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Transcaucasia: Work Trip to Southern Russia
In the summer of 2017, several Epress.am reporters went on a work trip to the southern regions of Russia, where they met with migrant workers and...Read More »
Nairit Security Workers Sacked, Yet to Receive 5 Months’ Salaries
“We have kids, we have loans to pay off; we don't know what else to do. How much longer can we work for free? Don't they have children; I don't understand what they are thinking,” Artak Aleksanyan, another protesting Nairit worker, complained...Read More »
Marchers in Yerevan Demand Adequate Medical Care for Sasna Tsrer Member
Speaking to reporters during the march, Harutyunyan's sister, Tamara Harutyunyan, said that she no longer trusted that Armenian authorities would do anything to help her brother; “I thought I would go mad when I learned ...Read More »
Yerevan Court Won’t Reopen Investigation Into Soldier’s Non-Combat Death
“These people are not judges, they are minions who follow whatever orders they are given from those in power. There is no justice in this country,” Muradyan announced today after hearing the court's verdict. The aggrieved ...Read More »
Referendum Observer Sued for Allegedly Hindering Election Commission Activities
Nazari-Dekhnavi, for his part, denies the accusations, insisting, furthermore, that was subjected to physical abuse by the head of the 4/01 election commission. Speaking to Epress.am, Davit Gyurjyan, a lawyer for Nazari-Dekhnavi...Read More »
Mothers Unhappy With Official’s Promises to Hold Protest Outside Government Building
Speaking to reporters after a 3-hour conversation at Mirijanyan's office, protester Armine Avoyan said that the official had promised to resolve the issue and make sure that her kid was returned to her within the next 2...Read More »
Yerevan Authorities Ridding Vernissage of ‘Alcoholics’ for Sake of ‘Art’
Vernissage has so far been “cleared of” vendors selling most types of clothes, bags, household appliances, and dogs. Many sellers who have managed to step over the threshold of “artisticism” are not only satisfied, but...Read More »
European Court Issues Ruling Against Armenia
The family also claimed that they were denied a fair trial in the ensuing proceedings and that the Armenian courts had violated the principle of the finality of judgments. The applicants, specifically, complained that...Read More »
Vardenis Man Intends to Continue Protest Despite Persecution
“They'd inject me with drugs three times a day; I'd get numb and lose consciousness, and when I'd finally come to, I'd ask them not to inject me any more,” Yeranosyan, who was allowed to leave the mental hospital only...Read More »
‘To Hell With Human Rights:’ Armenian Protester Subjected to Punitive Psychiatry
- I had no intention of killing myself; I have an 80-year-old mother, I have loans, I want to start a family one day. Why would I want to commit suicide?...Read More »