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Opposition MP: ‘Pointless Funds’ Being Used to Open Armenian Embassies Abroad
Among these "pointless" expenses, he named the appointment of an ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Vatican City.Read More »
Armenian Bus Driver Sues Employer, Wins Case in Two Courts
Former driver of the number 89 marshrutka (minibus) Hayk Gasparyan, 66, went to court to protest inhumane working conditions and won the case in two judicial instances...Read More »
FFA President on Women’s Football: Armenian Women and Men Shouldn’t be Equal
Football Federation of Armenia President Ruben Hayrapetyan believes that “an Armenian man wouldn’t give his daughter to football [soccer].”Read More »
Fatal Shot Fired from Inside House of Ex-Governor Surik Khachatryan: Attorney
“Watching the unedited video footage of the incident at former Syunik regional governor Surik Khachatryan’s house, I am more convinced than ever that the last shot fired on Avetik Budaghyan...Read More »
Prisoner: ‘I was Tortured and Not Released Because of Complaint Against Prison Deputy Chief’
Artak Hakobyan was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for “hooliganism.” He has already served 3.5 years of his prison term.Read More »
Unsolved Murder of Dashnak Village Head Hrach Muradyan Sparks Outcry
According to demonstrators, the 2010 attempted murder of Karabakh War veteran, ARF-D member, and Proshyan village head Hrach Muradyan and...Read More »
Website that Defamed Women’s Resource Center Refuses to Publish Retraction
The dispute between the Women’s Resource Center of Armenia (WRCA) and the website Zaruhi.com, which began last year, has not been resolved.Read More »
Not Premeditated Murder: Army Conscript Says He’s Innocent
Army conscript David Khachatryan, accused of the May. 15, 2013 murder of fellow conscript Lyuks Stepanyan in a military unit in the town of Noyemberyan, does not admit his guilt...Read More »
Army Generals Inquire about Increase in Soldiers’ Salaries
According to RA First Deputy Minister of Finance Pavel Safaryan, the increase in allocations is due to higher wages and an increase in the price of gas...Read More »
Armenia Ranks Poorly in Gender Equality
Iceland, Finland, and Norway are at the top of the list of 136 countries, where gender equality has been considered in the areas of political participation...Read More »