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Armenian Parliament Removes Controversial Equality Bill from Agenda
A draft law on equality between men and women resulted in a stormy debate in Armenia's National Assembly today. Read More »
Police Detain Artists for 4 Hours for Graffiti Portrait of Shant Harutyunyan (VIDEO)
Members of the group Art Laboratoria ("art lab") were picked up by police on Baghramyan Ave. and taken to Arabkir police division.Read More »
Police Violated Citizens’ ‘Right to Protest’ in Armenia
David Gevorgyan, detained during the clashes on Mashtots Ave. in Yerevan on Nov. 5, claims that police actions against him and fellow detainees were unlawful.Read More »
Artist Activists’ ‘Counterstrike’ to Failed March to Presidential Residence
Local art activist group Hakaharvadz ("counterstrike" or "counterblow") today held another protest on Mashtots Ave. near Pushkin St.Read More »
Activists Struggle Against Impunity, Call for Support for ‘Revolution’
The council of military commanders calls on citizens of Armenia to leave their computers, their warm homes and offices, and go to Liberty Square...Read More »
Companies Threaten to Halt Public Transportation if Fare is Not Raised
Company managers said they will wait three days for a clear answer and then hold discussions, and if their needs are not met, they are prepared to...Read More »
Opposition Activist Claims Armenian Police Chief Personally Beat Him
RA Police Chief Vladimir Gasparyan on the evening of Nov. 5 personally used force against Shant Harutyunyan and Vardan Vardanyan while the two were in police custody...Read More »
Clashes in Central Yerevan: Dozens Detained
At around 5 pm local time in Yerevan today, a planned march with activists wearing Guy Fawkes masks ended a few minutes after it begun...Read More »
Armenia Increasingly Might be Viewed as Problem for its Neighbors: Analyst
"After Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's Sept. 3 announcement that Armenia would join the Russian-led Customs Union, there have been elements of occupation in Armenia...Read More »
19-Year-Old Accused of Burglary was Carried to Court by Police
Police officers carried Kyaram Amoyan, 19, a defendant in the "gang case," to the Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork Marash Administrative Districts.Read More »