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Armenian Opposition Activists Detained by Police for 2 Hours Then Released
The opposition activists were posting flyers in Yerevan's Arabkir district to notify the public of an upcoming rally when police officers approached...Read More »
After Shaming Armenian Oligarch, Vendor Banned from Selling Herbs Outside His Supermarket
The manager of Yerevan City supermarket in Yerevan's Shengavit district prohibited Flora Torosyan from selling her herbs outside the supermarket after she urged...Read More »
Yerevan Taxi Drivers Have Nowhere to Park, Protest Fines
The Automobile Drivers Defense League is preparing to appeal several acts of infringement caught on high-speed CCTV cameras that concern incorrect taxi parking....Read More »
Azerbaijani Chess Player: ‘Levon Aronian Deserves to Be Strongest in the World’
Azerbaijani Grandmaster Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ahead of the 2014 Candidates Tournament said that Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian...Read More »
Significant Pension Reforms Needed in Emerging Europe and Central Asia: World Bank
The profound effects of aging populations and a shrinking labor force on overstretched state pension schemes in emerging Europe and Central Asian countries demand significant reforms...Read More »
Court Rejects Art-Activist Group’s Lawsuit Against Armenian Police
The Administrative Court of the Republic of Armenia (RA) rejected the lawsuit of four members of the artist-activist group Art Laboratoria ("art lab") against the RA Police.Read More »
3-Year-Old Daughter of Armenian Activist Killed in Ukraine’s Maidan Left an Orphan
The three-year-old daughter of activist Georgy Harutyunyan, who was killed when clashes resumed in Kiev, has lost both her parents and is now an orphan...Read More »
US Supports Armenian Government’s Controversial New Pension Reform
The United States supports the policy adopted by Armenia's authorities in the pension system, said US Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern... Read More »
Opposition MP Explains Why Faction Refuses to Debate Gas Contracts with Russia
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) parliamentary faction is withdrawing from the process of discussing the creation of a "gas commission" initiated by...Read More »
Family of Accused in ‘Gang Case’ to Appeal to European Court of Human Rights
Ira Davtyan, mother-in-law of David Galstyan (pictured), one of the accused in the "gang case," informed local daily Zhoghovurd today that...Read More »