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Fire in Yerevan’s Nairit Chemical Plant; Workshop Head Sacked 2 Months Ago
Twenty more employees were sacked on July 1, including the head of the workshop where the fire broke out today. Had the proper...Read More »
‘The Toilet of the Military Unit Was Covered with Blood’
The toilet room itself was a building with ten holes (not actual toilets), where soldiers would relieve themselves squatting; some would also masturbate in this very position...Read More »
Contract Soldier’s Death Caused by Erroneous Blood Transfusion, Sister Claims
The serviceman was taken to the Vayk hospital with hip and rib fractures and an internal bleeding caused by a damage in the intestines....Read More »
New Forensic Examination to Be Conducted in Case of Armenian Veteran’s Death
A forensic medical examination conducted by a group of experts invited by Armenia’s health ministry had found that Tumanyan's death was caused by a birth defect...Read More »
$63 500 Shortage Discovered at Yerevan State Linguistic University
The State Interests Protection Department has launched a criminal investigation under articles 179.3.1 (embezzlement in large amounts) and 315.1 ...Read More »
US Embassy in Armenia Requests Information on Sasna Tsrer Members and Their Relatives: Press
It is rumored that media outlets and journalists who report on any Sasna Tsrer related issues or cover their ongoing trials are viewed as supporters and allies and can face issues ...Read More »
Why Armenian Apostolic Church Raises Prices for Candles: Press
The sale of candles is one of the sources of income of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Candles are produced in a foundry near the Saint Gayane Church...Read More »
Minsk Group US Co-Chair Presents Six Main Points for Karabakh Conflict Settlement
The occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh should be returned to Azerbaijani control. There can be no settlement without respect for Azerbaijan’s sovereignty ...Read More »
Sevan Resident Reports Being Coerced to Confess in Letter to General Prosecutor
The one sitting next to the driver turned around and told me not to call them ‘guys.’ Then he squeezed my head between his palms...Read More »
Armavir Jail Inmate’s Suicide Refuted; Lawyer Motions to Reopen Murder Case
The next day, prison officials handed the young man’s body over to his relatives, saying that he had committed suicide...Read More »