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Russian State Agency Requests That Armenian News Website Remove Article
Roskomnadzor informs that Russia pays great attention to the protection of their citizens’ rights, including the protection of personal and family life...Read More »
No Disciplinary Action Against Yerevan Lawyer Who Publicly Insulted Activist
Epress.am contacted a spokesperson for the Chamber of Advocates to find out whether Artak Khachatryan would be subjected to administrative penalty for his unethical conduct...Read More »
Transcaucasia: Work Trip to Southern Russia
In the summer of 2017, several Epress.am reporters went on a work trip to the southern regions of Russia, where they met with migrant workers and...Read More »
Yerevan Court Denies Hetq Suit to Get Copy of Decision to Drop Armenian Official’s Offshore Case
Hetq wrote about Poghosyan’s shady financial dealings in Panama and his Swiss banks accounts in April 2016, after data was uncover...Read More »
Head of NA Standing Committee on Human Rights Bans Reporters from Taking Part in Meetings
The committee today was discussing several bills which are to be included on the agenda of the second session of Armenia’s new parliament, including amendments to the country’s...Read More »
Four Men Try to Search Armenian Reporter’s House Without Warrant
When Makhsudyan warned the men that she would call her lawyer, they “suddenly changed their tactics” and insisted that “we only need your help...Read More »
Sanitek Employee Has Leg Amputated after Being Hit by Car While on Duty
“I like cleaning up the like it is my own house,” one of them claims and adds. “My heart is the people and my job is the care about them...Read More »
Armenian Online Broadcaster Wins Case in European Court
The European Court has now found that the first instance court has violated the international human rights standards for fair trials and decided that Armenian authorities should reopen...Read More »
Protesters Dub Armenian Ombudsman ‘Republican Party Rights Defender’
One of the images in particular showed Levon Yeranosyan, deputy police chief of Armenia, throwing a grenade in the direction of the demonstrators...Read More »
State Bodies Main Source of Information on Drug Trafficking and Drug Use, Report Says
Having carried out a qualitative content analysis of the information published by state institutions, the authors of the report state that “it lacks necessary attention to...Read More »