Activists Present Their Demands to Armenian Authorities
Members of the “No to Robbery!” civic initiative have presented Armenian authorities with a list of demands, urging them to “review and reverse the illegal decision by the RA Public Services Regulatory Commission to...
Systemic Corruption and Lack of Transparency in Armenian Government: US State Department
- Domestic violence remained a problem but largely went unreported to authorities. A significant imbalance in the ratio of boys to girls at birth pointed to gender-biased sex selection. Human trafficking was a problem...
Beyond the Barricades at Yerevan Demonstration Site; the Aftermath of Violent Protest Dispersal
After the sharp rise in the number of demonstrators, many politicians, singers, actors, and priests flocked to the blocked center of the Armenian capital. They mainly gather in the area assigned for reporters between...
Armenian Police Search for Stones in Trash Cans on Demonstration Site
“We've been informed that there are stones in these trash cans,” Osipyan said, adding that first and foremost, the search was being conducted for the safety of the protesters...
Man Injured in Clashes with Armenian Police Unable to Remember His Name
“Our reporter inquired as to why an ambulance had not been called. The man, police claimed, had refused medical care, and was in this state prior to the detention. The man is still in police custody,” Hetq.am reported...
Mass Arrests in Armenian Capital Accompanied by Police Profanity and Harassment (Video)
They dragged me, beat unsparingly. I yelled that I was a journalist, I had a microphone in my hand, but they were not interested. In addition to police, plainclothes men took an active part in these activities as well. Me and...
No One Punished for Violations in North-South Road Construction: Opposition MP
“The construction of Yerevan-Artashat and Yerevan-Ashtarak road sections [of North-South Corridor] should have been completed by June 30, 2014. The obligation under the first tranche has not been fulfilled. Your business project of 2009․․․
Murder of Russian Soldier in Armenian Gyumri to Be Investigated by Russian Law Enforcement
On Wednesday, June 17, Armenian “Haykakan Zhamanak” daily inquired of Prosecutor of Shirak province Raffi Aslanyan whether the Russian side has applied to Armenian law enforcement with a request to hand...
Electric Networks of Armenia Threatens to Stop Energy Supply (Press)
"The company can not guarantee to meet quality and reliability criteria for electricity supplied, as well as to implement the necessary investment to improve and maintain the quality of services,” Bibin's letter said...
Armenian Political Prisoners' Appeal to Be Transferred to Individual Cell Satisfied
The allocation committee of the Penitentiary Department of the RA Ministry of Justice satisfied on Tuesday, June 16, the appeal by political prisoners Shant Harutyunyan and Vardan Vardanyan to be transferred to an...
Technical Problems Delay U.S. Visa and Passport Issuance, Embassy says
“U.S. passport applications accepted overseas on or after May 26, 2015 are affected by this delay. If you applied for a U.S. passport at the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan during this time frame and have travel plans within the next...
Electric Networks of Armenia Keeps Its Senior Managers' Salaries Secret (Statement)
The NGO recalls that the ENA had appealed to PSRC for the increase of electricity tariffs, claiming the utility was unable to cover electricity distribution costs with the current tariff...