Petition Calls on Ruling Party to Punish MP's 'Disgusting Behaviour' Towards Reporters
If the demands are not fulfilled, the petitioners say they'll have grounds to assert that conduct similar to that of Sedrakyan is the norm within the Republican Party and other parts of the Government: “And...
Gaspari's Arrest Not Politically Motivated, Parliament Vice Speaker Insists
ANC faction member, former political prisoner Nikol Pashinyan branded the grounds for Gaspari's arrest “questionable.” The oppositionist added that he had visited the arrested activist in prison and learned...
Yerevan Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Vardges Gaspari
Vardges Gaspari, as stated by his attorney, is currently in the Nubarashen prison. “We’ll appeal the court decision as soon as we get it,” Gyurjyan added...
Officials Confirm, Armenian Soldier Fatally Shot Fellow Serviceman, Killed Himself
Artur Muradyan, head of the Proshyan community in Armenia's Kotayk province, told Epress.am he was not familiar with the details of the incident. “All I know is they phoned the mother early in the morning to inform ...
Republican MP Allegedly Calls Reporters a 'Herd,' Will Only Speak to 'Normal' Journalists
Fahradyan demanded that Sedrakyan not insult reporters as the lawmakers refused to answer their questions and tried to make his way to his office. In response, the MP accused the journalist of lying: “Clean your ears, will you...
Yerevan Police Staffer's Attorney Sees No Reason to Invite Witnesses to Court
Nonetheless, judge Hovik Shahnazaryan granted Hakobyan's motion and decided that Hakob Karapetyan would testify at the next hearing on March 29...
Armenian Soldier Died From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound, Officials Say
19-year-old Armenian soldier Davit V Terteryan was fatally wounded at around 1 pm on February 18 at a one of the northern military unit of the Nagorno Karabakh (NKR) Defense Army, the press service of the NKR defense...
SIS Rejects Appeal to Initiate Proceedings Against Investigator
Speaking to Epress.am Wednesday, however, Asryan insisted on the opposite. She said that Ruzanna Khachatryan has sent three statements to the courts on behalf of her son, noting that Saribekyan had had not taken part in the robbery...
Dozens Rally in Yerevan in Support of Jailed Oppositionist (Video)
The rally, Varuzhan Avetisyan said, was held with the purpose of delivering the assessments and statements by Human Rights Watch and International Federation for Human Rights regarding Safaryan's arrest...
Yerevan Court Turns Away Appeal Seeking to Reopen Proceedings Against Police Officers
Speaking to Epress.am, the plaintiffs' lawyer, Haykuhi Harutyunyan, said it was noteworthy that the judge failed to provide any justification for the rejection. The mothers, for their part, announced their intention to...
Gaspari Taken to Court in Ambulance
It's a violation of the law because I was set to be brought in at 3 pm. They also did not clarify why they took me to court in an ambulance. This proves that the medical institution is a subdivision of the police and...
Newborn Sustained Fatal Injuries During Birth, Forensic Exam Shows
Speaking to Epress.am Thursday, the infant's father Makar Antonyan, a resident of the Aygestan village in Armenia's Ararat province, said he has filed a report with the Police to initiate a criminal investigation into his newborn son's death...