Armenian Newly Appointed Justice Minister Criticized for 'Liking' Racist Comment
On September 2 Arpine Hovhannisyan talked to the local Tert.am and shared the link to the article on her personal Facebook page. In the interview the newly appointed minister condemned the sentencing of Azerbaijani...
Convict Reports Armenian Police Tortured Him to Extort Confession
Convict Artashes A. of the “Vanadzor” penitentiary institution has filed a report with the Special Investigation Service of Armenia that accuses local police officers of extorting confessions from him by torture...
Armenian Soldier Dies in 'Accident,' Officials Say
Narek Harutyunyan, 19, soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, died on the night from Saturday to Sunday in an "emergency situation" at one of the northern military units of the Defense Army, NKR Defense Ministry...
32-Year-Old Republican Lawyer Appointed Armenia’s New Justice Minister
Sargsyan presented Hovhannisyan as an official candidate at a September 3 meeting of the party’s Executive Body, and the board members unanimously approved her candidacy...
Two Armenian Soldiers Die in Nagorno-Karabakh
Two soldiers of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, Marat Khachanyan and Arman Stepanyan, died at around 5 PM on Friday, September 4, NKR Defense Ministry said in an official statement...
Valery Permyakov to Serve Sentence in Armenia: Press
Permyakov, the paper wrote, will be held at the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri pending trial and imposition of sentence, after which he will be handed over to the Armenian law enforcement authorities to serve his...
Armenian Soldier Killed In Azerbaijani Border Attack, Officials Say
Armenian contract serviceman, Hayk Devoyan, 40, was killed on Thursday, at around 10:30 AM by fire from the Azerbaijani side at one of the border military units of the Armenian Armed Forces, the RA Investigative Committee...
Two People Injured as Azerbaijani Forces Shell Armenian Border Villages
Two residents of Koti village, Nazik Tumanyan and her son Razmik were injured in the attack and transported to Noyemberyan Medical Center; their lives are not in danger, Aravot.am wrote...
Armenian Woman Dies After Improperly Performed Laparoscopy
The death of the mother of three minor children was recorded at the “Erebouni” Medical Center; however, the surgery leading to the woman's death had been carried out at Margaryan Maternity Hospital in Yerevan.
Law On Missing Persons Not Urgent, Armenian Justice Ministry Says
Recall, in March, 2010 the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs initiated works on a draft law “On Missing People” which were completed in April, 2011. The bill should have then been considered by an interdepartmental...
Armenian Judge Hands Down Harsher Punishment Than Proposed by Prosecution
The case is currently at the Court of Appeal. At the previous hearing the judge granted Alvard Mnatsakanyan's motion for the questioning of the sole witness, Karen Yengibaryan, which will take place at the next hearing in September...
Prosecution Drops Charges of Attempted Sexual Assault Against Armenian Convict
During the hearing on Wednesday the prosecutor also motioned for a new pre-trial investigation, since a key piece of evidence – a video footage - has not been examined. The footage, as stated by the state official...