Republican Party of Armenia MP suggests to Vote out Turnover Tax Law “like Men”
“Mr. President, come and let’s do this as well to please the people. Come on, let’s leave it the way it was, and let people work. Everyone has it on their mind, but we’re not doing anything, we’re all sitting around...
Armed Forces should be Used During a State of Emergency: Opposition Presents Reform Again
“In order for the president to give a command to the Armed Forces, it would have to be among one of the three situations. First, the state must be attacked, a real danger must be felt from the attack...
Cases of Domestic Violence has Increased While Preventative Legislation Not Passed
While during all of 2013, 580 cases had been registered of domestic violence, in which 7 resulted in death, the number increased from just January to September 2014, where 1501 cases were registered, with 9 resulting in death.
NGO Demanding PM to Put Armenian Eurasian Economic Union Membership to Referendum
The NGO emphasized that their application is supported by the Armenian Constitution’s 2nd article (In the Republic of Armenia the power belongs to the people. The people exercise their power through free...
Armenia Ranking Lowered in Eastern Partnership Media Freedom Index
The Politics section determines the level of rights and freedoms granted by the Constitution and laws of the country to the media and journalists, their compliance with international norms and standards, presence of censorship by official bodies, etc.
Pressure From Bosses to Parliamentary Discussion: Armenian Merchants Protest in front of NA
During the discussion in front of the National Assembly, the Yerevan deputy police Chief Valeri Osipyan, began to disturb the conversation between the protesters and MPs by demanding them to move...
Police Break into Armenian Activist Home Without Warrant and Arrest (VIDEO)
Gaspari realized only after the criminal case was instituted that he was charged, however, because the notification was not adequate, he did not go to the Arapkir police department.
Serzh Sargsyan Asked about Political Prisoners during US lecture (VIDEO)
Sargsyan justified to the audience the nature of the question as a commonality due to the uniqueness of Armenians in such settings. Then he continued by noticing and stated that “this...
“The UN is not for Confessions” says Opposition MP about Serzh Sargsyan’s Speech
“I don’t see a curse there. Some may have liked it, while others may have not. I’ve heard many curse words from the UN stage. This (UN) hall has seen so many things, that this is not a shocker...
Armenian Business Owner’s Conduct not to be Investigated
“Maybe that would be made clear under a criminal case?” prompted the journalist. Malkhasyan, however, continued to claim that the police did not receive any complaints. Recall, that yesterday․․․
Customs Checkpoints to be Opened at the Border with Karabakh under the Customs Union
Imported products from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia with have relatively high tariffs, in accordance to the Eurasian Economic Union. According to the circulating news...
Armenian Juvenile Charged in Murder Case Beat by 8 People at Police Station: Human Rights Defender
The human rights defender said that a murder charge was intentionally placed on juvenile Hayk Aghamalyan, which would potentially result in an 8-10 year...