Sex-Selective Abortions as Part of Gender-Based Discrimination in Armenia: Study
Sex-selective abortions in Armenia are mainly associated with the essential need to carry on one's family line and name, writes researcher Anna Voskanyan in her study/report entitled “Sex-Selective Abortions as...
Mothers of Dead Soldiers Attacked and Provoked by Armenian Police (VIDEO)
On Wednesday, May 13, a group of police officers used violence to pull the parents of soldiers who died in the Armenian army in non-combat conditions away from the gates of the Residence of the RA President; the parents had...
Russian Border Guards Do Not Have the Right to Check Travelers at Zvartnots Airport: NGO
“Instead, it is clearly stipulated in the Article 3 of the agreement that the Russian border troops are not involved in the implementation of functions that are not related to the control on the Turkish and Iranian borders...
Tuition Fees of Children of Laid-off Nairit Employees Not Deferred by YSU
Three of the workers' children have been notified by the university that they had to pay the tuition fees immediately, otherwise they would be expelled from YSU, Anush Harutyunyan, former spokesperson of the plant, said...
Nairit Employees to Hold a Sit-in in Demand of Unpaid Salaries
Employees of the Nairit chemical factory will stage a sit-in in front of the building of the Government of Armenia starting May 14, demanding payment of the twenty months' worth of salaries owed to them...
"I Don't Feel Safe in Armenia": Journalist Spends Three Hours in Police Custody
After a police officer threatened to arrest Arustamyan, the journalist reminded him that first the officer should present himself, and then name the grounds for the arrest. After these words, four officers attacked Arustamyan and...
Armenian Convict Unable to Walk; Barred from Meeting with Human Rights' Defender
Earlier, the Armenian Helsinki Association reported that Gevorgyan, who is unable to speak or to walk, and suffers from acute respiratory failure, has been transferred from the Convicts' Hospital penitentiary institution to Nubarashen prison...
Witnesses in Military Murder Case Afraid to Testify: Armenian MP Alleges Pressure on Soldiers
The witnesses in the criminal case into the murder of Haykaz Barseghyan, a trainee at Vazgen Sargsyan Military Institute in Yerevan, are refusing to testify, claiming they did not see anything and were asleep at the time...
Public Opinion Matters, But Ultimate Decision Belongs to Parliament: MP on Community Enlargement Project
Public opinion should be taken into account, but that does not mean that the National Assembly can't make a decision contradicting the results of the referendum. Naturally, no reform is adopted through consensus...
Armenia Weakened and More Vulnerable After Joining the EEU: Political Analyst
Armenia’s authorities and their representatives publicly accounted their step for the country’s security interests, perspectives to improve economic indicators, whilst quite a number of Western and Armenian observers considered it...
"Founding Parliament" Members Released From Prison on Own Recognizance
Five members of the "Founding Parliament" opposition movement arrested on April 7, including Jirair Sefilyan, the leader of the movement; activist Gevorg Safaryan; Varuzhan Avetisyan, the Deputy Chairman of the movement...
Armenian President's Selective Attitude Towards 'Bleeding Wounds': Parents of Dead Soldiers Continue to Protest (VIDEO)
The Police officers, however, went on covering the meter-long poster, which further angered the protesters. “Calm down, no one bothered you. It’s your problem, you are troubled, ” a senior lieutenant (pictured) responded...