Charges Pressed Against Members of Opposition Movement
A statement issued by the RA Investigative Committee on Thursday said that searches have been conducted at the homes of the six members of the opposition movement, as well as the headquarters of “Founding Parliament” in Yerevan, Lori, and Gyumri.
Republican MP Asks Parents of Dead Soldiers Not to “Grist to the Mill of the Enemy”
He also asked the parents not to generalize the incidents and not to compare the deaths on the border with breaches of military discipline, so as not to “grist to the mill of our common enemy....
The Regime Is Cleaning Up In Preparation For Putin's Visit: On the Arrests of Oppositionists
Where were the officers of the National Security Service or the Special Investigative Committee when Valery Permyakov fled the 102nd [Russian] military base armed? Why did they allow the massacre to happen...
Arrested Armenian Oppositionists Banned From Their Right to Communicate With the Outside World
The arrested men, as stated by the Public Monitoring Group, did not express any complaints about the general conditions or treatment at the detention facility. Meanwhile, Pavel Manukyan has begun a hunger strike to protest his unlawful arrest...
Regime Change in Armenia to Start On Genocide Remembrance Day Despite Arrests: Civil Initiative
Later on Tuesday, April 7, “Founding Parliament” coordinator Jirayr Sefilian, members of the initiative Pavel Manukyan, Varujhan Avetisyan, and Gevorg Safaryan were arrested on charges pursuant to Article 225 of the RA Criminal Code...
Armenia Could Potentially Benefit from the Iran Nuclear Deal: Political Analyst
According to Saroyan, if Armenia were involved in the negotiation processes between the West and Iran, the country would not be alone in solving its foreign policy issues, and would receive the help of the Western superpowers...
Members of an Opposition Movement Detained in Yerevan
In an official statement issued by the RA Investigative Committee on Tuesday it is said that “the RA National Security Service and Special Investigative Committee have joined forces to prevent mass disturbances at the public...
Criminal Case Against “Gazprom Armenia” Dismissed
This is absurd, considering that Bektashyan, when he was still a judge at the Court of General Jurisdiction of Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun Administrative Districts, rejected another complaint submitted by me on the basis of a...
“Gazprom Armenia” Inspectors Forced to Pay Off Customers' Debts: Civil Initiative
This, as stated by the member of the initiative, is not the only violation of the Labor Legislation by “Gazprom Armenia.” When signing an employment contract, the company, allegedly, forces the inspectors to also...
SIS Found No Criminal Intent Behind Permyakov's Transfer to the Russian Side
The defense attorney objected, stating that the Prosecutor's office has already received a response from the SIS, according to which there was no criminal intent behind Permyakov's transfer to the Russian military base...
Number of Deaths in the Armenian Army Increased in 2015
According to a report issued by the human rights NGO, in 19 of the 26 cases the deaths were caused by ceasefire violations; 2 cases – homicide; 2 cases – suicide (official version); 1 case – by violation of combat duty...
Peacetime Army Deaths Do Not Concern Armenian Youths Demanding Recognition of Genocide
A member of the youth movement said that it was the first time that they heard of the cases of soldiers who have died in peacetime: “They should appeal to the European Court, rather than protest here. If the Armenian judicial system has...