Armenia

November 8, 2016 | 20:36
Psychiatric Commitment in Armenia Mainly Used for ‘Punishment’ Purposes

The most commonly observed violations, Sakunts continued, were related to the justifications for citizens' psychiatric commitment, the quality of the provided medication and the medical supplies and equipment used in their treatment...

November 4, 2016 | 18:14
Injured Armed Group Member Asking Doctors to Amputate His Leg, Lawyer Says

Hovhannes Harutyunyan, a member of the Sasna Tsrer (Daredevils of Sasun) armed group who was wounded and hospitalized after a shoot-out with police a week into the Yerevan police station siege in July, has not received any medical care for four...

November 3, 2016 | 14:54
Nairit Employees Demand Four Months’ Back Wages

About 150 employees of the idling Nairit chemical plant in Yerevan blocked off a road adjacent to the plant on Thursday morning demanding to be paid their back wages for 4 months. The street was reopened 15 minutes...

November 3, 2016 | 13:41
Armenian Villagers Protest Over Non-Payment of Money Allocated for New Housing

Several dozen Lenughi villagers gathered today outside the Government offices in Yerevan to protest against “the unbearable conditions” their children have to live in.” “Our kids are constantly cold, they are always ill,” the protesters complained...

November 2, 2016 | 16:49
Armenia’s Authorities to Subsidize Lower Gas Prices Offered by Gazprom, Lawmaker Says

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, however, Armenian National Congress parliamentary faction secretary Aram Manukyan announced that the Armenian government was actually going to ...

October 29, 2016 | 12:28
Vanadzor Former Mayor’s Company Not Paying Employees’ on Time

Lori governor Artur Nalbandyan has not been of much help either; the Lori ROC employees have turned to him twice and have been refused help on the grounds that the issue did not fall within Nalbandyan's remit....

October 28, 2016 | 12:01
Yerevan Judge Arrested on Bribery Suspicion

Sources in law-enforcement bodies have told the news outlet that Shengavit district court judge Ishkhan Barseghyan was caught red-handed on a Shengavit street by officers of Armenia's National Security ...

October 27, 2016 | 15:57
Environmentalists Stage Protest Over Exploitation of Amulsar Gold Mine

The demonstrators, who are concerned that the mining project will negatively affect Armenia’s ecological and national security, held up posters that read “Go to Cyanide Hell,” “Water or Cyanide?” “No Mining at Amulsar...

October 24, 2016 | 15:41
Vardenis Man Forcibly Admitted to Psychiatric Hospital After Staging Protest Outside Government Building

Vardenis resident Armen Yeranosyan was forcibly taken to a mental institution on October 22 by police officers after staging 5-day hunger strike and stitching up his lips outside the Government building in Yerevan in protest ...

October 20, 2016 | 17:10
Former Employees of Idling Textile Plant Gather Outside Government Building to Demand Back Wages

“We even have a court decision in our favor that has obligated the plant's management to sell the property and pay the employees' wages. But there's nothing worth selling in that plant; everything has been decayed...

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November 8, 2016 | 20:36
Psychiatric Commitment in Armenia Mainly Used for ‘Punishment’ Purposes

November 4, 2016 | 18:14
Injured Armed Group Member Asking Doctors to Amputate His Leg, Lawyer Says

November 3, 2016 | 14:54
Nairit Employees Demand Four Months’ Back Wages

November 3, 2016 | 13:41
Armenian Villagers Protest Over Non-Payment of Money Allocated for New Housing

November 2, 2016 | 16:49
Armenia’s Authorities to Subsidize Lower Gas Prices Offered by Gazprom, Lawmaker Says

October 29, 2016 | 12:28
Vanadzor Former Mayor’s Company Not Paying Employees’ on Time

October 28, 2016 | 12:01
Yerevan Judge Arrested on Bribery Suspicion

October 27, 2016 | 15:57
Environmentalists Stage Protest Over Exploitation of Amulsar Gold Mine

October 24, 2016 | 15:41
Vardenis Man Forcibly Admitted to Psychiatric Hospital After Staging Protest Outside Government Building

October 20, 2016 | 17:10
Former Employees of Idling Textile Plant Gather Outside Government Building to Demand Back Wages

Zangezur Mine Workers Demand Pay Raises, Strike Enters Third Day

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Armenia

November 8, 2016 | 20:36 Psychiatric Commitment in Armenia Mainly Used for ‘Punishment’ Purposes

November 4, 2016 | 18:14 Injured Armed Group Member Asking Doctors to Amputate His Leg, Lawyer Says

November 3, 2016 | 14:54 Nairit Employees Demand Four Months’ Back Wages

November 3, 2016 | 13:41 Armenian Villagers Protest Over Non-Payment of Money Allocated for New Housing

November 2, 2016 | 16:49 Armenia’s Authorities to Subsidize Lower Gas Prices Offered by Gazprom, Lawmaker Says

October 29, 2016 | 12:28 Vanadzor Former Mayor’s Company Not Paying Employees’ on Time

October 28, 2016 | 12:01 Yerevan Judge Arrested on Bribery Suspicion

October 27, 2016 | 15:57 Environmentalists Stage Protest Over Exploitation of Amulsar Gold Mine

October 24, 2016 | 15:41 Vardenis Man Forcibly Admitted to Psychiatric Hospital After Staging Protest Outside Government Building

October 20, 2016 | 17:10 Former Employees of Idling Textile Plant Gather Outside Government Building to Demand Back Wages

November 8, 2016 | 20:36
Psychiatric Commitment in Armenia Mainly Used for ‘Punishment’ Purposes

November 4, 2016 | 18:14
Injured Armed Group Member Asking Doctors to Amputate His Leg, Lawyer Says

November 3, 2016 | 14:54
Nairit Employees Demand Four Months’ Back Wages

November 3, 2016 | 13:41
Armenian Villagers Protest Over Non-Payment of Money Allocated for New Housing

November 2, 2016 | 16:49
Armenia’s Authorities to Subsidize Lower Gas Prices Offered by Gazprom, Lawmaker Says

October 29, 2016 | 12:28
Vanadzor Former Mayor’s Company Not Paying Employees’ on Time

October 28, 2016 | 12:01
Yerevan Judge Arrested on Bribery Suspicion

October 27, 2016 | 15:57
Environmentalists Stage Protest Over Exploitation of Amulsar Gold Mine

October 24, 2016 | 15:41
Vardenis Man Forcibly Admitted to Psychiatric Hospital After Staging Protest Outside Government Building

October 20, 2016 | 17:10
Former Employees of Idling Textile Plant Gather Outside Government Building to Demand Back Wages