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Gyumri Mayor’s Son Arrested
At around 3 pm on Feb. 4, chief officers with the RA Police criminal investigation unit detained about 20–25 people from the restaurant...Read More »
New Movements Birth New Leaders: Opinion on Egypt and Armenia
"Similar demonstrations, self-expressions show that what happened in Egypt takes place in Armenia as well: this allows for the possibility that... Read More »
Armenian Demonstrators Say ‘Hurriyya!’ in Front of Egyptian Embassy in Yerevan
A few dozen people had gathered in front of the Egyptian embassy in the Armenian capital of Armenia as a sign of support for the anti-government protestors in Egypt.Read More »
Moscow Day of Wrath Gets Green Light
An opposition group in Moscow says it has been given the green light to hold an anti-government protest in the Russian capital next week, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports.Read More »
Wives of Imprisoned Opposition Activists Demand their Release
"There hasn't been a retreat, never. Then we were giving the letters by hand, now we put them in a box because they don't provide any answers. They say, we adhere to...Read More »
911 and 112 Emergency Numbers to be Operational in Armenia This Year
In Armenia this year it will be possible to dial 911 (American, Canadian) and 112 (European) emergency numbers, the service of which will be better quality than...Read More »
Pakistan Ambassador to Azerbaijan Compares Nagorno-Karabakh to Kashmir
Azerbaijan and Pakistan face similar problems, said Pakistan's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Abdul Hamid during a press conference in Baku, according to...Read More »
Why are Armenian Authorities Silent on Egypt Clashes?
If skinheads, oligarchs' bodyguards and different types of provocateurs were being sent in during the incidents of March 1, 2008, in Armenia, then being sent in...Read More »
Throwing a Bone to the People to Keep them Occupied: Opinion on Bicameral Parliament in Armenia
RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan in California last week had informed Armenian-Americans of RA President Serzh Sargsyan's intention of creating a...Read More »
Armenia’s First Ombudsman Hopes Next One Calls it Like it Is
"For example, there are political prisoners in Armenia," said MP Larisa Alaverdyan, noting that the former human rights defender avoided using this term, which...Read More »