Protests Paralyze Armenia Following Failed PM Elections (Live Thread)
The whole country is paralyzed. All important roads are closed; residents of hundreds of villages and towns are in the streets. People everywhere are holding strikes and boycotts ...
‘Oligarchy’s End Has Come;” Demonstration in Yerevan Outside Republican Oligarchs’ Businesses
The voice of the people must be heard in the parliament on May 1; Nikol has the support of the people - he is the interim Prime Minister,” one of the messages read ...
Opposition Rally in Yerevan Promises Election of New PM in Coming Days (Live Thread)
“Some thought that the people were so excited and satisfied with Serzh Sargsyan’s resignation that they had forgotten why they had gathered in the first place...
Newly-Appointed Prime Minister Convinced Economic Growth in Armenia Hampered by Street Rallies
Farmers in Armenian Villages Struggle to Get Irrigation Water
According to the farmer, employees of the Vagharshapat water utility have even gone so far as to blame the villagers for their own misfortune, saying: “Who told you to...
Old Mining Practices of New Head of Constitutional Head
This company exploited the Tukhmanuk gold-polymetallic mine for over 10 years ago. Under the patronage of the above-mentioned person, part of the Aparan ...
A Number of Villages in Armenia Deprived of Irrigation Water
- We’ve appealed to them multiple times, saying that the seeds had sprouted but that the land was drying up. We took out 20 million dram loans to buy...
Ararat Court Annuls ‘Fraudulent’ Loan Agreements
Recall, nearly all the residents of Khachik collectively owe about 130 million drams (about $270 270) in loans to various credit organizations. Spouses Alvard Iskandaryan and...
Young Etchmiadzin Man Electrocuted at Work; Family Afraid to Reveal Employer
Murad Ghazaryan, a sexton at the St. Gayane Church in Etchmiadzin, used to work as a handyman in one of the city’s greenhouses. On June 30, 2017, according to the...
Nalband: Armenia In One Village
Nalband no longer exists; there is no one left in the largest village of Spitak. You won’t be able to count ten houses with lights on if you walk down the street in the evening...
Yerevan Woman Unable to Buy Medications Even With Doctor’s Prescription
When contacted by Epress.am for comment, Health Ministry spokesperson Anahit Haytayan said she had been informed about the woman’s Facebook post: “I’ve had no...
Armenian Health Ministry’s Decision on Prescription Drugs Illegal: Press
According to the paper, the government has yet to adopt a corresponding decision, while the Health Ministry has already begun obliging doctors and pharmacies not to issue or sell...