Water for the Rich: Who Actually Benefits From Controversial Irrigation Project?
Village head Hakobyan did not share the protesters views on the World Bank-financed project, insisting that it would only benefit the village. The project envisages transferring water via pipes from the Gilanlar basin to...
Human Rights Activist Alleges Torture and Harassment at Yerevan Psychiatric Clinic
At Nubarashen, they dragged me across the floor and threw me onto the bed, tearing my clothes in the process. They tied me up really tightly; me arms and legs still hurt. They injected me with something, which I...
Armenian Villagers Again Block Road to Protest Irrigation Project
According to Sedrakyan, however, any debates have yet to be called, while the construction of the gravity system in the reservoir was in full swing, despite authorities' promises of termination until further discussion....
Patriotic Songs and 'Disgusting' Food: Adults Reflect on Their Kindergarten Experience
One day, having eaten yet another plate of cold pea soup in kindergarten, I puked on a pair of shoes in front of our house. And that was the last time I ever went to kindergarten...
Parents of Dead Armenian Soldiers Accuse Authorities of Empty Promises in Renewed Protest (Video)
“The army has been corrupted for 15-20 years now. [The four-day war] proved that we don't have an army, that our army kills its own men. More than 50 deaths are recorded in the military in a year, and they are all labelled as 'suicide'...
Armenian Oppositionist Claims in Court He Is Being Framed
Currently, only 10 police officers and 3 employees of a nearby underground garage are set to testify in court; meanwhile, according to the lawyer, there were dozens of other people who witnessed the incident ...
Lori Court Dismisses Defamation Claim Against HCAV
Arayik Zalyan, a representatives for HCAV, told Epress.am that the claim against the organization was initially unfounded. “The Civil Code article on defamation and slander exempts from liability when...
Armenia's New Electoral Code 'Limits Rights' of Local Observers and Reporters
The Draft Electoral Code no longer gives observers the right to appeal to the chairperson with a requirement or recommendation to eliminate a violation, to attract his or her attention to a violation, or ...
Seriously Ill Armenian Prisoner Ends Hunger Strike
Hrachya has been assigned treatment, injections in the hospital; but he does not expect the penal institution to actually carry out the treatment. If he is not provided with proper care, he’ll resume the hunger strike...
LGBT Activist Speaks Out on Homophobia in Armenia, Says Country Needs Anti-Discrimination Law (Video)
The lack of an Armenian law protecting members of the LGBT community and other minorities, Khandikyan added, also contributes to the problem; “Everybody's human rights, independent of their nationality...
Armenian Police Threaten to Throw Citizen Into Psychiatric Ward: Action in Central Yerevan
Same as last week, most of the media outlets reported the incident from the point of view of the police or other state agencies: “The fountain syndrome; another woman gets into fountain pool in Yerevan;” “According to MOE,..
Armenian Artist on Trial for Crashing Cardboard Tank Into National Security Service Building
No matter how bad our judicial system, I did not believe that such a case would reach the court. However, not only a criminal case has been initiated, but the prosecutor's office is seriously...