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Unpaid Workers of Vanadzor TPP Protest Regional Administration
According to the protesters, they have been fruitlessly struggling to get their wages for years: “We’ve appealed to all possible state institutions...Read More »
Yerevan Court Denies Hetq Suit to Get Copy of Decision to Drop Armenian Official’s Offshore Case
Hetq wrote about Poghosyan’s shady financial dealings in Panama and his Swiss banks accounts in April 2016, after data was uncover...Read More »
Armenia to Provide People with Disabilities with Vouchers Instead of Special Equipment
The purpose of the amendments is to provide people with disabilities with the opportunity to buy a hearing aid or a wheelchair that corresponds to their individual needs...Read More »
Head of NA Standing Committee on Human Rights Bans Reporters from Taking Part in Meetings
The committee today was discussing several bills which are to be included on the agenda of the second session of Armenia’s new parliament, including amendments to the country’s...Read More »
Wrongfully Convicted Armenian Woman to Receive 4100 Euros from Government
In 2007, Silva Asatryan was found guilty of the attempted murder of former National Assembly lawmaker Melik Gasparyan. Ten years later, the woman won a...Read More »
‘The Azerbaijani Laundromat:’ Investigative Journalists Uncover Large-Scale Corruption by Azerbaijani Officials
Another $130 million went to AvroMed, a major pharmaceutical company co-founded by Javashir Feyziyev, a member of the Azerbaijani parliament ...Read More »
Large Part of 2017 Foreign Direct Investments Directed Armenia’s Mining Sector: Report
During January-June 2017, the large part of net inflows of foreign direct investments, namely, 31.6 billion AMD, was directed to the mining sector. In parallel, large...Read More »
Dead Armenian Soldier’s Family and Lawyer Unhappy with ‘Improper’ Death Investigation
They did not take into consideration the fact that the shot had not left any burn marks on Sevak’s face, which would have...Read More »
Nairit Former Employees Demonstrate Outside Government Building; Demand Relaunch and Professional Oversight
Either in 2012 or 2013, the plant management requested money from the government to be able to burn these wastes. The plant’s employees repaired ...Read More »
Case Into Alleged Domestic Violence Won’t Be Reopened, Court Rules
The Tuesday hearing was held behind closed doors as per Ara Khachatryan’s request. The husband, however, did not even wait for the announcement of the verdict ...Read More »