Armenian Parliament Passes 2016 State Budget Bill With 'Sober Pragmatism'
Prosperous Armenia (PAP) faction leader Naira Zohrabyan responded to Vardanyan's comment, saying: “I don't think we're holding a parade of heroism here, and PAP will vote in favor of the bill with sober pragmatism...
24-Year-Old Armenian Contract Serviceman Killed by Azerbaijani Fire
Karabakh military authorities' statement added that for the first time since the ceasefire in 1994, Azerbaijani forces used tanks to shell the southern frontline positions of the NKR Defense Army...
Armenian Security Forces Arrest Reserve Major for Spying for Azerbaijan
The statement added that Marutyan has been charged with high treason. As envisaged by the Article 299 of Armenia’s Criminal Code, the suspect can be sentenced to up to 15 years' imprisonment if found guilty...
Referendum Observer Taken Into Police Custody in Yerevan for Doing ‘Terrible Things’
Gaspari added that violations were especially gross at 9/15 precinct, and all his attempts to report them to the head of the electoral commission of the said precinct were fruitless...
Unknown Person Filmed Distributing Money Among Citizens on Referendum Day (Video)
When confronted by the reporter about the list and the money, the man claimed it was a “list of debts;” he then tried to seize the journalist's camera...
Journalists Hindered by Republican Proxies at Polling Stations, One Detained (Video)
Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor office (HCAV) reports that journalist Sona Tadevosyan, a representative of the Gyumri-based Asparez Journalists' Club, has been detained from the 26/16 polling station...
Electoral Commission Head Prohibits Newspaper Representative's Presence at Polling Station
The editor-in-chief of “Azpares” newspaper has reported the “crime pursuant to the RA Criminal Code Article 149 - 'hindrance to implementation of the right to elect, to the work of election commissions or to the...
Armenian Reporter Goes to European Court Over Police Violence
In a conversation with Epress.am the reporter said receiving compensation was not her priority: “What's important is restoration of my violated rights. Every crime that goes unpunished creates new ones...
Soldier Shot Dead in Karabakh on His Demobilization Day
The opponent, as stated by Karabakh authorities, was forced to retreat, having suffered “significant losses.” As a result of the exchange of fire between the two military forces, 20-year-old NKR Defense ...
Authorities Exaggerate Armenia's Population Numbers: Press
My 'workers' have a pretty good idea who usually leaves for work abroad and when they come back. However, their survey has found out that the number of returnees is much less than expected. Moreover, they've also...
Opposition Alliance Starts Nonstop Sit-In in Yerevan Seeking Regime Change
After an about 3-hour march, the opposition alliance with its supporters returned to the Freedom Square and announced that they would take turns spending the night at the demonstration site. Today at midday...
Kosh Inmate Found Hanged in Prison Lavatory
Robert Grigoryan, 31, was serving an eight-year sentence for theft and handling stolen goods, as well as forcing a minor into the committal of a grave crime, accompanied with involvement of the minor into an organized crime group...