Vanadzor City Authorities Buy Trash Cans for $200 a Piece: Press
Official documents show that Armenia's regional government bodies do their best to keep up with Yerevan Municipality in terms of wasting state resources, Zhoghovurd newspaper writes...
NKR Army Soldier Killed in Grenade Explosion
Nagorno Karabakh (NKR) Defense Ministry reported Saturday that conscript Sargis D Ohanyan, 19, was killed at around 4 pm Friday when a hand grenade exploded at the military positions of one of the eastern...
Appeal Court Upholds Defense Ministry Ban on Information on Non-Combat Army Deaths
In January, 2015, Peace Dialogue NGO filed a lawsuit against the Defense Ministry for its refusal to provide information on non-combat military deaths. Officials, however, responded to the claim only eight...
Armenian Opposition Activist Denied Release from Pretrial Custody
A number of New Armenia members held a protest action shortly after the issuance of the verdict outside the courthouse and egged the building in protest of the decision. Protester Gagik Yeghiazaryan has been detained as....
Law Enforcement Initiate Proceedings Based on Gaspari's Beating Allegations: Press
Armenia's Special Investigation Service (SIS) has initiated criminal proceedings on charges of official negligence in connection with beating allegations voiced by Yerevan-based civic activist Vardges Gaspari...
Gender Wage Gap in Armenia Nearly 36%, UN Study Says
Restrictions on women's work, which, as stated by the official, are also prevalent in Armenia, cause Armenia's GDP a yearly damage of $50-60 million...
Nubarashen Prison Head Might Be Sacked Amid Gaspari Revelations: Press
Hraparak daily newspaper reports that the latest revelations by Yerevan-based civic activist Verdges Gaspari about his recent experience with custody and the actual situation in Yerevan's...
Judge Surprised by Gaspari's No-Show, Had Removed Him from Courtroom for 6 Court Hours
The activist, as it turned out, had not been notified properly about the judge's decision to allow him after all to attend his case hearings, Yegoryan told Baghdasaryan after the 5-minute break. The judge had nothing left...
Affair with ‘Some Turk’ Main Motive Behind Yerevan Woman’s Murder, Prosecution Says
Darbazyan added that the family contacted Nadik after the incident and he confirmed that he had only phoned the spouses with the purpose of getting his money back and had no personal relationship with the victim....
Nubarashen Inmate Dead of Reported Suicide
“His cellmates and later doctors rushed to save his life, but to no avail,” the official said. Investigation is currently underway to determine the details of the incident...
Gaspari Removed from Court for 'Disruptive Behavior'
After several fruitless attempts at making Gaspari “behave properly,” judge Baghdasaryan had court bailiffs take the activist by his limbs and take him out of the courtroom. The hearing was soon adjourned...
Gaspari’s Wife Requests Interim Measure from ECHR
In a statement issued Thursday, February 25, Europe in Law Association says that Gaspari has been subjected to beatings, torture and other forms of ill-treatment by cellmates in Yerevan’s Nubarashen prison...