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Over $12 Million Raised in Armenia Fund Telethon
The Armenia Fund Telethon 2011, which aired on Thanksgiving Day in the US, Nov. 24, from 8 am to 8 pm PST...Read More »
Armenians Call for Release of Human Rights Activist, Prisoner of Conscience Ales Bialiatski
Ales Bialiatski, the Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Head of the Belarusian...Read More »
Promises of State Assistance for Mentally Ill Soldier Unfulfilled. Investigator Not Responding to Calls
"So far I have not received any assistance whatsoever from the defense ministry or the state. Instead, I have received help...Read More »
3 Killed in Overnight Attack in Turkish Oil Field
Members of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) killed three people in an attack on an oil field in southeast Turkey overnight.Read More »
Don’t Demolish the Downtown Core! An Open Letter to Yerevan Authorities
Several NGOs, activists and Yerevan residents are urging city authorities to preserve the historical building at 30 Arami St. in downtown Yerevan.Read More »
Defense Minister Praises his ‘Good Friend’ the Police Chief
Vladimir Gasparyan is one of the best experts in Armenia's Armed Forces and also in his field (i.e. the police), said Armenian Minister of...Read More »
Yerevan’s Main Christmas Tree Installed Earlier This Year
Every year, this work began at the start of December. Epress.am called the municipality to find out why this year the city began this work early.Read More »
Commanders Know Best What’s Going on in the Army: Defense Minister
Parents of soldiers killed during peacetime were again demonstrating outside the Armenian government building today, protesting that...Read More »
Armenia to Oblige Azerbaijan to Refrain from Shooting, Promises Defense Minister
"There is a ceasefire agreement, and we always express our willingness in not violating it, to withdraw the snipers, but the Republic of...Read More »
Yerevan Mayor Finds an Alternative that’s ‘Beneficial for Kiosk Owners’
Yerevan mayor Taron Margaryan met with representatives of the ad-hoc committee "Defending the Interests of Kiosk Owners," who expressed their...Read More »