Epress.am News from Armenia
Does Georgia’s Amended Labor Law Serve as Lesson to Armenia?
Throughout the research, it got obvious that there were three main phases during the 2010-2016 workers’ movement. One matches with the years of 2010-2011 when there...Read More »
Armenian Women’s Front Member Attacked With Sharp-Cutting Object
- In the evening, as I was walking to the entrance to my apartment building, a young man - with a hat over his face, wearing a dark-colored jacket - quickly approached me and hit me....Read More »
Nubarashen Residents Send Sewage Waste as Gift to Yerevan Mayor
Female members of the ruling party, for their part, criticized the Yerkir Tsirani representatives’ behaviour as “unbecoming of an Armenian mother and an Armenian woman.”Read More »
Protesting Oppositionist Subjected to Physical Violence by Republicans
A member of the opposition Yerkir Tsirani faction, Marine Khachatryan, was on Tuesday subjected to physical violence in the Council of Elders of Yerevan by members of Armenia’s ...Read More »
Armen Sarkissian’s Eligibility for Serving as Armenia’s President Doubtful
In fact, according to documents in the British Companies House registry on the Eurasia House International company, of which Sarkissian is listed as a director, his nationality...Read More »
Armenia’s Government No Longer Wishes to Work Openly and Transparently
Recall, in upcoming April, Armenia will shift to a parliamentary mode of governance, which entails an increase in the Prime Minister’s power and role. The widely shared opinion in the country is...Read More »
Armenian Government Plans to Facilitate Mass Surveillance by Amending Law on Police
Armenia’s Government proposes to amend the country’s law on police and let officers use video and photo equipment anytime while performing their duties: when preventing and solving...Read More »
Armenian Ministry to Remove ‘Tough Soviet Regulations’ from Labor Code
According to the ministry, enterprises with up to 10 employees are considered as ultra-small. In Armenia, they make up 95% of the total number of businesses ...Read More »
Minister Explains Why Armenia Should Aspire to 4-Million Population
A 4-million population is a necessity, taking into account first of all the geographical position of the country. The size of the domestic market is very ...Read More »
Sexual Assault Survivors Doubly Victimized by Police: Report
In some cases, investigators display victim-blaming attitudes against the adult victims; during questioning, they give assessments and make assumptions about their behavior, which may lead...Read More »