Armenia

November 29, 2016 | 12:43
Assault Suspect Stabbed While Partying After Badly Beating Wife

Gevorg Sargsyan is among the three defendants in a trial which concerns the 2014 beating of Nagorno-Karabakh war veteran Vardan Tumanyan, who died in hospital the following day. Several months ago, the assault suspect ...

November 29, 2016 | 11:25
Ex-Soldier Jailed for False Terror Reports Pardoned by Armenian President

Davit Hakobyan, a 27-year-old former contract serviceman who had been sentenced to a year and six months in prison for reporting false bomb threats to police, has been pardoned by Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan,..

November 24, 2016 | 11:33
Oppositionist Accused of Assaulting Police Officer Was Trying to Break Up Fight, Witness Says

After the incident, the witness went on, he was taken to the hospital where he saw the supposed victim, Gegham Khachatryan, without any injury to his face. “I went up to him and told him that his colleagues had beaten...

November 23, 2016 | 14:04
Sacked Vardenis Locksmith Promises to Nail His Feet to Bench if Not Reinstated

I took the PM's letter to company director Anatoly Gogotin yesterday, but he said it meant nothing to him. They did not take Karapetyan's letter into consideration and again refused to reinstate me. I don't know what else to do...

November 21, 2016 | 17:44
Yerevan Prisoners End Hunger Strike

On November 17th, Epress.am had turned to the group of public monitors supervising Armenia's penitentiary institutions to find out whether the hunger-strikers were being treated properly and had received a reply that the monitors...

November 18, 2016 | 16:43
Oppositionist Criticizes Government for Unproportionally High Civil Service Cost

The civil service quite modest up until 1998: there were 260 lawmakers in the National Assembly, each of whom had one assistant. Over time, we were left with fewer MPs and 810 staffers. The presidential office had 130 employees...

November 17, 2016 | 17:59
Opposition Criticizes Draft 2017 Budget as Ineffective for Fighting Shadow Economy

While presenting the draft budget, finance minister Vardan Aramyan insisted that the foreign loans were needed to ensure that the rate of economic growth in Armenia does not slow. “In 2014-16, Armenia had a 840 million...

November 16, 2016 | 14:32
Armenians ‘Afraid’ to Report Corruption, Survey Shows

“Over the past years, there has been a disturbing trend of people becoming scared of reporting corruption cases. 41% of survey respondents said they never reported corruption because they were afraid of the consequences...

November 16, 2016 | 12:12
Bulk of Money Allocated for Vulnerable Population’s Free Treatment Given to State Officials’ Hospitals: Press

“23 million drams was allocated to 'Nairi' medical center, which, for its part, belongs to 'ARMAMAX'' LLC, a company with links to former health minister Harutyun Kushkyan....

November 15, 2016 | 17:10
‘Daredevils of Sasun’ Gunman Charged with Police Officer’s Murder

The gunman, along with the nearly three dozen other members of the anti-government armed group, had, until now, been facing charges of illegally acquiring weapons, seizing state buildings, vehicles and/or communications facilities, and taking hostages....

Epress.am News from Armenia

November 29, 2016 | 12:43
Assault Suspect Stabbed While Partying After Badly Beating Wife

November 29, 2016 | 11:25
Ex-Soldier Jailed for False Terror Reports Pardoned by Armenian President

November 24, 2016 | 11:33
Oppositionist Accused of Assaulting Police Officer Was Trying to Break Up Fight, Witness Says

November 23, 2016 | 14:04
Sacked Vardenis Locksmith Promises to Nail His Feet to Bench if Not Reinstated

November 21, 2016 | 17:44
Yerevan Prisoners End Hunger Strike

November 18, 2016 | 16:43
Oppositionist Criticizes Government for Unproportionally High Civil Service Cost

November 17, 2016 | 17:59
Opposition Criticizes Draft 2017 Budget as Ineffective for Fighting Shadow Economy

November 16, 2016 | 14:32
Armenians ‘Afraid’ to Report Corruption, Survey Shows

November 16, 2016 | 12:12
Bulk of Money Allocated for Vulnerable Population’s Free Treatment Given to State Officials’ Hospitals: Press

November 15, 2016 | 17:10
‘Daredevils of Sasun’ Gunman Charged with Police Officer’s Murder

Collective Statement by the Caucasus Feminist Anti-War Movement

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My Mom, Too, Had Four Children

When you feel something like music, it is music

Recipes from Stranded Karabakh

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Man who Posted Armenian Actress Anjela Sargsyan’s Pornographic Photos Online Arrested

Stepanakert Police Forcibly Detain Yerevan Girl; Tell Her to Look for Laws in Armenia

Women in Armenia to Receive Free Medical Treatment for One Month

No Separation of Church and State in Armenia? Opinion

Armenia

November 29, 2016 | 12:43 Assault Suspect Stabbed While Partying After Badly Beating Wife

November 29, 2016 | 11:25 Ex-Soldier Jailed for False Terror Reports Pardoned by Armenian President

November 24, 2016 | 11:33 Oppositionist Accused of Assaulting Police Officer Was Trying to Break Up Fight, Witness Says

November 23, 2016 | 14:04 Sacked Vardenis Locksmith Promises to Nail His Feet to Bench if Not Reinstated

November 21, 2016 | 17:44 Yerevan Prisoners End Hunger Strike

November 18, 2016 | 16:43 Oppositionist Criticizes Government for Unproportionally High Civil Service Cost

November 17, 2016 | 17:59 Opposition Criticizes Draft 2017 Budget as Ineffective for Fighting Shadow Economy

November 16, 2016 | 14:32 Armenians ‘Afraid’ to Report Corruption, Survey Shows

November 16, 2016 | 12:12 Bulk of Money Allocated for Vulnerable Population’s Free Treatment Given to State Officials’ Hospitals: Press

November 15, 2016 | 17:10 ‘Daredevils of Sasun’ Gunman Charged with Police Officer’s Murder

November 29, 2016 | 12:43
Assault Suspect Stabbed While Partying After Badly Beating Wife

November 29, 2016 | 11:25
Ex-Soldier Jailed for False Terror Reports Pardoned by Armenian President

November 24, 2016 | 11:33
Oppositionist Accused of Assaulting Police Officer Was Trying to Break Up Fight, Witness Says

November 23, 2016 | 14:04
Sacked Vardenis Locksmith Promises to Nail His Feet to Bench if Not Reinstated

November 21, 2016 | 17:44
Yerevan Prisoners End Hunger Strike

November 18, 2016 | 16:43
Oppositionist Criticizes Government for Unproportionally High Civil Service Cost

November 17, 2016 | 17:59
Opposition Criticizes Draft 2017 Budget as Ineffective for Fighting Shadow Economy

November 16, 2016 | 14:32
Armenians ‘Afraid’ to Report Corruption, Survey Shows

November 16, 2016 | 12:12
Bulk of Money Allocated for Vulnerable Population’s Free Treatment Given to State Officials’ Hospitals: Press

November 15, 2016 | 17:10
‘Daredevils of Sasun’ Gunman Charged with Police Officer’s Murder