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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 »
Opposition Gunman Ends Hunger Strike and Calls on Supporter to Follow Suit
Dear Artur, I'm ending my hunger strike and asking you to do the same. We have to stay strong both in body and mind because. We have an unfinished business which we can only...Read More »
Karabakh-referendum-Artsakh
A total of 69 540 people - or 87.6% of the electorate - voted in favor of the constitutional changes. 7 686 people, for their part, voted against...Read More »
Armenian Reporter Insists Property Destruction Charge Against Him ‘Frivolous’
The reporter says his neighbor has links in the prosecutor's office, which have made it possible for him to get away with committing more serious violent acts in the past. According...Read More »
Russian Blogger’s Extradition to Baku Will ‘Not Stop Tourist Influx’ to Karabakh, Armenia’s Foreign Ministry Says
Upon his arrival in Baku late on Tuesday, Lapshin was taken to a State Security Service detention facility by officers donning camouflage...Read More »
Indoor Temperatures in Armenian Homes Below Average
Epress.am surveyed 91 households in Yerevan and the country's provinces to find out the average room temperatures in the houses, using the sample of a 2015 survey conducted by the...Read More »