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Azerbaijani Villager Set Himself on Fire Over Unpaid Fines
An Azerbaijani villager has died after setting himself and his home ablaze in desperation after police pressured him to pay a fine for...Read More »
Give Us an Hour For Each Dollar Increase. Come Back at 5, Says Government Employee
It's not the government, but the transport companies that have raised the fees charged for imported goods. Vendors...Read More »
Armenian President Offers his Condolences on Domodedovo Attack
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan sent his condolences to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev regarding the bomb attack at Moscow's Domodedovo...Read More »
If You Can’t Afford New Import Fees, Too Bad: Armenian Government Staff to Protestors
Protesting vendors in front of the Armenian Government building say import fees have doubled: from $4 per 1kg of imported goods to $8.Read More »
Armenian-American Mafia’s Actions Resulted in Tighter Medicare Control
A new regulation issued Monday will allow Medicare officials to stop payment on suspected fraudsters, but will also give law...Read More »
Armenians Among List of Injured in Domodedovo Airport Blast
Russia's Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development and Ministry of Emergency Situations has published the list of victims in the...Read More »
Armenia’s Justice Ministry Responds to Gaspari’s Letter
"Objectively, the postal worker cannot enter a correctional facility and distribute letters to convicted persons personally. The letters are... Read More »
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 »