Military Service in Armenia Should Be Optional, Sakunts Says
The human rights activist pointed out that members of the clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church have inexplicable advantages over other soldiers; the army even pays clergymen salary based on the fact that they are...
Defendant Killed Ex-Wife in 'Pre-Planned' Murder, Victim's Sister Claims
“He had written that he knew at the scene who killed whom and for what, and now he says nothing. In the police car, he had said, Artak did not even try to hide what he had done and showed no remorse for his...
Servicemen Set to Testify in Permyakov Trial No Longer in Armenia, Russian Military Officials Say
The court today was to hear testimonies of a number of servicemen of the Russian base, among them Andrey Nikishin, Permyakov's immediate commander at the time. Despite being subpoenaed, however, the witness failed to appear in court...
Parents in Black: A Story of Struggle (Video)
Nana Muradyan, one of the dead soldiers' mothers, said at a press conference Wednesday that she has already lost all hope but couldn't “just sit at home” with her son's killer still on the loose...
Supporters of Political Prisoners Detained in Yerevan (Video)
When protester Ara Petrosyan responded with a demand for the release of political prisoners, Osipyan ordered the three dozen law enforcement officers who had come to the scene to detain the activists and take them...
Electoral Code Changes 'Aimed at Aiding Authorities' Far-Reaching Infringment Plans'
Reporters will basically have to queue to enter polling stations, and the election commission head will decide how many of them are allowed to at a time. This creates a large room for willfulness ...
Women’s Day March in Yerevan Calls to Celebrate Diversity of Women
'Feast of Consumer Society;' Activists Hold March 8 Protest at Yerevan Shopping Mall (Video, Photo)
We are against yet another merchandising of femininity that puts a flowery straitjacket on us during the one-day or one-month long spectacle of the consumer society; even during that period we earn less than men...
Women’s Day March in Yerevan Calls to Celebrate Diversity of Women (Photo, Video)
“These people have the same rights as anyone else. They have the right to freedom of assembly. Besides, the law might provide for equal rights between men and women, but it’s on paper only,” the girl replied...
Armenian Man Fined $100 for Subjecting Wife to Decade of Domestic Abuse
Despite the indictment stating that the defendant violently hit and punched his wife numerous times during their last argument, hence the charges against him of committing a socially dangerous act, prosecutor ...
Gas Explosion Victims Still Seek Compensation from Gazprom, Hope President Will Finally Hear Them
The company, he added, had promised to pay compensation for damages if proven guilty, and various examinations have shown that the exploded pipeline had been built in the area illegally: “But Gazprom-Armenia...
It Takes Armenia's Parliament Half Hour to Consider and Pass Bills, Opposition MP Says
According to official figures published on the Parliament Monitoring website, 90 out of 112 laws were adopted by the parliament in extraordinary sittings which, as stated by Manukyan, is a “specially designed secret adoption mechanism...