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COVID-19 Reaches the Armenian Military
On March 25, the Ministry of Defense released a statement that 3 contract servicemen of the armed forces tested positive for COVID-19. On March 26 Minister Davit Tonoyan came with further․․․Read More »
Armenia Enforces Strick Lockdown Order while Coronavirus Cases Jump to 249
Most businesses are ordered to shut down, with the exception of food and drug stores, food delivery services, production of food, drinks, alcohol, tobacco. The list of business operations allowed during the lockdown․․․Read More »
Ministry of Labor Moves to Protect Worker Rights During State of Exception
– In all those cases when the employee has unused vacation time, and operations cannot continue during the state of emergency, the employer shall be mandated to provide this unused vacation if the worker requests it.Read More »
Threats to Human Rights Defender Artur Sakunts For Criticizing Putin
A number of NGOs have issued a statement condemning life threats to Human Rights Defender Artur Sakunts and demanding from law enforcement bodies to investigate the case and bring criminal․․․Read More »
Coronavirus Update as of 12:00, March 17, 2020
The ministry has called for mobilization of students of the medical university, persons with nursing and other medical specialization, translators․․․Read More »
Alarms Raised over Approval of Election Commission Members with Questionable Past Performance at Elections
ANC calls on the "Yes" campaign to take urgent measures to ensure equal representation of members at the committees.․․Read More »
Armenia Closes its Last Open Border while COVID-19 Cases Jump to 15
At least 2 cases are detected within the first group of 31 persons quarantined on March 1, while 28 of them are released home. Positive test results are obtained...Read More »
March 8: “Women are Killed at Home, Exploited in the Family”
Other banners criticizing systems of exploitation, such as "The nation is not an army, Amulsar is not a mine, women are not a commodity" sparked social media discussions after the march...Read More »
Abovyam Mayor Charged for Willful Inaction Affecting Public Property
Still in October 2018, Gagik Tsarukyan together with Vahagn Gevorgyan made a public opening of a construction site in Abovyan claiming "building houses for the young"․․․Read More »
The NSS is Defending the Dignity of Armenia’s Former and NK’s Current Officials
In the meanwhile, Robert Kocharyan's son, Levon Kocharyan, welcomed the NSS on his Facebook page for the rapid response to his earlier appeal where he exposed․․․Read More »