Villagers Fighting Against Mine Exploitation Terrorized by Mining Company Supporters: Statement
The person shooting the video was the same person having drilled a hole in the mining area without any permit for Shekaghbyur project. The other supporter of the company was the...
Villagers in Armenia Protest Against Mine Exploitation
One of the villagers’ main concerns is that after the mine is put into operation, their communities will be deprived of drinking and irrigation water, which will inevitably hinder ...
Second Rockfall in Two Months Injures Another Miner in Armenia
Representatives of the Akhtala Mining and Processing Enterprise refused to comment on the incident, claiming that they were not authorized to in the absence of director Lyova Vardanyan...
Minister Explains Why Armenia Should Aspire to 4-Million Population
A 4-million population is a necessity, taking into account first of all the geographical position of the country. The size of the domestic market is very ...
Dolphins in Dilijan Hotel Kept Under Unadopted Russian Law, Expert Says
We’d applied to the Ministry of Nature and [other inspection bodies] with a request to conduct checks [at the dolphinarium]. The authorities looked into the...
Yazidi Children’s Right to Education Violated, Murazi Says
Murazi intends to send these statistics to Armenia’s Ministry of Education and Science as evidence of a violation of the law on compulsory education, which entered into force in September 2017...
Classes in Ashtarak School Resume After Officials Promise to Start Renovation in 3 Days ‘or In January’
Despite the officials’ uncertain promise, the headmaster is convinced that “the process is proceeding dynamically" and the issue will soon be resolved...
Armenian Farmers Lose Harvest Because of Water Shortage
He claims that he gets no irrigation water and does not expect to receive even 3 tons of grapes from a garden which is supposed to give at least 10 tons...
Parent Committee and Staff in Armenian School Boycott Classes to Demand Renovation
State officials keep promising to renovate the building, but they have yet to act on these promises, she added...
Teachers in Dilapidated School in Armenian Village Refuse to Give Up On Republican Party
The authorities have been promising to renovate the building for over 15 years. Much to the visiting journalists’ surprise, the teachers continue to have faith...
‘Sex Calculation;’ Armenians Still Prefer Sons Over Daughters, Study Says
Sex-selective abortions are carried out in two ways: by women’s own means and with the help of doctors. In parallel with the increase in awareness...
Foreign Minister Says Armenia Willing to Return NK Surrounding Territories to Azerbaijan
The co-chairs say that the population of Nagorno-Karabakh must determine their own future by free will, which should have international legal force for ...