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Armenian MP to Police Officer: ‘Have You Been Subject to Violence Today?’
Yerevan street vendors were again protesting the city's ban on street trade outside the government building today. Joining protestors were...Read More »
Ombudsman Formally Contacts Police Chief on Clash Between Police and Heritage MPs
The Human Rights Defender's Office today presented newly appointed Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan's official letter to RA Police...Read More »
Dalai Lama Says Resigning as Tibet Political Leader
The 75-year-old Buddhist monk made the announcement today in Dharamsala, the northern Indian town that serves as the...Read More »
Minsk Group Issues Reprimand on Ceasefire Violations, Order Immediate Investigation
"The Co-Chairs have asked Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson in Office, to carry...Read More »
ODIHR Director Doesn’t Know Why Liberty Square Rallies are Prohibited
Freedom of Assembly is one of the fundamental human freedoms. Armenia has committed itself to protecting this freedom, both in...Read More »
European Ambassador Hopes Armenia’s Authorities will Maintain Right of Free Assembly
"We follow all internal political developments, demonstrations and marches in Armenia, and we hope that the Armenian authorities will... Read More »
Turkish Government Paid 105,000 Euros Compensation to Hrant Dink Family
On Mar. 8, the Turkish government paid the 105,000 euros determined by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in compensation to...Read More »
Yerevan City Hall Approves Tigran Karapetyan’s Mar. 21 Rally, March
Yerevan City Hall today approved a request for a permit submitted by People's Party leader Tigran Karapetyan on Mar. 4 to hold a...Read More »
Azerbaijan Makes Use of Cheap Moves: Armenia’s Defense Ministry
RA Ministry of Defense press secretary Davit Karapetyan today commented on a statement issued by Azerbaijan's defense ministry in... Read More »
21 Prisoners in Artik were Baptized
Those who were baptized during a ceremony at Artik penitentiary on Mar. 4 were given crosses from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.Read More »