Armenian Grape Farmers Block Highway to Again Demand Overdue Payment
The Aghavnadzor grape farmers first began their demonstrations on September 1 by blocking the entrance to the local school in protest against the winery’s continued failure to pay their money – a total of 140...
Newly Elected Tsaghkahovit Mayor Willing to 'Give Up Life' for Jailed Veteran-Gunman
Norayin Hakobyan went on to insist that he would have been willing to pull out from the race had Yervand Khachatryan agreed to do the same. According to the soon-to-be-elected mayor, he had only announced his ...
Mayoral Candidates Clash Before Elections in Armenia
Shortly after the shooting, the website continues, Grigoryan's supporters deliberately crashed their car into the VAZ 21/06, attacked those inside and seized their weapons. Speaking to 1in.am, Etchmiadzin ...
Armenian Winery Again Fails to Pay Local Grape Farmers’ Money
The entire village had gathered to meet the governor because he had promised to resolve the issue by September 15. But he said nothing senseful; only that the government and the prime minister had changed...
Armenian Family Turn to Crowdfunding to Raise Money for Son's Treatment Abroad
The Sargsyans' have expectations from the state and haven't even tried to apply to any state structure for help. “We work for the state but it's doing everything to strip us of everything we've got. What should we do? Should we just leave [Armenia]...
Vanadzor Man Goes on Hunger Strike to Demand Solution to Housing Issue
We, along with others affected by the [1988 Spitak earthquake] have been living in a condominium since 1993. We were told to live there until our housing issue was resolved. We tried to buy these territories ...
Armenian Grape Farmers Allow Village School to Resume Classes
Classes in the local kindergarten, according to Kostanyan, have also been resumed but will also be disrupted in case of the winery's failure to pay the farmers' money – a total of 140 million drams...
Winery Promises to Pay Boycotting Grape Farmers' Money Within Two Weeks
We don't believe their promises, and we do not intend to send our children to school until the money issue is resolved,” Kostan Stepanyan told our reporter, adding that the governor had come to urge the farmers to end...
Grape Farmers Keep Children Off School to Protest Against Unpaid Money
About two months ago, the farmer went on, PM Abrahamyan met with the villagers and reassured them that the issue would soon be resolved; his promise, however, has yet to be fulfilled...
Armenian Farmer Says He'd Sooner Throw Grapes Away Than Sell to Wineries
The farmer added that he intended to sell this season's 3-4 tonnes of produce at the market and throw whatever is left away. “Throwing away is more profitable than [selling to wineries],” Zakaryan said...
Loss of Sovereignty: Referendum Causes Uncertainty for Armenian Voters
The Armenian authorities have once again “distinguished themselves”: in a poor country they spent money on an event, the outcome of which was known in advance, at the same time, completely depriving more than two dozen communities of their sovereignty.
Georgia to Mediate Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict? Arguments For and Against
The inability of international organizations in South Caucasus conflicts to find mechanisms for enforcing peace or working out...