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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 »
Armenian Grape Farmers Continue Fruitlessly to Demand Pay for Last Year’s Produce
Unconvinced by the deputy minister's promises that the debt would be repaid by the end of December, the protesters continued to demand a meeting with the prime minister...Read More »
School in Armenian Village Evacuated Due to Fire
Vardenis village head Kamo Petrosyan, for his part, told Epress.am that they were using diesel fuel to heat the old school building. “We're lucky it has not gotten too cold yet. I met with the governor the other day, and...Read More »
Sacked Vardenis Locksmith Promises to Nail His Feet to Bench if Not Reinstated
I took the PM's letter to company director Anatoly Gogotin yesterday, but he said it meant nothing to him. They did not take Karapetyan's letter into consideration and again refused to reinstate me. I don't know what else to do...Read More »
Tenants of Dilapidated and Unsafe Buildings in Armenian Village Still Waiting for New Apartments
Residents of the third emergency building in Lenughi were given money from the 2015 regional budget – 6,6 million drams (about $13 700) per family, villager Gayane Poghosyan said; “The governor said then that the allocations would...Read More »
Unpaid Grape Farmers Again Protest in Yerevan
The farmers had to sell the grapes to Vinar for as little as 40 drams per kilogram after an unusually rich harvest in the fall of 2015. The company, however, has yet to fully pay their money, and after the farmers...Read More »
Armenian Villagers Protest Over Non-Payment of Money Allocated for New Housing
Several dozen Lenughi villagers gathered today outside the Government offices in Yerevan to protest against “the unbearable conditions” their children have to live in.” “Our kids are constantly cold, they are always ill,” the protesters complained...Read More »