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Victim in Felony Case Denies Investigator’s Recorded Testimony
Violations committed by the investigation authorities continue to emerge over the course of the trial of Gor Barnausov and Aram Zarafyan...Read More »
Ministry Did Not Effectively Address Problems in Agriculture Sector: Ombudsman
According to the Armenian Ombudsman, the government did not sufficiently compensate those working in agriculture for the damage caused by natural disasters.Read More »
Reporters Without Borders Urges Armenian MPs to Withdraw Bill on “Fake Accounts” Online
"The media cannot be held responsible for content they did not create and online anonymity is one of the founding principles of the Internet as a space for..."Read More »
US Had Big Role in Levon Ter-Petrossian’s Resignation in 1998, Says Former Advisor
Assistant US Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland at one time made a significant contribution to the resignation of... Read More »
Armenia’s Ombudsman Reprimands Education Ministry for Rights Violations Last Year
The use of fundraising and the politicization of Armenian universities are just two of the problems highlighted by the Ombudsman in his latest report. Read More »
Any Assistance to Kessab Armenians is Important: Armenian MPs
Members of Armenia's National Assembly report back from their fact-finding mission to Syria on March 26–27.Read More »
Armenian Diaspora in Ukraine Supports Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity
The Union of Armenians in Ukraine (UAU), the leading civic organization representing the Armenian diaspora in the country, essentially disagreed with...Read More »
Protecting Women Human Rights Defenders: Roundtable in Yerevan (VIDEO)
A roundtable under the rubric "Protection of Women Human Rights Defenders at the National, Regional, and International Levels" took place in Yerevan yesterday.Read More »
US Congressman Urges Turkey to Take “Immediate Action” to Prevent Attacks in Kessab
Member of US Congress Brad Sherman (D-CA) is "deeply concerned by the dire situation in Kessab, Syria."Read More »
Armenian MPs Explain Why Armenia Could Not Support the UN Resolution on Ukraine
Armenia did the right thing by voting against the UN resolution on Ukraine's territorial integrity, which does not recognize the results of the referendum in Crimea...Read More »