PHOTOS, VIDEO: Protest in Yerevan, Armenia, Against Russian Intervention in Crimea
At a protest outside the Russian Embassy in Yerevan earlier today, 4 activists were detained: Tigran Parsilyan, Lala Aslikyan, Anton Ivchenko, and Eduard Mkrtchyan.
2 Constitutional Court Members to Leave Office. One Secretly Talked about Levon Ter-Petrossian's 2008 Lawsuit
The powers of two members of Armenia's Constitutional Court will soon be revoked.
Letters from Prison: Confessions Obtained by Torture and Other Stories
In 2013, the Yerevan-based Helsinki Association for Human Rights received around three dozen letters from prisoners in Armenian prisons, the majority of which related to parole.
Residents of Armenian Village Protest Construction of Hydroelectric Plant
Karbi residents are against the construction. They argue that the a hydroelectric plant will consume so much water from the Aparan reservoir that...
Armenian Online News Media Reported More Human Rights Violations in Late 2013: Survey
The number of articles on human rights issues in Armenian online news media significantly increased in the November 2013 to January 2014 quarter as compared to...
Armenia Joining Customs Union is "Irreversible": Levon Ter-Petrossian Speaks on March 1
March 1 is the collective tragedy of not only the relatives of the victims, but also the entire nation. The public is obliged to exert all efforts to restoring the reputation of...
Putin, Hands Off Armenia and Ukraine: Victims of March 1 Commemorated in Armenian Capital
"We blame Putin, who sponsored [former president of Armenia] Robert Kocharian, who used the regular Armenian army against peaceful demonstrators...
Healthcare Ministry Cannot Control 40,000 Pregnant Women in the Fight Against Corruption
Journalists remarked that the ministry's function is not to control pregnant women but to eliminate corruption in medical establishments.
'Fear of Retribution Led to High Degree of Media Self-Censorship': 2013 Report on Armenia
Print, online, and broadcast media "was controlled by, or generally expressed views sympathetic to, the government," reads the latest report published by...
Armenian Police Continue to Torture and Abuse Detained Persons: Report
Though torture and inhuman treatment is prohibited by law in Armenia, according to reports by various organizations, "members of the security forces continued to...
Corruption, Torture, and Lack of Government Transparency: US State Department on Armenia
"The most significant human rights problems during the year were corruption and lack of transparency in government, limitations on the right of citizens to...
What Can Bribes Get You in Armenian Prisons? New Report Identifies Some Examples
Overcrowding, inadequate sanitary conditions and medical care, and corruption are problems in prisons in Armenia, and conditions in some cases were harsh and...