Five Armenian Crew Members Killed in Plane Crash in South Sudan
Armenia's General Department of Civil Aviation (GDCA) confirmed in a statement that the plane belonged to Asia Airways. “According to preliminary data, there were five Armenian nationals in the crew. The Department has...
Study Reveals No Significant Progress in Armenia's Local Self-Government System
Researchers also point out that in gender front, 2013 was not rich in serious changes either. Women's representation in the elected positions in Armenia's provinces continued to be tiny. In Yerevan, the number of...
Officials Release Names of Moscow-Yerevan Bus Crash Victims; 11 People in ICU
Preliminary data states, a possible malfunction in the bus may have caused the crash. According to another version, the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel and lost control of the vehicle...
Eight Armenians Killed, Dozens Injured In Road Accident in Russia
According to another version, the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel and lost control of the vehicle, which overturned after veering off the road...
Officials See No Grounds to Prosecute Police Officers Who Used Force On Protesting Parents
The plaintiffs, however, claim that the decision not to initiate criminal proceedings was politically motivated since a video from the scene clearly shows police officers using force against the protesters. Forensic medical examination...
Armenian Law Enforcement Promotes Impunity for Anti-LGBT Violence and Harassment, LGBT Rights Activists Say
Pink Armenia recalls that on June 1, 2015, following the commemorations on the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, the NGO submitted...
'Inflation Is Inevitable:' Armenian Parliament Passes Amendments to Excise Tax Law
Lawmaker Khachatur Kokobelyan, in turn, stated that the amendments would affect local producers negatively. “Have you though of what would happen in the event that some productions – of vodka or cigarettes...
Armenian Court of Appeal Rules Against Alleged Police Abuse Victim
Several days after the interrogation, Boshyan attempted suicide by taking overdose amounts of sleeping pills; however, the SIS failed to launch a criminal case for inciting suicide. The Taron department officers were...
Head of Armenian Association of Young Doctors Advocates Anti-Gay Violence, Gets Funding From Promoters of Equality
“I expect immediate actions from sponsors, and particularly Bayer Healthcare, by distancing themselves from this group, and withdrawing sponsorship,” the author states...
Opposition Lawmaker Accuses Authorities of Covering Up March 1 Murders
The case files, according to Pashinyan, show that more than 4 “Cheryomukha 7” guns were applied on March 1, 2008. Perhaps, the lawmaker alleged, they were used by other, higher ranking officers. “The case has...
Growth In Armenia's Eligible Electorate Product of 'Artificial Intervention'
According to the RA Central Electoral Commission official data, in 2005 the total number of voters in Vanadzor amounted to 101,205. Meanwhile, based on the NSS data, the resident population of the city in 2005...
Masked Raid on Yerevan Prison 'Aimed at Intimidating' Protesting Lifers
The penal institution, in turn, has denied any physical violence against prisoners. “Officers of the criminal penitentiary's internal security department raided the cells of 'Nubarashen' prison, discovering and confiscating...