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Armenian Conscript’s Letter to Azerbaijani Friend
I've been drafted into the army, which means that I'll have to spend two years in a place which I deeply hate. We've talked quite a lot about the conflict between...Read More »
Disabled Soldier’s Mother Starts Sit-In Outside Government Offices
Hasanyan’s mother has repeatedly appealed to both the Armenian prime minister and the defense minister to organize her son’s treatment abroad. She, however...Read More »
Yerevan Family Axing Witness Contradicts Himself in Court
The defendant, in turn, asked the witnesses to describe his character and whether they thought he was capable of the actions he is being accused of...Read More »
‘Police Are Not Private Guards:’ Armenian Law Enforcers Have ‘No Mechanisms’ to Protect Woman From Abusive Husband
- This is absurd. It’s a domestic violence case; no one, except for her husband, could have beaten Naira at her house...Read More »
Sanitek Victims Refute Company’s Refutation
Without going into too much detail, we just want to note that this is a classic example of an accident...Read More »
Armenia’s Ruling Party Wins Yerevan Municipal Elections
According to the CEC, only 40.99% of Yerevan’s eligible voting population turned out to vote in the election, which the opposition candidates claim were marred by widespread ...Read More »
CEC Denies Yelk Request to Disqualify Republican Party from City Council Elections
Nonetheless, Mukuchyan made a decision in favor of the Republican Party, insisting that the video published by Zakharyan did not provide enough evidence to conclude that ...Read More »
Armenia’s Government to Take Decision on Paying 50 000 Euros to Soldier’s Family
Hrachik Muradyan, a native of the village of Baghramyan, had filed an appeal with the ECHR, claiming that his son had died as a result of ill-treatment by his superiors while in the...Read More »
Karabakh War Veterans Demand Support from Government
We have appealed to defense minister Vigen Sargsyan to be reissued the payments, but we haven't received a response yet. We live on a 60 000-dram poverty...Read More »
Republican Trustee’s Sister Fined for Obstructing Journalist at Local Elections
Finally, Avagyan resorted to physical violence and scratched the reporter's hand; she then proceeded to break the mobile phone that Galstyan was trying to make her videos with...Read More »