Urgent and Spontaneous. March for Amulsar
- On September 20th, we are joining the global environmental action that will take place all over the world and in Armenia, under the umbrella of environmental protection, it will thousands of people to the streets specifically for Amulsar.
The call to open roads to Lydian hints at the use of state violence
The Armenian Environmental Front (AEF) civil initiative joined by hundreds of signatories, has issued a statement in response to September 9 statement on Amulsar by Nikol Pashinyan...
ELARD to Pashinyan – You Need to Revisit the EIA
When you were saying that if additional proper measures are taken, then risks will become management, we have a problem evaluating your statement. What does it mean?
Armenia in Flames
The fires of the last 2 weeks have resulted in 1 casualty, with 13 individuals injured. In response to Epress.am, the Ministry of Emergency Situations stated that in the past 2 weeks over 3500 ha of land were on fire. The reasons of these fires...
UK-based NGOs have joined the Save Amulsar Campaign and Petition against Lydian’s move to sue Armenia’s Government at corporate court
“Lydian are using the threat of corporate courts to bully the Armenian government into betraying its people. The battle to save Amulsar is the first major test of the 2018 revolution...
Closure of Hydroelectric Plants Promised to Aragats Residents
Demonstrators brought agricultural equipment and began forming a ditch near the hydropower plant in order to allow some of the river water to bypass it and flow to the village.
Lydian International is misleading the public and their investors about Amulsar mining project
Lydian International disseminated an announcement stating that “the Administrative Court of the Republic of Armenia ruled in favour of Lydian and instructed the Armenian Police...
International Support over Possible ISDS for Amulsar mine: AEF
No country should “compensate” corporations for democratic decisions that protect people and planet...
EBRD Shares Responsibility for the Amulsar Mine Crisis in Jermuk: AEF
EBRD mainly saw risks in terms of increased alcohol abuse and rise in crime in thee community, as well as an adverse gender impact in terms of emerging or expanding network of prostitution, increase in sexual violence...
Lawsuit Against the Minister of Nature Protection
The Ministry did not react in a due manner, therefore 19 community members, as represented by their attorney Nazeli Vardanyan, lodged a suit with the Administrative Court of Armenia against Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan...
Government Pressures Jermuk Municipal Council
Jermuk community's municipal council has rejected the recommendation of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and the Marzpetaran of Vayots Dzor...
Government Official Promised to Have the Beneficiary Owners of Mines Disclosed
For years, it has been voiced that the beneficiary owners of many large mines are high-ranking officials in Armenia, while the processes of licensing and oversight over operation