Armenia

November 3, 2015 | 16:48
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...

November 2, 2015 | 21:31
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...

November 2, 2015 | 16:51
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...

October 31, 2015 | 11:11
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.

October 30, 2015 | 13:23
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...

October 27, 2015 | 15:45
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...

October 23, 2015 | 14:56
Risks of Double Voting at Constitutional Amendments Referendum, MP Claims

For this reason Urikhanyan proposed a bill to install relevant electronic devices at the polling stations which would record the participation of citizens with ID cards. The lawmaker stated these devices...

October 23, 2015 | 12:05
Armenian Judge’s Unemployed Wife Received Millions in Income and ‘Donations’

The local Zhoghovurd daily notes, meanwhile, that the judge's unemployed wife, Lilit Gabrielyan, declared AMD 22 million (about $46,500) and $5 thousand in financial assets. In addition, during the year...

October 22, 2015 | 18:11
Armenian Opposition Lawmaker’s Bribery Allegations ‘Unsubstantiated,’ Officials Say

In addition, the statement said, the Armenian police did not find any evidence to support that a bribery had occurred; moreover, Zurabyan failed to appear at the police station, did not provide explanation or factual...

October 22, 2015 | 14:10
Armenian Lawmaker’s Son-In-Law Sentenced to 6,5 Years Behind Bars; Sentence Commuted by Judge

Angered by the verdict, accused Hovhannisyan's father, Samvel Hovhannisyan, said to reporters: “They should have just acquitted and rewarded [Gor Arakelyan]. The judge acted like a milksop because he's been given bags of money...

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November 3, 2015 | 16:48
Armenian Convicts Warn President of ‘Unpredictable Consequences’ If Parole Issue Is Not Resolved

November 2, 2015 | 21:31
Armenian Appellate Court Handed Down ‘Unjust Verdict’ Against Sacked Metro Employees, Lawyer Says

November 2, 2015 | 16:51
Seven Inmates of Yerevan Prison Join Jailed Veteran’s Hunger Strike

October 31, 2015 | 11:11
Jailed Armenian Veteran Goes on Hunger Strike over Parole Refusal

October 30, 2015 | 13:23
Parole Commission Denies Early Release for Outspoken Armenian Veteran

October 27, 2015 | 15:45
Gyumri Massacre Suspect’s Father Believes Son Is Innocent

October 23, 2015 | 14:56
Risks of Double Voting at Constitutional Amendments Referendum, MP Claims

October 23, 2015 | 12:05
Armenian Judge’s Unemployed Wife Received Millions in Income and ‘Donations’

October 22, 2015 | 18:11
Armenian Opposition Lawmaker’s Bribery Allegations ‘Unsubstantiated,’ Officials Say

October 22, 2015 | 14:10
Armenian Lawmaker’s Son-In-Law Sentenced to 6,5 Years Behind Bars; Sentence Commuted by Judge

Collective Statement by the Caucasus Feminist Anti-War Movement

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My Mom, Too, Had Four Children

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Man who Posted Armenian Actress Anjela Sargsyan’s Pornographic Photos Online Arrested

Stepanakert Police Forcibly Detain Yerevan Girl; Tell Her to Look for Laws in Armenia

Women in Armenia to Receive Free Medical Treatment for One Month

No Separation of Church and State in Armenia? Opinion

Armenia

November 3, 2015 | 16:48 Armenian Convicts Warn President of ‘Unpredictable Consequences’ If Parole Issue Is Not Resolved

November 2, 2015 | 21:31 Armenian Appellate Court Handed Down ‘Unjust Verdict’ Against Sacked Metro Employees, Lawyer Says

November 2, 2015 | 16:51 Seven Inmates of Yerevan Prison Join Jailed Veteran’s Hunger Strike

October 31, 2015 | 11:11 Jailed Armenian Veteran Goes on Hunger Strike over Parole Refusal

October 30, 2015 | 13:23 Parole Commission Denies Early Release for Outspoken Armenian Veteran

October 27, 2015 | 15:45 Gyumri Massacre Suspect’s Father Believes Son Is Innocent

October 23, 2015 | 14:56 Risks of Double Voting at Constitutional Amendments Referendum, MP Claims

October 23, 2015 | 12:05 Armenian Judge’s Unemployed Wife Received Millions in Income and ‘Donations’

October 22, 2015 | 18:11 Armenian Opposition Lawmaker’s Bribery Allegations ‘Unsubstantiated,’ Officials Say

October 22, 2015 | 14:10 Armenian Lawmaker’s Son-In-Law Sentenced to 6,5 Years Behind Bars; Sentence Commuted by Judge

November 3, 2015 | 16:48
Armenian Convicts Warn President of ‘Unpredictable Consequences’ If Parole Issue Is Not Resolved

November 2, 2015 | 21:31
Armenian Appellate Court Handed Down ‘Unjust Verdict’ Against Sacked Metro Employees, Lawyer Says

November 2, 2015 | 16:51
Seven Inmates of Yerevan Prison Join Jailed Veteran’s Hunger Strike

October 31, 2015 | 11:11
Jailed Armenian Veteran Goes on Hunger Strike over Parole Refusal

October 30, 2015 | 13:23
Parole Commission Denies Early Release for Outspoken Armenian Veteran

October 27, 2015 | 15:45
Gyumri Massacre Suspect’s Father Believes Son Is Innocent

October 23, 2015 | 14:56
Risks of Double Voting at Constitutional Amendments Referendum, MP Claims

October 23, 2015 | 12:05
Armenian Judge’s Unemployed Wife Received Millions in Income and ‘Donations’

October 22, 2015 | 18:11
Armenian Opposition Lawmaker’s Bribery Allegations ‘Unsubstantiated,’ Officials Say

October 22, 2015 | 14:10
Armenian Lawmaker’s Son-In-Law Sentenced to 6,5 Years Behind Bars; Sentence Commuted by Judge