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Justice Minister Gearing Up to Visit All of Armenia’s Penitentiaries
On Jan. 26, RA Minister of Justice Hrair Tovmasyan paid a visit not only to the Vardashen penitentiary, but also Erebuni and...Read More »
Iranian Workers Stage Protests over Nonpayment of Wages
Workers in Tehran are continuing to stage protests against nonpayment of salaries that, in any case, do not keep pace with inflation, reports RFE/RL’s Radio Farda. The most recent such protest, reported by the ILNA agency, was in Tehran on Jan. 24. Employees of the Pars Metal Company gathered in …Read More »
Armenia’s Minister of Transport Speaks to Protesting Yerevan Traders
Earlier, Armenia's Minister of Transport and Communication Manuk Vardanyan came out and spoke to Yerevan traders who had...Read More »
Protesting Street Vendors Advised to Submit their Complaints in Writing
"They heard us, I said, they're building so many dolphinariums and exotic establishments, what do we need those for? If our children aren't...Read More »
Number of Police Officers Decreased After US Ambassador Arrived on Scene
Just earlier, US Ambassador to Armenia Marie L. Yovanovitch was sen entering the RA presidential residence. As previously reported, also...Read More »
Street Vendors Now Speaking to Staff at Armenian President’s Residence
Street vendors protesting Yerevan mayor's ban on street trade are now gathered at the Armenian president's residence on Baghramyan Ave.Read More »
Street Vendors Unable to Protest in Front of Yerevan City Hall Today
The protest by street vendors set to take place in front of Yerevan City Hall at 1 pm today did not happen. Read More »
Superstition comes from Satan, Says Armenian Priest
Father Shmavon Ghevondyan of St. Hovhannes Armenian Apostolic Church noted that those who seek the services of fortune tellers and...Read More »
Russia Approves Nuclear Arms Control Treaty
The upper chamber of the Russian Parliament gave final approval to the New Start nuclear arms control treaty on Wednesday, a key foreign...Read More »
Red Cross Representatives Met with Armenian POWs in Azerbaijan
On Jan. 25, members of the International Committee of the Red Cross met with Armenian POWs and civilians kept in Azerbaijan...Read More »