Sotk Mine Management ‘Punishing’ Former Employee for Protesting in Yerevan
Yeranosyan is not the only former Sotk employee who has been trying to get the management to rehire him. Earlier this week around 4 dozen former employees blocked a road...
Former Artsvashen Residents Gather in Yerevan to Protest Against Decades of Neglect
The demonstrators, most of whom get their income mainly from cattle-breeding, also complained about the level of unemployment in Chambarak which forces more and more people ...
Second Rockfall in Two Months Injures Another Miner in Armenia
Representatives of the Akhtala Mining and Processing Enterprise refused to comment on the incident, claiming that they were not authorized to in the absence of director Lyova Vardanyan...
Minister Explains Why Armenia Should Aspire to 4-Million Population
A 4-million population is a necessity, taking into account first of all the geographical position of the country. The size of the domestic market is very ...
Armenian Ministry to Remove ‘Tough Soviet Regulations’ from Labor Code
According to the ministry, enterprises with up to 10 employees are considered as ultra-small. In Armenia, they make up 95% of the total number of businesses ...
Company Wants to Exploit Mine in Armenia Through Cheating, Locals Insist
The Ardvi-Lori initiative group has written an open letter-application from to Lori province MPs on behalf of Ardvi residents, asking for...
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...
Dolphins in Dilijan Hotel Kept Under Unadopted Russian Law, Expert Says
We’d applied to the Ministry of Nature and [other inspection bodies] with a request to conduct checks [at the dolphinarium]. The authorities looked into the...
Officials ‘Have Right to Live’ in Armenia, Too, State Revenue Committee Chairman Argues
There are, of course, law-abiding business owners, and we are thankful for these people. But there are those who try to hide under the veil of...
Hundreds of Business Owners Protest Against Tax Code Amendments Outside Parliament
The amendments to the Tax Code, which are envisaged to enter into force on January 1, 2018, will also unnecessarily increase paperwork for business owners...
‘Rates’ in Armenian Prisons Rising, While Issues Remain Unresolved, Report Says
In most other respects, prison issues have remained essentially the same: overcrowdedness, low-quality food, lack of necessary medication...
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 ...