Monetization of Soldiers’ Lives and Society’s Militarization: Discussion on ‘Nation -Army’ Concept
We need to do our best to abolish the ‘nation-army’ concept in Armenia. Armenia should be developing, combat-ready and so on, but it should not be possessed with the terrible...
Why Armenian Youth Are Not Particularly Enthusiastic About Military Service
That's what we should talk about, not about education and science. We should come out and demand that before taking all and everyone to the army, they prosecute...
Yerevan Students Block Central Street as Parliament Abolishes Military Draft Deferments
Individual protesters engaged in scuffles with law enforcement officers; some of them were lightly beaten or dragged by officers on the ground...
Government Armenia’s Largest ‘Grant Eater,’ Opposition MP Says
This list does not include the grants allocated by the OSCE, the Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Bank, and a number of Indian, Ukrainian, Russian structures...
Students Protesting Against Abolishment of Draft Deferments Go On Hunger Strike in Yerevan University
The protesters have promised to end the hunger strike on the condition that the National Assembly today votes against the amendments to the Armenian...
Students March in Yerevan Against Planned Abolishment of Military Deferment
Recall, under a Defense Ministry-drafted bill preliminarily passed by the Armenian National Assembly in late October, draft deferments would only be granted to those students who ...
Yerevan Court Denies Appeal Against ‘1000 Drams Law’
- These 1000 drams are a part of our property since, according the judicial precedents of the European Court of Human Rights’ case law, a person’s salary is his/her property. This is the main ...
Students Protest Outside Parliament Building Against Planned Amendments to Military Draft in Armenia
Before militarizing the education and science sphere, the protesters argued, the Ministry of Defense should focus on eliminating corruption in other spheres...
Russian Soldier in Armenia Unintentionally Kills Fellow Serviceman, Commits Suicide
Two Russian soldiers died on October 23 at the military range of Alagyaz in Armenia, the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces said in a press statement...
Armenian Students Protest Possible Amendments to Law on Military Duty
The students are convinced that the amendments will no doubt deal a serious blow to education and science, while the Ministry of Defense “is trying to solve its own problems...
Two Soldiers Killed in Karabakh; Fellow Servicemen Arrested
Officials, however, have yet to clarify whether the two soldiers were killed in the same incident...
Soldier Injured During Last Year’s Escalation in Karabakh Denied Disability Status
“The fragments in the head cause unbearable pain; the area under my eye is swollen, and it is getting worse every day. Doctors at Muratsan said they wouldn’t want...