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Armenian Prime Minister Resigns
Press speculations regarding the Armenian premier's potential resignation began over a week ago. According to multiple reports, Abrahamyan, who was appointed prime minister after Tigran Sargsyan's...Read More »
Arrested Armenian Gunman on Hunger Strike to Demand Proper Medical Care for Injured Allies
Lawyers for the arrested gunmen have repeatedly voiced concerns over inadequate medical treatment provided to their clients. Some have gone so far as to say that the “Daredevils of Sasun” members were being tortured...Read More »
Son of Armenian Governor’s Driver Accused of Fresh Violence
According to the daily, Hakobyan is accused of brutally beating Vache Harutyunyan, an employee of a local construction material store, and Harutyunyan's cousin Alik. A spokesperson for...Read More »
Growing Economic Activity Despite Falling Wages: Press
The unemployment rate has also been rising. Thus, according to government data, the official number of registered unemployed persons was 79 000 in the first seven months of the year- a growth of 10 percent compared...Read More »
European Court Issued 20 Verdicts Against Armenia in Last 3 Years
In the last 3 years, the European Court of Human Rights issued 20 rulings against the Republic of Armenia and ordered the state to pay a total of 335,000 Euros to the winning applicants, minister-chief of Government staff ...Read More »
NKR Oppositionist’s Attackers Released Under Amnesty
The proposal to declare an amnesty on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Nagorno-Karabakh's independence was approved by NKR's National Assembly on August 25...Read More »
Armenian Authorities Demand Income Tax From Local Charitable Organisation
According to a statement published on the NGO's official website Monday, the Center has already applied to Armenia's highest officials, including the president and the prime minister, for tax exemption...Read More »
Russian Programmer Freed from Armenian Custody
Recall, Sergey Mironov was detained late last week by Armenian security forces upon his arrival at Yerevan's Zvartnots airport from Moscow. In a subsequent statement, Armenia's police said the Russian ...Read More »
Criminal Case Over Karabakh Veteran’s Beating Delayed in Hopes of Amnesty, Lawyer Claims
During the last hearing, which was held in September, 2015, lawyer Muradyan had filed a motion for the recusal of prosecutor Yuri Aghayan, claiming that the latter had “failed to notice the blatant and ...Read More »
Russian Citizen Detained in Yerevan Wanted by US since May, Armenia’s Police Say
Sergey Mironov, a 30-year-old Russian citizen who was detained by Armenian security forces in Yerevan's Zvartnots airport Friday, has been wanted by the US government since May 11 for alleged money laundering ...Read More »