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Proposal Outvoted: New Pension Requirements to Come into Force on Jan. 1

Proposal Outvoted: New Pension Requirements to Come into Force on Jan. 1

The ruling coalition, comprised of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) and Rule of Law (OEK), voted down a proposal to...

Family Prohibited from Protesting on Day of Putin's Visit Claims It's Under House Arrest

Family Prohibited from Protesting on Day of Putin's Visit Claims It's Under House Arrest

He said that police are prohibiting the family from leaving the house and the children cannot go to school, because when 15 people in civilian clothes...

Artist Activists Fined $300 for Graffiti of Arrested Opposition Leader

Artist Activists Fined $300 for Graffiti of Arrested Opposition Leader

Four members of the art activist group Art Laboratoria ("art lab") are required to pay an administrative fine of 30,000 AMD (about $75 USD) each...

Human Rights Lawyer Not Permitted to Enter Police Station to Defend Activists

Human Rights Lawyer Not Permitted to Enter Police Station to Defend Activists

Human rights defender, attorney Artak Zeynalyan arrived at Yerevan's central police station Monday to defend those who were protesting...

VIDEO: Journalists, Bystanders Among Those Detained Today

VIDEO: Journalists, Bystanders Among Those Detained Today

Activists, journalists, and bystanders were detained en masse today by police on duty on Baghramyan Ave., where the presidential palace is located.

Family Protesting Outside President's Office Removed Ahead of Putin's Armenia Visit

Family Protesting Outside President's Office Removed Ahead of Putin's Armenia Visit

An Etchmiadzin family who has been protesting outside the presidential palace in Yerevan since Nov. 28 was today forcibly removed from the street.

Armenian Linguist Warns of Harking Back to Soviet Era if Russian Given Special Status

Armenian Linguist Warns of Harking Back to Soviet Era if Russian Given Special Status

"Whether it be Russian, English, Persian, or any other language, the question of status in the territory of the Republic of Armenia is...

Arguments Against a Single History Textbook for Former Soviet Union

Arguments Against a Single History Textbook for Former Soviet Union

... history is a strictly political phenomenon and generalizing it will lead to the dominant history in those books being Russia's...

Thousands of Signatures Against Gas Price Hike in Armenia Delivered to Court

Thousands of Signatures Against Gas Price Hike in Armenia Delivered to Court

Members of the initiative "Let's prevent the increase in [natural] gas prices" today submitted to the Administrative Court 5130 of the 12 000 signatures...

Protests Against Pension Reforms Continue (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Protests Against Pension Reforms Continue (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Protesting a legislative amendment to the national pension system and demanding an official response from the government, several dozen...

Armenian Political Activist Transferred to Psychiatric Clinic

Armenian Political Activist Transferred to Psychiatric Clinic

Shant Harutyunyan was moved from Yerevan Kentron penitentiary to Nubarashen psychiatric clinic late in the evening on Nov. 20...

The Europeans Brought Armenia Closer to Customs Union: Opinion

The Europeans Brought Armenia Closer to Customs Union: Opinion

"On Sept. 3, Russia's president informed Armenia's current president about his decision to make Armenia a member of the Customs Union...