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Citizens Attacked for Demanding Yerevan Mayor Resignation
“We were walking down Baghramyan Avenue at around 20:00, when a black Mercedes-Benz ML (No. 70 MX 070) approached us from the distance of some 100 meters a man...Read More »
Aragatsotn Villagers Block Road after Plunge in Milk Prices
“Milk nowadays happen to be cheaper than bottled water”, - the villagers say. In their words, they have to sell 100 liters of milk to be able to buy one sack of flour...Read More »
Citizens Demand Yerevan Mayor’s Resignation As Republican Party “Leftover”
Another protester raised the issue of condominiums that collect money for the maintenance of multi-apartment buildings. “In a 9-story building every apartment pays around...Read More »
“We Reject Taron”: Protest Planned near Yerevan Municipality
The local self-government bodies are representative entities directly accountable to the local population. They are being formed as a result of elections, and not by the decision...Read More »
USA, UK and Russia Congratulate Armenia’s New PM
“I am pleased that a solution to the political situation in Armenia has been found, via negotiation and through the Parliament, and congratulate Nikol Pashinyan on his election as Armenia’s ...Read More »
Several Government Officials Resign Amid Pashinyan’s Election
Alexan Harutyunyan, the acting Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister, and Vladimir Hakobyan, the acting Assistant to the Prime Minister, were also dismissed upon their requests. Read More »
“The victory is not about me being elected as a Prime Minster..”։ Pashinyan
The victory is about you, it is about the fact that the decision is yours. It does not matter who will be the Prime Minister. All that matters is that from now on there is only one entity that... Read More »
Nikol Pashinyan Elected as New Prime Minister (live thread)
“The State is obliged to provide every soldier with everything, including quality food, clothing and hygiene items. It is even shameful that such an issue is on the agenda when it comes to the service...Read More »
Armenian Oppositionist Released From Custody In Courtroom
“Serzh Sargsyan, on whose request, as we believe, a criminal prosecution was initiated against Andreas Ghukasyan with such serious charges, resigned as a result of a nationwide pressure...Read More »
2 Conscripts Shot Dead in Three Days in Armenian Army
The body of conscript Levon Torosyan (born in 1999, Armavir) was found at around 07:30, on May 6 at a combat position of a military unit in Armenia's north-east. According to the Ministry of Defense... Read More »