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Contract Soldier Fatally Shot in Karabakh
According to the NKR defense ministry's official statement, Sargsyan received a fatal gunshot wound in circumstances that are as yet unestablished, and authorities...Read More »
Former Nairit Employees Hope European Organization Wins Tender for Plant’s Re-Launch
A group of former Nairit employees gathered today outside the government offices in Yerevan to announce that they would not let the executive body take advantage of the bankruptcy...Read More »
Armenian TV Journalist ‘Pardoned’ and to Be Reinstated to His Job: Press
On December 14 Ghazaryan’s Urvagits hosted comedian Sergey Danielyan who has recently created a satirical political party called “Active Civil Step” (the abbreviation of which spells “shit” in Armenian)...Read More »
‘Exceptionally Sensitive and Caring;’ Republican Professor Pens Article on Yerevan Mayor
Today we have a mayor who has accumulated a learning experience over the years working in local government. He is well aware of the issues facing each of the 12 administrative...Read More »
Armenian Organizations and Individuals Sign Statement Against Rising Acts of Hatred
- We are gravely concerned for the working class Armenians who are recipients of social services such as Section 8 housing, Medicare and social security...Read More »
Adoption of Domestic Violence Law in Armenia Opposed by Pro-Russian Groups: Report
Thus, we can confidently claim that the groups spreading misinformation about the RA Bill on “Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence” and presenting it as a bill “imposed by Europe and America against morality” are... Read More »
Armenia’s People Have Not Been Prepared for Peace, Oppositionist Says
Manukyan, however, insisted that economic issues correlate highly with political ones; “War suggests economy. According to estimates of a number of economists, imported goods are 30% more expensive because of... Read More »
Armenia’s Ombudsman Sees No ‘Political Pressure’ in Musician’s NSS Questioning
Note, in his appeal the musician had asked the ombudsman to clarify whether being invited to the National Security Service on the phone, without an official summons and a subsequent meeting protocol, did not contain a political pressure element and a free speech violation...Read More »
Woman, Two Minor Children Found Dead in Armenian Town
According to information available to Epress.am sources, the woman was in a dire financial state and was fighting for spousal support from her former husband...Read More »
Peace in Karabakh Armenia’s Only Chance for Safety and Prosperity, Ter-Petrosyan Says
The resolution of disputes and establishment of good neighbourly relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan depends solely on the Karabakh conflict settlement... We can't ignore the fact that despite Turkey's unconditional...Read More »