'Discredited' Yerevan Cafe Sues Armenian News Outlets Over 'Misleading' Story
She added that since Poghosyan's murder had attracted widespread public attention, many people avoided visiting cafe “Aragast” based on their political beliefs. “For years the cafe suffered huge financial losses...
Infuriated Citizen Tells Armenian President to 'Change Yourself, Not the Constitution'
“You should change yourself! Half of my family has fled [the country]; what should I do? Do you want us to turn into terrorists? […] I have nothing to lose,” the man says...
33-Year-Old Armenian Judge Declared Over $700 Thousand in Assets
Judge Ani Harutyunyan, for example, is the daughter of former deputy chief of Armenia's National Security Service Grigor Harutyunyan. The 33֊year-old lawyer was appointed Administrative Court judge ..
'A Trip to Yerevan:' Russian Artist Recounts Her Impressions of the Armenian Capital
Meetings, interviews, and collaboration with independent women – these are my fondest memories from Yerevan. I believe that progressive reforms in Armenia will be primarily related to the increase in women's activity...
Two Armenian Soldiers Dead in Karabakh
Two Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army conscripts, Vahe Vanoyan, 20, and Mikayel Torosyan, 19, were fatally wounded by Azerbaijani fire on November 12 at around 9 pm in a military unit deployed in th...
Armenian Captive's Relatives Don't Believe She Could Have Crossed Into Azerbaijan Accidentally: Press
According to the interviewee, the house is located 1.5 km from the border; besides, there's a trench along the border. “She couldn't have crossed that trench; she's an old woman. Even I wouldn't be able to cross it, it's so deep...
Armenian Parliament Passes Controversial Bill on Voting with ID Cards
Lawmaker Tigran Urikhanyan, in turn, proposed to install electronic devices at polling stations which would record the participation of citizens with ID cards, while ANC MP Nikol Pashinyan suggested to...
Armenian Prisoners Deprived of Bread After Rejecting Prison Meals
They were told, 'If you don't want meals, you won't get bread either.' A staff member of Armenia's Human Rights Defender's office witnessed this conversation,” the source stressed...
Armenian Authorities Plan to Cut Civil Servants' Year-End Bonuses: Press
“The employees of state institutions, civil servants usually receive incentive payments equivalent to one-month salary at the end of the year. However, since state budget revenues for the first 9 months of this year were less..
Lavrov Visit to Armenia Focused Mainly on Karabakh Issue: Press
Thereby, the main objective of Lavrov's visit was not to let Armenian authorities even think about utilizing these new opportunities in the country's favor. The consequences of this visit will become clear in the future from Armenia's...
Glassmaking Company Promises to Pay Part of Employees' Back Wages by Weekend
- We picketed the plant [in Byureghavan], [held a protest action] in Yerevan asking the Government to help us. Now they've promised to pay part [of the wage arrears] by November 15. [The management] says they...
Moscow-Yerevan Bus Crash Death Toll Reaches 9
As of November 7 morning, 11 of the injured people still remain in hospital in “serious but stable” condition. Two of them have been transferred from Uzlovsky to hospitals in Moscow...