Epress.am News from Armenia
Nalband: Armenia In One Village
Nalband no longer exists; there is no one left in the largest village of Spitak. You won’t be able to count ten houses with lights on if you walk down the street in the evening...Read More »
‘#do not make us break your balls;’ Graffiti in Yerevan on Women’s Day
Graffiti reading “#do not make us break your balls” appeared on the streets of Yerevan, including the area near the Yerevan City Hall, on International Women's Day...Read More »
Centralization and Control Disguised as Enlargement
“The fish rots from the head,” a middle-aged man from the village of Shirakamut says when we ask for his opinion on the Armenian government's community enlargement program...Read More »
Yerevan Woman Unable to Buy Medications Even With Doctor’s Prescription
When contacted by Epress.am for comment, Health Ministry spokesperson Anahit Haytayan said she had been informed about the woman’s Facebook post: “I’ve had no...Read More »
Armenian Health Ministry’s Decision on Prescription Drugs Illegal: Press
According to the paper, the government has yet to adopt a corresponding decision, while the Health Ministry has already begun obliging doctors and pharmacies not to issue or sell...Read More »
Armenian Environmentalists Warn Against ‘German Double Standards’
The German Cronimet Holding GmbH has been exploiting a mine in the Armenian town of Kajaran and a tailing dam in the Artsvanik village since 2004. Meanwhile, its subsidiary...Read More »
Yerevan Transgender Woman Out of Intensive Care
- Her condition has been changing for the better. She is no longer in intensive care, and we will soon probably find out when she’ll be discharged. She was questioned...Read More »
Charges Against Sefilyan Based on Unsubstantiated Allegations, Lawyer Insists
In the above-mentioned interview, Sefilyan, who was the commander of the Shushi special military battalion during the Nagorno-Karabakh war, talked about Republican ...Read More »
Dozen People Denied Participation in Court Hearing on Sefilyan
Activist Stella Aghajanyan, one of the 12 people who were denied entrance, said in conversation with Epress.am that none of them had been notified about the sanction beforehand...Read More »
Sad to See Victims of March 1 Supporting Perpetrators, Sakunts Says
- There is a lot of evidence, including video materials and court testimonies given during the hearings in the cases against peaceful demonstrators and political oppositionists...Read More »