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Moscow-Yerevan Bus Crash Death Toll Reaches 9
As of November 7 morning, 11 of the injured people still remain in hospital in “serious but stable” condition. Two of them have been transferred from Uzlovsky to hospitals in Moscow...Read More »
Shortfall in 15-17 Year-Olds One Month Before National Referendum in Armenia
“Meanwhile, notice that we still need to understand what the number of Armenia's 15-17 year-olds is. But we can no longer do this, since after [the above-mentioned subtraction] there are 'no figures left' for 15-17 year-olds,” iLur writes...Read More »
Armenian Minister Denies Constitutional Change Propaganda in Educational Institutions
Denying the allegations of “yes” propaganda, Ashotyan pointed out that the scientific council of YSU's Physics Faculty has decided to vote against the constitutional changes. “Let's leave this issue,” he urged reporters...Read More »
Armenia to Take $300 Million Loan From EDB for ‘Stabilization of Country’s Economic Situation’
Note, based on official Government information, in 2015 Armenia intends to obtain a total of $900 million credits from various international structures...Read More »
Armenian Convicts Warn President of ‘Unpredictable Consequences’ If Parole Issue Is Not Resolved
“Dear Mr. President, all of us, the prisoners of Vardashen prison, find our fellows' decision to go on a hunger strike justified, and unless the commission's self-willed conduct is terminated, the number of strikers will increase tenfold...Read More »
Armenian Appellate Court Handed Down ‘Unjust Verdict’ Against Sacked Metro Employees, Lawyer Says
“It’s noteworthy, that the judgment of the Court of Appeal is only comprised of facts presented by the metro. There are a number of fictitious facts...Read More »
Seven Inmates of Yerevan Prison Join Jailed Veteran’s Hunger Strike
Note, the retired colonel who was sentenced to 6.5 years imprisonment for fraud last year went on an open-ended hunger strike on Friday after an Armenian independent parole board rejected his second appeal for an early release...Read More »
Jailed Armenian Veteran Goes on Hunger Strike over Parole Refusal
Avetisyan informed his wife Margarita Baghramyan of his decision by phone on October 30. He has since been transferred to a cell designated for hunger strikers.Read More »
Parole Commission Denies Early Release for Outspoken Armenian Veteran
In spring, 2014, opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan stated during a Parliament session that Avetisyan's arrest was politically motivated. The lawmaker recalled that in May, 2013, the veteran tried to raise the issue with Armenian...Read More »
Gyumri Massacre Suspect’s Father Believes Son Is Innocent
- A lot has been said, a lot has been written. None of that is true. He has not been treated by psychologists; he was a completely normal, adequate boy,” the soldier's father told the outlet. He added that as a child his...Read More »