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19-Year-Old Armenian Soldier Killed in Karabakh
Seyran M Sargsyan, a 19-year-old conscript soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh defense army, was fatally wounded at around 3pm on September 28 when on guard duty at a south-eastern...Read More »
Abortion Not Accessible to Many Armenian Women
According to experts in the sphere, this creates a wealth of problems particularly for women from rural communities and forces them to resort to abortions at home...Read More »
Russian State Agency Requests That Armenian News Website Remove Article
Roskomnadzor informs that Russia pays great attention to the protection of their citizens’ rights, including the protection of personal and family life...Read More »
Armenian Farmers Lose Harvest Because of Water Shortage
He claims that he gets no irrigation water and does not expect to receive even 3 tons of grapes from a garden which is supposed to give at least 10 tons...Read More »
74-Year-Old Man Attempts Self-Immolation in Central Yerevan
A 74-year-old man today attempted self-immolation at the Republic Square in central Yerevan because of the dire social and economic conditions he lives in, Armtimes.com reports...Read More »
Classes in Ashtarak School Resume After Officials Promise to Start Renovation in 3 Days ‘or In January’
Despite the officials’ uncertain promise, the headmaster is convinced that “the process is proceeding dynamically" and the issue will soon be resolved...Read More »
Sasna Tsrer Lawyers Demand ‘Freedom’ for Presiding Judge
- He, too, must be freed. As a presiding judge, he has failed to perform his duties properly. The past months have shown that he is not capable of handling this case...Read More »
Parent Committee and Staff in Armenian School Boycott Classes to Demand Renovation
State officials keep promising to renovate the building, but they have yet to act on these promises, she added...Read More »
Teachers in Dilapidated School in Armenian Village Refuse to Give Up On Republican Party
The authorities have been promising to renovate the building for over 15 years. Much to the visiting journalists’ surprise, the teachers continue to have faith...Read More »
Armenia Has No Effective Mechanisms to Protect Domestic Abuse Vuctims, Lawyer Says
Armenian police still do not consider domestic violence a crime. The situation is even worse when there are children involved, because it seems that law enforcement....Read More »