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...
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...
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...
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...
Locksmith Fighting to Get His Job Back Again Stages Protest Outside Government Office
We've done everything we can and will do so in the future to make sure that Yeranosyan's rights are not violated because we are convinced police will try again to create problems for him,” Karapetyants said, adding...
Armenian Conscript Dies in Car Crash While on Vacation
The website said that 19-year-old Davit Vardanyan crashed his car into a utility pole, causing it to fall down, and then struck a tree outside the Ararat police department at about 1 am on Thursday. ...
Ararat Police Chief Beats Up Criminalist for Failing to Carry Out Order Quickly Enough: Press
“According to verified data, the assault took place at the criminalist's office and was initiated by the police chief's driver, Edgar, who was soon joined by a criminal investigation department employee named Arsen...
Authorities Looking Into Defense Ministry's Potato Suppliers After Farmers Protest Against Low Prices: Press
According to the paper, Agriculture minister Ignati Arakelyan recently went to meet the farmers and urged them to wait for a couple of days “until competent government agencies conclude their probe and find out what's really going on...
Former Gold Mine Worker Sews Mouth Shut to Protest Unfair Dismissal
“I could hardly make ends meet with that job; the salary was barely enough to pay off my loans. I had managed to reduce the size of the loans but they have doubled again now that I've been sacked and unable to pay...
Low Wholesale Prices Could Lead Armenia's Potato Farmers to Bankruptcy, Opposition MP Says
Speaking from the floor of the National Assembly today, opposition Armenian National Congress faction member Nikol Pashinyan, who went to meet with the demonstrators on Friday, stated that Armenia's potato farmers have ...
Unpaid Grape Farmers to Demand Payment from Prime Minister
This year, according to Zakaryan, none of the Kaghtsrashen farmers sold even a kilogram of grapes to the winery. “The harvest this year was not as rich; some of the farmers sold their produce to exporting companies....
Gyumri City Council Rejects Petition to Deprive President's Brother of Honorary Citizen Title
During the discussion, Gyumri mayor Samvel Balasanyan condemned the proposal, insisting that “such an inappropriate attitude towards a professor” was unacceptable. GALA representative, president of...