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The Infantilism of Armenia’s Political Thinking
Logically, the main discourse of the political life should have been based on these problems; however, if we look at the pre-election programs of opposition and pro-government ...Read More »
Armenian Parliament Passes Bill on ‘Preventing Violence in Family’
The National Assembly of Armenia overwhelmingly passed a bill Friday seeking to “prevent family violence, protect persons subjected to family violence, and restore family ...Read More »
Armenian Domestic Violence Bill Does Not Ensure Effective Protection for Victims, Activists Say
The demonstrators demanded that the authorities change the name of the bill back to its original one and make other contextual changes to the draft to ensure...Read More »
Students Propose Alternative Form of Military Service
This step, according to Petrosyan, would replenish the army with literate and educated people, and would allow students to get familiar with the problems of the army...Read More »
Government Armenia’s Largest ‘Grant Eater,’ Opposition MP Says
This list does not include the grants allocated by the OSCE, the Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Bank, and a number of Indian, Ukrainian, Russian structures...Read More »
Yerevan Students Block Central Street as Parliament Abolishes Military Draft Deferments
Individual protesters engaged in scuffles with law enforcement officers; some of them were lightly beaten or dragged by officers on the ground...Read More »
Officials ‘Have Right to Live’ in Armenia, Too, State Revenue Committee Chairman Argues
There are, of course, law-abiding business owners, and we are thankful for these people. But there are those who try to hide under the veil of...Read More »
Hundreds of Business Owners Protest Against Tax Code Amendments Outside Parliament
The amendments to the Tax Code, which are envisaged to enter into force on January 1, 2018, will also unnecessarily increase paperwork for business owners...Read More »
Students Protest Outside Parliament Building Against Planned Amendments to Military Draft in Armenia
Before militarizing the education and science sphere, the protesters argued, the Ministry of Defense should focus on eliminating corruption in other spheres...Read More »
Former Armenian MP Calls People Who Choose to Opt Out of Military Service ‘Second-Rate’
- There are countries where a young man who has not served in the army is perceived as a traitor to the nation, especially in countries that are at war. There are countries where...Read More »