Armenian Prisoner Goes on Hunger Strike to Demand 'Proper Medical Treatment'
Gevorgyan's mother informed the activists of the Helsinki Association for Human Rights about her son's hunger strike Tuesday who on the same day contacted the office of the Armenian Ombudsman and the...
Senior Defense Ministry Official Sacked for 'Deceiving' Sargsyan: Press
However, things changed following the escalation of hostilities on April 2 in Nagorno-Karabakh: “The large-scale enemy actions along the Nagorno-Karabakh border gave rise to many questions...
Traces of TNT Found in Blown-Up Yerevan Bus
Investigators have also searched the houses of other passengers and found no evidence to link them to the explosion. In addition, investigation has yet to find evidence suggesting a terrorist attack, according to the Committee's statement...
Armenian Women's Rights Coalition to Demand Police Chief's Resignation if He Refuses to Apologize to Reporter
Gasparyan's behaviour, the statement says, was yet another manifestation of sexism and exertion of psychological pressure on women by high-ranking Armenian police officers. “In August, 2013, for instance,..
Police Chief Says Explosion on Yerevan Passenger Bus Likely Caused by Bomb
As of Tuesday morning, two people were reported dead and eight people injured after because of the blast. Armenia’s Emergency Situations Ministry has released the names of those injured: Hasmik S Melkonyan ...
Loan Officers Knew Villagers Would Hand Over Money to Third Party, Lawyer Says
One of the application pages, however, was filled out by the loan officers, where they listed the villagers' assets and liabilities, Apresyan added. “The officers judged whether the villagers...
Dozens Detained in Yerevan on Russian Foreign Minister's Visit Day
Yerevan police detained 42 people late on Friday, the day of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's official visit to Armenia, from the city's central Baghramyan Avenue as they forcibly dispersed...
Two Armenian Soldiers Dead, Two Arrested In Separate Incidents of Violation of Gun Safety Rules
In a separate incident, conscript Karen Aghabekyan sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the chest at around 2:30 pm Thursday while driving his unit's UAZ military van. Conscript P. Yegoryan...
Armenian Investigators and Courts See No Elements of Crime in Soldier's Death
Later, the Ministry of Defense declared that a criminal case was launched under RA Criminal Code Article 104 Section 1 (murder). Speaking to Epress.am, military expert Ruben Martirosyan...
Armenian Contract Serviceman Still Waiting For Discharge Order Despite Payment of Compensation
After this, on January 16, 2016, Grigoryan filed an appeal with the Administrative Court to oblige the Ministry to issue him a discharge order. According to Article 48 of the Armenian law...
Loan Organization Sues Armenian Villagers for Unpaid Loans; Defendants Claim Documents Were 'Forged'
In an interview with Epress.am, however, Zarzand Harutyunyan denied the villagers' allegations that Finca employees failed in many cases to collect legitimate data before drawing up the loan agreements...
Vanadzor Man Acquitted of Attempted Murder After 3 Years in Custody
After a lengthy trial, Vanadzor resident Karen Kungortsev was acquitted Friday morning of the attempted murder of 15-year old Yerevan handball player Davit Hovakimyan. The Lori district court of first instance...