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Activist Lost Consciousness in Police Car, Says Friend
While being detained by police earlier today, Mashtots Park activist Dvin Isanyans lost consciousness in a police car from blows inflicted by a police officer.Read More »
Activists Detained Prior to Sargsyan’s and Hollande’s Arrival at Mashtots Park
Since 10 am today, civil society activists fighting to protect Mashtots Park were gathered at the central Yerevan park to disrupt a ceremony to rename the park...Read More »
France’s Hollande Suggests Armenia Can Cooperate with EU While Joining Customs Union: Azatutyun
The European Union should upgrade its relationship with Armenia to political “association” despite Yerevan’s plans to join the Russian-led Customs Union...Read More »
Court Disregarded Weightier Facts in Case of Death of 20-Year-Old Maro Guloyan: Lawyer
Armenia's Criminal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against the decision to discontinue proceedings in the case of 20-year-old Maro Guloyan, who, according to...Read More »
No Fractures Found on Body of Armenian Soldier Found in Reservoir: Expert
The forensic examination of the body of Senior Lieutenant Meruzhan Harutyunyan, which was found in a reservoir on May 11, did not introduce significant changes to...Read More »
Man Accused of Domestic Violence Sets Fire to the House, Leaving Wife and 2 Children Homeless
Lawyer Tigran Muradyan said that domestic violence should be treated as a matter of public prosecution, so the defendant should be convicted even if the complaint is withdrawn.Read More »
Soldiers are Younger Than Ceasefire Itself: UK’s Minister of Europe on Karabakh Conflict
"A generation now exists who only know of conflict between Armenians and Azerbaijanis, yet these two peoples have a long, shared history of living together peacefully...Read More »
Civil Society Should Respond to Russian Ambassador, If Armenian Authorities Can’t: Opinion
The Armenian authorities have made it clear to Russia that they have long begun the process of neutralizing NGOs, said Women's Resource Center of Armenia Executive Director...Read More »
Court Choses Not Causing Nuisance Over Right to Demonstrate: Activist
The RA Administrative Court of Appeal today considered the case of civil society activist Vardges Gaspari against the decision of the police...Read More »
Need to “Differentiate” Territories of Nagorno-Karabakh: US Ambassador to Armenia
"...encourage the parties to the conflict, the governments, and the people to differentiate [...] between the status of Nagorno-Karabakh proper and the territories surrounding...Read More »