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Opposition Journalist Gets 2 Month Detention, Currently in Solitary Cell
Journalist Hayk Gevorgyan, responsible for publishing local opposition daily Haykakan Jamanak ("Armenian Times"), is currently being moved from... Read More »
Life-Size Noah’s Ark to be Built in a Country Where People Still Live in Makeshift Houses: Opinion
The Public Council's culture commission Thursday began to discuss a project to build a life-size Noah's Ark with a surface area in Yerevan's Victory Park. Read More »
Inaccurate Portrayal by City Hall, Say Yerevan Residents Opposed to Building Construction in their Yard
Yerevan's chief architect, Narek Sargsyan, instructed by Yerevan mayor Taron Margaryan, on Feb. 1 met with the representatives of residents of 106/1 Nalbandyan St...Read More »
Tigran Araqelyan Brought to Court But Not Allowed to Enter Courtroom
In court on Thursday, opposition activist Tigran Araqelyan's attorney made a motion to remove the sanction on his client and allow his presence in...Read More »
Levon Aronian Refuses to Participate in World Chess Championship if Held in Baku
Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian wrote a letter today to FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the FIDE board, saying he won't participate in... Read More »
‘You Don’t Step in Same River Twice’: Arzumanyan Doesn’t Picture Cooperation with HAK at This Time
"We will fight together with the Heritage Party not to allow electoral fraud, to establish joint groups of trusted individuals, and in several issues... Read More »
MP Anahit Bakhshyan Promised to Raise Our Concerns in Parliament, Say Protesting Homeowners
"Panosyan said a month has passed — but it's not one month, it's four. Furthermore, we don't see whether they're dealing with the case or not. The... Read More »
Michelle Obama Says President ‘Sings to Me All the Time’ (VIDEO)
US First Lady Michelle Obama said her husband — a recent singing sensation — doesn’t hesitate to “show off his lungs” and sings to her all the time. Read More »
Young Man Who Hit Protestor Detained by Yerevan Police (VIDEO)
A young man today approached protestors who gather every Thursday outside the Armenian government building and began asking questions...Read More »
Traffic Police Commander in Margar Ohanyan Trial Changes His Testimony a Second Time
After the witness gave his testimony, Judge Mkhitar Papoyan read a written appeal by Yerevan Traffic Police Department battalion commander Yeghishe...Read More »