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Living With the Virus: Lockdown Relaxed in Armenia
We have a capacity to handle 3000-4000 cases daily, of which 1500 cases in hospitals. We keep 850 of the patients in hospitals, and isolate 350 asymptomatic patients in hotels.․․Read More »
Key Tsarukyan Business Aide, CEO of “Multi Group Concern” Detained
The second instance of criminal charges is related to illegal construction of a hotel on Abovyan street in Yerevan by Multi Group. These charges were brought in April 2020.Read More »
As a Monopoly Russia Manipulates Gas Prices in Armenia
The issue is that starting January 1 2019, Russian state enterprise "Gazprom Export" sells gas at the border of Armenia at 165 USD per 1000 cubic meters (before it was 150 USD)...Read More »
Armenia Summons Citizens Stranded Due to COVID-19
In the meanwhile, many citizens, especially labor migrants who lost shelter and jobs, are placed at temporary accommodations covered by the Embassy and rich Armenians...Read More »
Worker Protest During State of Emergency Orchestrated by Employer
During the forced leave, Darbinyan did not pay the workers (although he is obliged to pay at least 2/3 of their wages according to the Labor Code), instead he fired part of the labor force with a promise to hire...Read More »
Armenians Locked in Russia
Many of these labor migrants lost their jobs in Russia due to the lockdown. A significant part of them were unregistered labor force and now are faced with losing their existing shelters...Read More »
Armenia Enforces Strick Lockdown Order while Coronavirus Cases Jump to 249
Most businesses are ordered to shut down, with the exception of food and drug stores, food delivery services, production of food, drinks, alcohol, tobacco. The list of business operations allowed during the lockdown․․․Read More »
Workers Situation under the Quarantine
"SAS Group" a large retail sales chain, refuses to pay its workers that have forcibly gone idle. SAS calls employees and compells them to write requests for dismissal from work or unpaid․․․Read More »
The Involvement of Armenian Diaspora’s Businessmen In Plundering Armenia’s Subsoils
Open letter to the big capital owners and businessmen in the Armenian Diaspora. We have attempted to publish this open letter in Armenian Weekly, a Diaspora based media...Read More »
False Information in the Affidavit of Lydian International’s Chief Executive to the Canadian court about mining in Amulsar: part 1 – AEF
We were, certainly, following the court proceedings against the Police of Armenia and the results of the court orders, but in order to confirm the information we had․․․Read More »