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Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan Agree to Halt Fighting Amid Minsk Group Negotiations
The Minsk Group, co-chaired by Russia, France, and the United States, has been acting as a mediator in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict since 1992....Read More »
20 Armenian Soldiers Reported Dead, 26 MIA as Heavy Fighting Continues in NKR
The latest flare-up of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the night of April 2 has left at least 20 Armenian servicemen dead and 72 others injured; 26 soldiers, as reported by NKR military authorities, have gone missing...Read More »
Yerevan Man Abused Children, Murdered Wife; Defense Lawyer Insists on Discussing Victim’s Character
He'd put us in the corner at night for 3-4 hours, and my little sister even fainted on one such occasion. There were times when my dad just sat there watched his father beating my mother when...Read More »
Lifer’s Motion Dismissed by Yerevan Court
The life convict was appealing against two administrative reprimands that had been imposed on him for possession of a mobile phone in prison and because of which the penal institution has been refusing for five years to consid...Read More »
Gaspari Fined AMD 450 Thousand for ‘Insulting’ Judge, Police Officers
Speaking to reporters outside the courthouse, Armenian Helsinki Committee head human rights defender Michael Danielyan said that the rulings of Armenian courts should be considered “admissible” due to the country's “corrupt” legal system...Read More »
Yerevan Man Missing for Nearly Two Weeks Feared Murdered
A Union of Informed Citizens NGO (UIC) expert Karen Vardanyan has been missing for nearly two weeks, and UIC program coordinator Daniel Ioannisyan fears that his coworker may have become a victim...Read More »
Armenian Prisoner Died Two Days Before Release; Widow Rules Out Suicide
Speaking to Epress.am, Sargsyan's widow, Satenik Hovsepyan, claimed that her husband had had nothing to do with the ill-treatment and torture Gaspari had been subjected to in jail, and “was killed because he refused to take the...Read More »
Father of Killed Yerevan Teenager Says Defendant Should Be Acquitted
Papikyan also stressed that the main witnesses provided contradictory statements in the court proceedings. One of them, in particular, had told preliminary investigation that he had recognized Kungortsev “from his...Read More »
Government Rejects Bill to Mark March 1 as Memorial Day for Victims of Post-Election Clashes
However, according to the Cabinet's decision, the proposed changes “do not conform” to the provisions of the corresponding law. In addition, authorities said, the opposition-initiated bill was “based entirely on political...Read More »
15% of Armenian Households Food Insecure, Report Says
Child stunting was significantly linked with household poverty, poor consumption, poor care and feeding practices, and lower education of mothers. The prevalence of overweight was the same across poor and rich households...Read More »