what had become till now 3 brigades of activists intending to dismantle kiosks placed in a central Yerevan park. Read More »