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Lifer Sews His Mouth Shut: Reasons are Not Reported
Lifer Gnun Vardanyan, imprisoned in Nubarashen penitentiary, sewed his mouth shut this morningRead More »
Why Are So Many in Armenia Refused Painkillers? New Campaign to ‘Stop the Pain’ Launched in Armenia
Thousands of people in Armenia suffer from life-limiting and chronic illness. The lack of access to oral morphine for pain relief puts those patients in unnecessary pain.Read More »
Armenian MP Against Racism, Xenophobia. A Year Ago He Justified Hate Crime
When brothers and nationalists Arame and Hambik Khabazyan set fire to DIY, a bar in central Yerevan, Sharmazanov not only didn’t condemn their actions, but publicly declared his support, saying that what they did was “right and justified”.Read More »
Armenian Diaspora Minister : ‘I Imagined I was Shooting Aliyev’
Within the framework of the Ardzaganq 2013 ("Response 2013") military drills, members of the government presented a proposal to the prime minister to take action to neutralize possible threats and prepare the country’s defense.Read More »
Armenian President Visits Resort Belonging to Him: Paper
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan during a visit to Vayots Dzor on Saturday also went to the Jermuk Resort. The visit was not accidental, since...Read More »
An ‘Armenian Trace’ in Azerbaijan Presidential Candidates’ Debate
The 9th and final debate on Azerbaijani public television among presidential hopefuls occurred again without the participation of the incumbent, Ilham Aliyev.Read More »
Armenian President, Ministers, and MPs to Get a Raise
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is going to get a raise: he will be paid 900,000 AMD (about $2,220 USD) per month instead of the current 400,000 AMD (about $987).Read More »
Armenian Parliament Adopts Amnesty Bill
Armenia's National Assembly today voted 102 in favor of granting amnesty to those who committed a crime up to and including Sept. 1, 2013.Read More »
Opposition MP to be Removed from PACE Armenian Delegation, Implies Parliamentary Chair
"Considering MP Zaruhi Postanjyan's behavior at PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe] yesterday and based on the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, I declare that...Read More »
‘Money Laundering’: $123,000 Allocated for Collecting Information on Refugees in Armenia
The State Migration Service of the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration has allocated 50 million 146 thousand AMD (about $123 thousand USD) in 2013 for the development and exchange of information on refugees, reports local daily Zhoghovurd.Read More »