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Hostages of Motherland Armenia for 30 Years
Later in the years, when the empire became an ‘ally’, the war entered its next aggressive phase – that of inciting hate, ‘Hero of Artsakh’ – Robert Kocharyan came to power...Read More »
Human Rights Activists Boycott Queen’s Birthday Party in Armenia Sponsored by Controversial Mining Company
A number of human rights activists in Armenia boycott the Queen's Birthday Party organized by the British Embassy in Yerevan and sponsored by, among others, Lydian Armenia mining company...Read More »
Noyemberyan Residents to Keep Fighting for Final Termination of Mining Operations
Noyemberyan deputy village head Khachik Gishyan, meanwhile, believes that the region would benefit more from developing tourism and agriculture rather than the...Read More »
Villagers in Armenia Protest Against Mine Exploitation
One of the villagers’ main concerns is that after the mine is put into operation, their communities will be deprived of drinking and irrigation water, which will inevitably hinder ...Read More »
Armenia to Compensate Wrongly Convicted Jehovah’s Witnesses, ECHR Rules
The Court ruled that Armenia is to pay the applicants, within three months from the date on which the judgment becomes final, EUR 12,000, plus any tax that may be chargeable...Read More »
Yazidi Children’s Right to Education Violated, Murazi Says
Murazi intends to send these statistics to Armenia’s Ministry of Education and Science as evidence of a violation of the law on compulsory education, which entered into force in September 2017...Read More »
Armenian Farmers Protest Lack of Irrigation Water
They suggest that we abandon our gardens and wait until a reservoir is constructed in 4 years. After all, 4 years is nothing, right...Read More »
Teachers in Ashtarak Village Threaten to Boycott Work if School Is Not Renovated
The administration of Armenia’s Aragatsotn province has since 2004 been promising to renovate the severely damaged building of the Ashtarak village school. The teachers of...Read More »
Main Issues in Armenian Villages Caused by Loss of Self-Government, Villagers Convinced
The water does not belong to the village, its distribution is controlled by those at the top. For example...Read More »
Situation of Child Protection Cause for Concern in Armenia, HCAV Says
The child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment, in an atmosphere of happiness, love...Read More »