Yerevan Kickstarts Fourth Day of Street Protests With Non-Violent Disobedience Acts
On Friday, April 13, several opposition initiatives - “Reject Serj”, “My Step” and “Front for Armenian State” - united their forces and rallied a few thousand demonstrators on ...
VIDEO: Uprising Against Sargsyan's Appointment as Prime Minister Paralyzes Armenian Capital
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Yerevan in an uprising against Serzh Sargsyan’s expected appointment as Armenia’s new Prime Minister. Groups of demonstrators...
Opposition Group Holds First Rally Against Serzh Sargsyan’s Possible Appointment as Armenia’s Prime Minister
Those gathered at the Square today heard speeches from a number of members of the initiative, including For the State of Armenia representative Albert Baghdasaryan, who spoke...
Armenian Lawmaker Claims Discrimination Against LGBTI Community Justifiable
- I can be tolerant towards many a thing, but if there’s a chance that this tolerance might shake the foundations of the traditional Armenian family or our society’s moral values...
Armenian Opposition Forces Pledge to Fight ‘Regime Reproduction’
Top representatives of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) defended, however, the outgoing president’s intention to extend his rule. Eduard Sharmazanov, the chief HHK spokesman...
‘Ordinary Party Member’ Serzh Sargsyan Might Be Forced to Become Prime Minister
- I officially declare that I, Serzh Sargsyan, will never again nominate my candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic of Armenia. I will not seek the post..
Draft Article on Supporting Terrorism ‘Can Be Used to Intimidate People’
The legislative amendments proposed by the government envisage responsibility for “public justification or propaganda of terrorism.” The article provides for punishment ...
Armenian Government Plans to Facilitate Mass Surveillance by Amending Law on Police
Armenia’s Government proposes to amend the country’s law on police and let officers use video and photo equipment anytime while performing their duties: when preventing and solving...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...