2026, 21 May, Thursday
'Serzh Sargsyan's Son-in-Law has the Monopoly in Advertising': Law on Alcohol Advertising Discussed in Parliament

'Serzh Sargsyan's Son-in-Law has the Monopoly in Advertising': Law on Alcohol Advertising Discussed in Parliament

It's obvious that the draft Law on Advertising being discussed in parliament is antisocial and pursues the interest of a particular group...

South Caucasus Railway Employees Protest Forced Relocation

South Caucasus Railway Employees Protest Forced Relocation

Residents of 32 Artsakh are ready to go to extreme measures if the government and South Caucasus Railway CJSC evict them from the building.

Violation of Criminal Procedure: Police Calls Its Own Interns as Witnesses

Violation of Criminal Procedure: Police Calls Its Own Interns as Witnesses

There are serious violations in the case of the accused Gor Barnausov and Aram Zarafyan, who have been in police custody for several months, said Barnausov's attorney...

Gold Ore Thieves in Vardenis Protest Against the Police

Gold Ore Thieves in Vardenis Protest Against the Police

About two hundred residents this morning gathered outside Vardenis City Hall to complain about Vardenis Police Chief Valeriy Baghyan, who, in their view...

Armenian Parliament Acts as Former Prosecutor General's Employment Agency: MP

Armenian Parliament Acts as Former Prosecutor General's Employment Agency: MP

The Law on the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia being discussed in parliament is actually a law about securing a job for former...

Witness Describes How He was Beaten by Armenian Police

Witness Describes How He was Beaten by Armenian Police

Armen Hayrapetyan, who was sentenced on Nov. 15, 2008, to 15 years in prison, told the court he was beaten repeatedly by the police.

The Effect of Male Dominance in Armenia: Video Interview

The Effect of Male Dominance in Armenia: Video Interview

Male dominance in the world and in Armenia continues to oppress and belittle a large part of humankind. In the most vulnerable position are women...

Activists Protesting Mandatory Pension System Detained by Yerevan Police

Activists Protesting Mandatory Pension System Detained by Yerevan Police

Another protest by pressure group Dem Em against the mandatory funded pensions system outside the RA Ministry of Finance building earlier today turned tense.

Elderly Man Tried to Self-Immolate Outside Ministry of Finance Building

Elderly Man Tried to Self-Immolate Outside Ministry of Finance Building

At around 1 pm today, a 67-year-old man who identified himself to the press as Nikolai Aghabekyan attempted to set himself on fire outside the RA Ministry of Finance...

International Women's Day March in Armenia Aims to Break Stereotypes

International Women's Day March in Armenia Aims to Break Stereotypes

In Armenia, there are several initiatives and groups that deal with the protection of women's rights but there is no nationwide feminist movement...

Serzh Sargsyan to Oversee Fish Production in Lake Sevan: Newspaper

Serzh Sargsyan to Oversee Fish Production in Lake Sevan: Newspaper

The Government of Armenia in its meeting yesterday decided to appoint Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's chief advisor Aram Gharibyan as the chair of...

VIDEO, PHOTOS: Villagers Protesting Construction of Hydroelectric Plant Block Road

VIDEO, PHOTOS: Villagers Protesting Construction of Hydroelectric Plant Block Road

Several hundred residents of Aragatsotn marz (province) protesting the construction of a hydroelectric plant near the villages of Ohanavan and Ushi today blocked the road.