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Yerevan Court Rejects Activist’s Appeal, Refuses to Persecute Guilty Party
The Court of First Instance of Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun Administrative Districts of Yerevan on Tuesday rejected activist Karo Yeghnukyan's complaint...Read More »
Man Accused of Supplying Karabakh Army with Buffalo Meat Paid $180 Thousand in Damages
Former director of Kapan's abattoir, Albert Ohanjanyan, accused of supplying the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army with buffalo meat instead of beef...Read More »
Armenian and Turkish Women for Peace: Art Contest Calls for Submissions
Society Without Violence NGO invites women over the age of 18 — photographers, journalists, painters, artists, human rights defenders, and activists — to take part in a contest...Read More »
Village Mayoral Elections in Armenia: Only One Candidate in 7 Rural Communities
On Mar. 9, residents of 40 rural communities in Armenia will vote for a new village mayor. In 7 of these communities, there remains only one candidate...Read More »
Karabakh Conflict Resolution Not Beneficial for Russia: Opinion
It is Russia that has the greatest interest in the situation of no war, no peace in the Karabakh conflict and Armenia-Turkey relations not being settled...Read More »
Yerevan City Hall Orders Dismantling Emergency Building’s Gas Pipeline: Resident
Yerevan City Hall delivered yet another surprise to the residents of 15 Shinararneri Street in Yerevan (a building categorized as "level 4 emergency")...Read More »
OSCE Media Freedom Representative Concerned of Police Use of Violence Against Journalists
Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media expressed concern about police obstruction of journalists’ activities while covering a...Read More »
100 Soldiers in 10 Days Treated in Goris Hospital
Military conscripts have been receiving treatment at the Goris Medical Center for around 10 days, mostly for fever (the majority having a high temperature of 39–40ºC).Read More »
More Than 170,000 Armenian Nationals May be Denied Entry into Russia for 3 Years
More than 170,000 Armenian nationals living in Russia are at risk: according to new immigration rules, their entry into the Russian Federation might be...Read More »
Agricultural Industry Will Suffer After Armenia Joins Customs Union
The price of fertilizer will increase by 8%, livestock feed will increase by 5% to 7.5%, and agricultural equipment will increase by 5%.Read More »