16 NKR Soldiers Wounded in Latest Azerbaijani Howitzer Attack; Armenian Authorities Promise Equal Retaliation
Recall, NKR military authorities reported Friday that four Armenian conscripts - Norayr Khachatryan (20), Robert Mkrtchyan (20), Harut Hakobyan (18), and Karen Shahinyan (18) – died from shrapnel wounds as a result of the same attack...
Anti-Government Activist Says Sargsyan's 'Minions' Should Not Be Allowed to Forge Referendum Results
There should be at least 2 [observers] at each polling station. There are two thousand stations. We need four thousand solid people – strong, smart, and willful – to be able to keep adequate control over [the referendum] and to...
'Called Him a Turkish Saboteur, Made Him Drink From a Dirty Stream;' Mother Recounts Son's Torture by Armenian Police
According to the woman during one of the hearings judge Ararat Petrosyan asked prosecutor Aram Khachatryan why [the defendants] had made Zakharyan drink from a dirty stream, to which the prosecutor replied saying...
Gas Explosion Victims Stage Sit-In in Front of Presidential Residence, Demand Compensation
“Expert examinations have shown that the pipeline was built illegally, that the Gazprom Artashat office gave a positive conclusion and allowed the installation of the gas line. Employees of [Armenia's 1-04 gas emergency...
Armenian Parliament Unwilling to Form Ad Hoc Committee on Non-Combat Army Deaths, Mother Says
The woman stressed that four years ago “we swayed off the right path” because of the authorities. In 2011 the parents met with parliamentary factions, pointed to the contradictions in the criminal cases, but a committee...
Yerevan Psychiatric Clinic Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Former Patient, HCAV
Recall, in winter 2014 Juleta Amarikyan was committed to a one-month compulsory psychiatric treatment. The woman, however, insisted that she didn't have mental health problems and she was taken to the psychiatric facility...
‘Just Want to Get Back on My Feet’ – Disabled Ex-Soldiers Seek Funds for Treatment Abroad
Defense Attorney Alleges Armenian Veteran Died of 'Abrasions' Unrelated to His Brutal Beating
Karen Mkrtchyan motioned for his client Viktor Hovsepyan's aqquital since, according to the attorney, Hovsepyan “was only trying to separate those fighting.” The court will consider the motion at the next hearing on...
'Just Want to Get Back on My Feet' - Disabled Ex-Soldiers Seek Funds for Treatment Abroad
“The military police visited me at the hospital, they told me to submit a complaint. I didn't. Am I the one to tell you about your dirty laundry? I only want to get back on my feet,” Ghazaryan concluded...
Russian-Based Armenian Businessman to Buy Majority Stake in Armenia's Power Utility: Press
The deal for ENA's sale, according to the same sources, will be completed by February 2016, "Liormand Holdings Limited" will act as an intermediary owner: the company will acquire ENA from the Russian Inter RAO UES...
More Than Hundred Armenian Clergymen Were Groundlessly Exempt From Military Service
HCAV head Arthur Sakunts, in turn, stressed that the number is especially noteworthy given the fact that “the Armenian Apostolic Church always accuses followers of other religious organizations of evading military service...
Offshore-Registered Company to Buy Armenia's Power Distribution Network
The Government, as reported by the Executive's press service, has instructed the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Minister of Justice, Minister of Economy, and Minister of Finance to examine all documents and...