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Gyumri Massacre Convict to Serve Life Sentence in Russia
Permyakov, a 20-year-old conscript soldier of the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri, was sentenced to life in prison by an Armenian court last August for murdering...Read More »
Armenia’s Ruling Party Wins Yerevan Municipal Elections
According to the CEC, only 40.99% of Yerevan’s eligible voting population turned out to vote in the election, which the opposition candidates claim were marred by widespread ...Read More »
Conviction Based on False Confession: Vardenis Family Robbed of 13 Years of Life
The Nalbandyans, in turn, insist that the high-profile murder case was cooked up against them by the then Vardenis police chief, Viktor Hakobyan, and regional prosecutor...Read More »
CEC Denies Yelk Request to Disqualify Republican Party from City Council Elections
Nonetheless, Mukuchyan made a decision in favor of the Republican Party, insisting that the video published by Zakharyan did not provide enough evidence to conclude that ...Read More »
Trial Over Brother of Yerevan Armed Group Member Tainted By Judge’s Obvious Bias, Lawyer Says
He has been making it evident that he fully supports the accusations [against Khandoyan] and cannot therefore be considered an impartial judge conducting a fair trial...Read More »
Opposition Bloc Demands That CEC Appropriately Reacts to Distribution of Pre-Marked Ballot Papers by Republicans
Yelk alliance has appealed to the Central Election Commission of Armenia, demanding that either the ruling Republican Party be disqualified from...Read More »
Son of Former Mayor of Gyumri Reportedly Beat Up Multiple People
A few days ago, Spartak Ghukasyan, son of the former mayor of Gyumri and newly-elected MP Vardan Ghukasyan, badly beat up multiple employees of a gas station ...Read More »
Yerevan Mayor’s Staff Members Take Away Reporter’s Phone to Remove Evidence of Bribery; Video Restored
They gave it back with a napkin, and of course the fingerprints had been wiped away. I refused to take the phone and went home. They followed me, opened...Read More »
Gaspari Holds Two Demonstrations Outside State Offices
Employees of the Chamber tried to convince Gaspari to go to the office of their chairman, Ara Zohrabyan, and discuss the issue with him; Gasparo, however, declined the offer...Read More »
President’s Office Refuses to Release Names of People Granted Clemency in 2016
The 30 prisoners pardoned in 2106, according to the department spokesperson, were mainly people who had been imprisoned for committing a crime of minor or medium gravity. ..Read More »