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Ill Defendant Forced to Wait in Court Till End of the Day
Hrachya Gevorgyan was brought to the courtroom already having a serious health condition. An ambulance was summoned. Read More »
Constitutional Court Decision Does Not Exempt Employees From Making Mandatory Pension Contributions
The Jan. 24, 2014 ruling of Armenia's Constitutional Court to suspend certain articles of the Law on Accumulated Pensions does not exempt those to... Read More »
Monitoring Study Found Few Instances of Hate Speech in 9 Armenian Media Outlets
Findings from a study conducted between April and December 2013, monitoring 9 news outlets in Armenia for hate speech, revealed not so many expressions of hate overall.Read More »
Ruling Party’s Actions Obliged Opposition Parties to Join Forces
The proposal by the four non-ruling parties to establish an ad-hoc commission to investigate the gas contracts signed with Russia was within the competence of...Read More »
Iranian Gas More Profitable for Armenia, But Imports from Russia Increased: Paper
Last year, 4,082 cubic meters of gas was imported to Armenia from Iran; in 2012, this figure was higher — 4,912 cubic meters of gas.Read More »
Gazprom Armenia Refuses to Help Greenhouse Farmers
As a result of the increase in the gas price, greenhouse farmers have accumulated enormous debts, which they are unable to pay...Read More »
Residents of Yerevan District Speak with President But Concerns Not Addressed
Residents of Yerevan's Kond district early morning on Wednesday protested outside Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's mansion, demanding...Read More »
7000 People Without a Job Because of Drop in Number of Students in School: Principal
According to a government decision, 7,000 jobs have been cut in the field of general education since Jan. 1, a principal of one of the schools in Ararat marz (province) who...Read More »
Armenian Civil Servants Can Get an Apartment for $731 Per Square Meter
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan at a cabinet meeting today announced a new program for providing civil servants with apartments.Read More »
Vanadzor: No Electricity, Lack of Adequate Heating, and Bread Prices Doubled
There is no gas in most parts of the city, electricity often shuts down, drinking water is frozen, schools have stopped classes, hospitals are admitting only...Read More »