Spitak Care House at Risk of Closure; Residents Afraid They Might Be Sent Back to Vardenis or Spitak Clinics
Human rights defender Arthur Sakunts, in turn, said in an interview with Epress.am that his Vanadzor office of the Helsinki Civil Assembly provides legal assistance...
Armenian Human Rights Defender Raises Questions About Gyumri Murder Case: VIDEO
Recall, six members of the Avetisyan family, including a 2-year-old girl, were shot to death on January 12, 2015, in their Gyumri home. The family’s seventh member, 6-month-old Seryozha...
Swedish Myth Busted in Armenia
Note, the Swedish Export Credit Corporation, which operates under the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications and has a goal to stimulate the export of Swedish goods...
Jermuk Residents Wait for the Government-Promised Inspection in Amulsar
“They came and told the villagers about gold mines and work places. People didn’t even imagine what was expected. But now, constructions are made, water lines are damaged, dust has settled...
Aragatsotn Villagers Block Road after Plunge in Milk Prices
“Milk nowadays happen to be cheaper than bottled water”, - the villagers say. In their words, they have to sell 100 liters of milk to be able to buy one sack of flour...
Sources Claim Stepanavan School Headmaster Beat Granddaughter for Participating in Opposition Rally
According to our sources, the girl’s mother Yeranuhi Mkrtchyan, who is the school’s head teacher and the daughter-in-law of Republican mayor Mikayel Gharakeshishyan, also took part in the beating. ..
Striking Schoolkid’s Uncle Held in Custody on False Allegation
The striking students were warned outside the school yesterday that they still had exams to pass and should reconsider their behavior. Then [teacher] Mezhlumyan slapped ...
Police Detain Youths in Gyumri, Demand That They Do Not Take Part in Protests
Several dozen people, mainly school children, have gathered since Wednesday morning outside the building of the Shirak administration in Gyumri. Nearly 40 ...
Police in Vanadzor Used Force to Disperse Hundreds of Demonstrators
Vanadzor-based human rights defender Edgar Khachatryan told our reporter that the number of police officers in Vanadzor has increased drastically compared to Monday. He...
Noyemberyan Residents to Keep Fighting for Final Termination of Mining Operations
Noyemberyan deputy village head Khachik Gishyan, meanwhile, believes that the region would benefit more from developing tourism and agriculture rather than the...
Hrazdan Police Try to ‘Help’ Atheist Boy to Find Right Path to Christianity
According to Vova, the men had told his mother that they had to take the boy to Yerevan for additional pre-conscription medical tests. “I do suffer from lung issues, so we...
Farmers in Armenian Villages Struggle to Get Irrigation Water
According to the farmer, employees of the Vagharshapat water utility have even gone so far as to blame the villagers for their own misfortune, saying: “Who told you to...