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Employees of Russian Company in Armenia Protest Mandatory Pension Payments
A group of South Caucasus Railway CJSC employees began protesting outside the company's head office early this morning, complaining about...Read More »
Opposition Activists Detained for Graffiti Depicting Armenian President as ‘State Traitor’
The start of a campaign to notify the public of an upcoming Armenian National Congress (HAK) rally on Mar. 1 began with a group of activists being detained by police.Read More »
Sochi Olympics, Politics, and Armenia (VIDEO)
The Sochi Winter Olympics, which open today, are more so discussed in a political context. The millions of dollars stolen and the presidents of powerful ...Read More »
Police Use Force to Push Mandatory Pension Opponents Away from State Building (PHOTOS)
Members of an initiative against the new pension reforms and hundreds of supporters today once again protested in the streets of Yerevan...Read More »
Opposition MP on Sale of Vorotan Hydro Plant and Lessons in Speaking Armenian
Armenian government resorted to a play on words to sell the Vorotan hydro plants without debate in parliament: the hydroelectric power plants were...Read More »
Kurds, the Armenian Question, and Öcalan’s Statement: An Interview
"The struggle of the Kurdish people for freedom and the atonement of the grief of the Armenian people have coincided in the struggle of citizens sharing the same rights in...Read More »
Police Contacted After Violent Altercation Between Imprisoned Political Activist’s Son and Teacher
"We returned to the classroom and again he began to insult me. I asked then demanded he stop. I swore if he insults my dignity once again, I'll hit him. And he...Read More »
Armenian State Institutions Made Deductions from Wages Without Informing Staff
A portion of the monthly salaries of employees of state institutions (schools, universities, ministries, and medical institutions) were withheld in January.Read More »
Employers Obliged to Pay into Pension Fund Regardless of Constitutional Court Ruling: Minister
Opposition MPs asked RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Armen Asatryan in parliament today what would happen if an employee went to a court... Read More »
To Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Shant Harutyunyan’s Birthday in Liberty Square
Organizers said Sunday's rally to mark imprisoned political activist Shant Harutyunyan's birthday was dedicated to political prisoners throughout Armenia's history...Read More »