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Freedom of Speech, the Press are Priorities for Armenia: PACE
"Since the human rights situation in Armenia after the rigged and tragic 2008 elections has not improved, repression of freedom of speech has...Read More »
Foreign Affairs Ministry to Confirm Whether Armenians Among Domodedovo Victims
Armenia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that it is looking into whether there were Republic of Armenia citizens among those dead or injured in the blast that occurred at Moscow's Domodedovo airport.
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Only Once have Amendments to Armenia’s Sexual Violence Law Been Made, Says Lawyer
A working group of lawyers and experts, upon the initiative of the Women's Resource Center of Armenia, has been studying Chapter 18 of the RA Criminal Code on sexual violence since...Read More »
What’s the Human Rights Situation in Armenia? Human Rights Watch Sums up the Year
Armenian authorities have yet to ensure meaningful investigations into excessive police force during Mar. 2008 clashes in Yerevan when opposition supporters protested alleged fraud in...Read More »
South Sudan Self-Determination Referendum Gives Hope to Karabakh Officials
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, in a statement issued today, welcomes the referendum on the self-determination of South Sudan.Read More »
‘We Could Not Achieve Satisfactory Results in Frozen Conflicts’: PACE President
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) kicked off its winter session in Strasbourg today, where important items such as...Read More »
Street Trade at Very Affordable Prices: Protest in Front of Yerevan City Hall on Jan. 26
""We are going to bring with us our wares and we are going to sell them in front of city hall, and we call on all citizens to come to city hall to...Read More »
There’s a Lack of Ottoman Experts and Kurdologists in Armenia: YSU Rector
"Preparing Ottoman Studies specialists is quite difficult because they have to master three eastern languages: Persian, Arabic and Turkish. Moreover,... Read More »
Yerevan Residents Block Construction of High-Rise Building in their Yard
Once again, a large number of people had gathered today in the yard of the building at 21 Teryan St. in Yerevan. Read More »
Who is Responsible for the Increase in Bread Prices in Armenia?
"It's another blow to the head of our consumers: the price of bread jumped about 20 drams," said Consumers' Union of Armenia Chair Armen...Read More »