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Armenia Pays More Than Other Customs Union Member Countries for Gas
Gas is several times more expensive for citizens of the Republic of Armenia than for the inhabitants of the other member countries of...Read More »
Why are the Yezidis Rapidly Emigrating from Armenia?
Yazidis living in Armenia are emigrating rapidly. If in the past they left the country because of a lack of jobs and poor socioeconomic...Read More »
Don’t Exult from Armenian Opposition Forces Uniting, Cautions Analyst
What's important at the Jan. 18 rally against the proposed pension reforms is the participation of the citizens who initiated it and...Read More »
Ban on Family Visits for Political Activist Shant Harutyunyan Lifted
The ban on family visits placed on imprisoned political activist Shant Harutyunyan and his fellow activists, all of whom were detained on Nov. 5...Read More »
After Deliberating for 3 Hours, Court Prolongs Karabakh War Veteran’s Detention
The investigator's request to postpone Karabakh War veteran, Reserve Colonel Volodya Avetisyan's pre-trial detention by two months...Read More »
Syrian-Armenians Ask for Transparency from Diaspora Ministry in Distribution of Benefits
Syrian-Armenians living in Armenia would like to see transparency in the allocation of government benefits they are set to receive. Read More »
Two Other Imprisoned Activists Stop Their Hunger Strike
Liparit Petrosyan and Vahe Mkrtchyan, imprisoned activists who on Dec. 28 joined fellow detainee Shant Harutyunyan on his hunger strike, stopped...Read More »
Imprisoned Political Activist Shant Harutyunyan Taken to Hospital
Imprisoned political activist Shant Harutyunyan, who declared a hunger strike 16 days ago, at around 2 pm today was taken to the...Read More »
Police Cite ‘No News’ in Identifying Young Men Who Berated Journalists
Epress.am today attempted to find out if police efforts to identify the guilty were successful, but to no avail. The Epress.am correspondent rang...Read More »
Rally, March in Yerevan in Defense of Political Prisoners
A rally followed by a march in defense of Shant Harutyunyan and other political prisoners is set to take place on Jan. 10 at 1 pm from Liberty Square.Read More »