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Karabakh-referendum-Artsakh
A total of 69 540 people - or 87.6% of the electorate - voted in favor of the constitutional changes. 7 686 people, for their part, voted against...Read More »
Alaverdi Woman Bleeds to Death After Childbirth; Husband Alleges Medical Negligence
After a consultation on February 9, doctors insisted that she be hospitalized. I visited my wife on the following two days, constantly asked the doctors whether...Read More »
‘Connect the Dots Between Philanthropists and Miners;’ AEF on Amulsar Gold Mining Project
Lydian Armenia (former Geoteam): the company who intends to mine gold in Amulsar. The company has no prior mining experience whatsoever...Read More »
Alaverdi Kindergarten Director and Nanny Sacked After 4-Year-Old Student Found Drowned in River
The director and the nanny of a kindergarten in Armenia's town of Alaverdi have been sacked after an unsupervised four-year-old student, Robert Dallakyan, left the...Read More »
Water Pump in Yazidi Village Repaired; Drinking Water Still Issue
It had been reported earlier that for over 20 days Tlik had been deprived of water supply due to a water pumping station failure. The villagers had bought a new pump to replace the...Read More »
Yazidi Village in Armenia Deprived of Water
The village has been without water for over 20 days. The villagers have bought a new pump on their own money, but it turns out that they can't replace the old one because it is...Read More »
Armenian Villagers Told to Wait Indefinitely for New Houses
The Armavir budget has already been approved; however, the authorities are again urging the Lenughi villagers to wait indefinitely as they plan to renovate a culture house․․․Read More »
Dilapidated School in Armenian Village Heated with Prohibited Tin Stoves
According to Tsilkar village head Hovhannes Melkonyan, the building has not undergone a full overhaul since it was originally constructed in the mid-90s...Read More »
Armenia’s Government Will Not Cover Winery’s Debt to Grape Farmers
During their last meeting with agriculture minister Ignati Arakelyan, the official hinted that the villagers were to demand their money from those whom they have given their grapes...Read More »
Armenia’s Agriculture Ministry Finally Acknowledges Grape Farmers Are Being Deceived
Note, grape farmers from the village of Kaghtrashen in Armenia’s Ararat province – who after an unusually rich harvest in the fall of 2015 had to sell their grapes... Read More »