Armenian Opposition MPs Condemning Police Brutality Against Protesters Silenced by Parliament Speaker
Postanjan then stated that the NA Speaker had not right to turn off her microphone, to which Sahakyan replied: “My rights are enshrined in law, you, on the other hand, have no rights....
Demonstrators Detained in Yerevan Charged with Hooliganism
A criminal case of hooliganism (RA Criminal Code Article 258 Part 1) was launched against Taguhi Torosyan, curator of Armenian Institute of Contemporary Art who was detained on Tuesday morning and taken...
Armenian Demonstrators Beaten, Chased, and Detained: Police Clear Protest Site in Yerevan (VIDEO)
A video, uploaded to Facebook by user Syuzan Simonyan, shows Armenian police and men in plainclothes chasing, brutally beating, and detaining on Tuesday participants of the protest-sit in on Baghramyan Avenue against th...
Armenian Police Use Excessive Force and Special Means Against Protesters Outside Presidential Residence
Police, as reported by en Epress.am correspondent, pushed the demonstrators back to the area outside the Opera House (Freedom Square), attacking anyone who tried to take pictures or videotape what was happening. Many...
Armenian Police Block Road Toward Presidential Palace as Citizens March Against Hike in Electricity Tariff
Shortly after, Yerevan Police Chief Ashot Karapetyan came out to the protesters, stating the president Serzh Sargsyan was willing to receive a delegation of 3-5 people and hear their demands. The protesters, however...
Residents of Old Northern Avenue Buildings Start Petition Demanding Their Apartments Back
Residents of the old apartment buildings at 23, 25 Teryan St. and 37 Lalayants St. on Northern Avenue in downtown Yerevan have started a petition demanding their apartments be returned to them, Vardan Geravetyan (pictured)...
Police Prevent Protesters From Building Shelter; Sit-In Against Electricity Price Hike Continues in Yerevan
The people, Maksim Sargsyan said, are staging an indefinite sit-in and do not intend to leave the Freedom Square as long as the decision of the RA Public Services Regulatory Commission to increase electricity tariff in Armenia...
Yerevan Protest Participants Detained, Pursued by Armenian Police
In yet another incident, “Union of Informed Citizens” NGO coordinator Daniel Ioannisyan and his wife were approached by several law enforcement officers when they were walking towards their car. The police, Ioannisyan said, demanded...
Protesters Against Electricity Tariff Hike in Armenia Spend Night at Freedom Square
According to the correspondent of Epress.am at the Freedom Square, police officers on duty at the square entrance have begun discussing the possibility of withdrawing the people from the area one by one...
Government's Amendments to Law on National Debt Open Horizons for New Debts: Opposition MP
- In 2008, the national debt amounted $ 1.5 billion - 13% of GDP. In 2013, it increased by 2.5 times and amounted to USD 3.9 billion, in 2015 the debt is USD 4.6 billion; it has grown three times compared to 2008. GDP fell...
Armenian Parliament Approves Bill to Privatize National Postal Operator
Before voting had started, Zaruhi Postanjyan, Head of opposition Heritage faction, urged the MPs to vote against the bill alienating Haypost. The new owner, according to the lawmaker, might consequently refuse to...
Electricity Rate in Armenia Will Go Up as Long as the National Electric Utility Is Managed Ineffectively
Electric Networks of Armenia, as stated by the journalist, has an annual profit of USD 0,5 billion, of which 12% (USD 60 million) is lost. In the case of the ENA, technical losses amount to about 3-5%; the rest is pocketed...