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My Protest was Act of Revenge Against the Trial: Hayk Kyureghyan
Hayk Kyureghyan, who opened fire outside a Yerevan courthouse on June 12, is convinced that the majority of the public, if it doesn't encourage his act then...Read More »
Police Officer Provoked Me, Calling Me ‘Turkish Agent’: Political Activist on Trial
The defense in the case of political activist Shant Harutyunyan and his friends said in court today that the testimony of police officer Gegham Khachatryan...Read More »
Woman Describes How Nightclub Guards Killed Her Karabakh War Veteran Husband: Hraparak
On July 13, in the yard of no. 114 kindergarten school in the Yerevan district of Nor Nork, several men brutally beat Karabakh War veteran Vardan Tumanyan, 55.Read More »
Man Accused of Killing His Wife Asks for Lighter Sentence Because Claims Wife Cheated on Him
Trying to prove that he is worthy of a lighter sentence, the defendant in court today said that his wife was cheating on him and disgracing him.Read More »
Protesting Vardenis Farmers’ Property Frozen Because of Accumulated Debts
Several dozen farmers from Vardenis held a protest outside the Armenian government building today, demanding a meeting with RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. Read More »
Political Activist on Trial Did Not Apply to Ombudsman’s Office with Request to Provide Counsel
Defendant in the case against Shant Harutyunyan and his friends Vardan Vardanyan didn't send a letter to the Armenian Ombudsman's office with the request...Read More »
Shant Harutyunyan Claims in Court Police Officer Slandering Him
Examined in court today in the case of political activist Shant Harutyunyan and his friends was police officer Gegham Khachatryan...Read More »
Armenian Ombudsman’s Office Didn’t Provide Lawyer Because It Lost Defendant’s Claim
Defendant in the case against Shant Harutyunyan and his friends Vardan Vardanyan in court today complained about the Armenian Ombudsman's office.Read More »
Political Activist on Trial Urges Yerevan Mayor Not to Betray His Father
Shant Harutyunyan urged Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan (pictured) not to install the statue of Soviet leader Anastas Mikoyan in the Armenian capital.Read More »
Appeals Court Rejects Appeal of Family Picked Up by Police on Day of Putin’s Visit to Armenia
Armenia's Court of Appeal today dismissed Etchmiadzin residents Ashot Khudoyan and Heghine Makaryan's appeal to overrule the ruling of a lower court which...Read More »