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3 Inmates on Hunger Strike at Nubarashen Penitentiary
To date, three people are on on hunger strike at the Nubarashen Penitentiary, one of whom is serving a life sentence, while the other two are accused.Read More »
Why Number of Protests Reduced? On the Role of the Prime Minister: Armenian Times
The most significant result of the first 100 days of RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan's term in office is that protest demonstrations and...Read More »
Azerbaijani Men Arrested in Karabakh Charged with Murder and Espionage
The General Prosecutor's Office of the unrecognized Republic of Nagorno Karabakh has put forth several charges against Dilham Askerov and Shahbaz Guliyev...Read More »
Men Accused of Group Assault Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
Judge Nelly Baghdasaryan sentenced defendants Gor Barnausov and Armen Zarafyan accused of group assault to 5 years in prison.Read More »
Political Activist on Trial Says He Warned Police They Will Beat Provocateurs
Police officers Khachik Avetisyan and Evrik Lonsk, named as victims in the case of political activist Shant Harutyunyan and his friends, said in court...Read More »
Armenian, Georgian Church Issue Joint Statement on Incident in Tbilisi
The Georgian Orthodox Church and the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia consider discrimination on ethnic or religious grounds to be unacceptable. Read More »
OSCE Freedom of Media Representative Concerned Over Armenia Court Decision
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović on Tuesday expressed concern about a court ruling in Armenia that forces media outlets to...Read More »
Armavia Pays Overdue Wages Only to Those Employees Who Didn’t Sue Company: Zhoghovurd
The now defunct Armavia Armenian airline carrier owned by businessman Mikhail Baghdasarov has begun the process of paying the overdue wages of...Read More »
No Visa Regime Between Armenia and Georgia: Georgian Foreign Ministry
Georgia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Tbilisi that Georgia does not intend to introduce a visa regime for citizens of Armenia.Read More »
Former Deputy Defense Minister Assumes Operations of Mika-Cement Factory: Zhoghovurd
The cement factory in Hrazdan, Mika-Cement, previously owned by businessman Mikhail Baghdasarov, has a new owner. Read More »