'Pashinyan Was Right; I Was Wrong;' Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan Resigns (Live Thread)
The striking students of Yerevan State University intend to start a march from the university yard. Several parents have also joined the students. The demonstrators are chanting, “Free, Independent Student!”
Striking Schoolkid’s Uncle Held in Custody on False Allegation
The striking students were warned outside the school yesterday that they still had exams to pass and should reconsider their behavior. Then [teacher] Mezhlumyan slapped ...
Postanjyan Attacked Outside Daughter’s High School
According to the statement, Postanjyan earlier on Thursday held a peaceful action outside the school, in the course of which she was attacked by three women and a man. The group forcibly...
School Children Attacked, Detained in Yerevan
“Police officers attacked and beat up the kids at school number 88 in Yerevan. One of the kids got his leg broken; several have been detained and taken to police stations,” Ayvazyan said...
VIDEO: Uprising Against Sargsyan's Appointment as Prime Minister Paralyzes Armenian Capital
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Yerevan in an uprising against Serzh Sargsyan’s expected appointment as Armenia’s new Prime Minister. Groups of demonstrators...
Yerevan School Headmaster Apologizes for ‘Offensive” Russia-Oriented Event: ‘You Can’t Do Anything Right’
-I get that it might seem weird to some if they don’t know the backstory. But the idea is that the kids are Russians in Russia, so the ‘Russia...
Juvenile Convicts in Armenia Deprived of Their Right to Education
There is a law on general education, which says that a 12-year education in Armenia is compulsory and free. We appealed to the [Justice Ministry’s Penitentiary Department] and received a response ...
Students in Gyumri Boycott Classes to Protest FIring of Professors
When asked whether Hambaryan and he planned to challenge the rector’s decision in court, Khorikyan replied: “We intend to file an appeal either on Wednesday or Thursday; we have...
Shirak University Professors Fired After Criticizing Rector
The following day, Khorikyan added, the rector came and fired him and Hambaryan “to shop that he is still powerful...
Alaverdi Youth Art Chamber Deprived of Water Supply
Shaghinyan later phoned us to inform that both the town’s water utility and the Cadastre Committee had been notified about the building’s water issue...
Shirak Professor Ends Hunger Strike; Does Not Intend to Stop Fighting
Over the past days, the rector never tried to initiate a meeting the hunger-striking professor. Only once was he approached by deputy rector Anahit Farmanyan, who urged Khorikyan...
Shirak University Students Boycott Classes to Support Hunger-Striking Professor
The boycotting students have written an open letter to rector Minasyan and Education and Science Minister Levon Mkrtchyan, demanding that they address the concerns raised...