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376 Prisoners Released Under Amnesty as of Jun. 2
As of Jun. 2, there are 376 prisoners released under the general amnesty granted by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan...Read More »
Yerevan-Batumi Train to Run Faster this Summer
Last year, the trip from Yerevan to Batumi took 18 hours, while the trip from Batumi to Yerevan took 18 hours 13 minutes.Read More »
Armenian National Congress Makes Public List of Who will Dialogue with Authorities
Decided during a meeting of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) Political Council Thursday was those who will be...Read More »
Armenian Who Immigrated to US with $100 in his Pocket Cheated Clients Out of $800,000
Robert L. Krikorian, 57, who immigrated to the US with $100 in his pocket 30 years ago to begin a brokerage business is...Read More »
HAK’s Position Hasn’t Softened, But Hardened, Says Pashinyan
Nikol Pashinyan also touched upon the change in mood inside HAK, explaining that HAK's positions over these past years have...Read More »
2 Turkish Soldiers Jailed for Failing to Protect Hrant Dink
Turkey's state-run news agency says a Turkish court has sentenced two military officers to six months in prison for...Read More »
Students Asked to Pay 20,000 Drams for their Degrees. University Reps Deny Allegations
Several students from the State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA) and the Armenian State Pedagogical University...Read More »
BarCamp Yerevan 2011 Coming This Weekend, Features Special Guests from Abroad
About 500 IT specialists, engineers, developers, bloggers, online journalists and social media activists will gather on June 4–5 to...Read More »
Drug Addiction Prevalent in Armenia Prisons: Human Rights Activist
"A narcotics division [just] opened In the Hospital for Detainees — this means the problem exists per se," said Sakunts, who...Read More »
Overcrowding in Armenia Prisons Tantamount to Torture, Says Human Rights Activist
Overpopulation in Armenian prisons, and particularly in Nubarashen penitentiary, is a serious issue, said Artur Sakunts...Read More »