Armenia Enforces Strick Lockdown Order while Coronavirus Cases Jump to 249
Most businesses are ordered to shut down, with the exception of food and drug stores, food delivery services, production of food, drinks, alcohol, tobacco. The list of business operations allowed during the lockdown․․․
Coronavirus Cases Top 190 in Armenia, While the Government Takes Legislative Measures to Punish Denial of Isolation
New decisions are to be made whether patients with mild coronavirus symptoms will be hospitalized or kept in quarantine․․․
Workers Situation under the Quarantine
"SAS Group" a large retail sales chain, refuses to pay its workers that have forcibly gone idle. SAS calls employees and compells them to write requests for dismissal from work or unpaid․․․
More Public Venues Ordered to Close by State of Emergency Commandant
State of Exception (Emergency) Commandant, Tigran Avinyan has ordered closure of the following public venues starting from March 22 until the end date of the state of exception, April 14...
The Involvement of Armenian Diaspora’s Businessmen In Plundering Armenia’s Subsoils
Open letter to the big capital owners and businessmen in the Armenian Diaspora. We have attempted to publish this open letter in Armenian Weekly, a Diaspora based media...
Threats to Human Rights Defender Artur Sakunts For Criticizing Putin
A number of NGOs have issued a statement condemning life threats to Human Rights Defender Artur Sakunts and demanding from law enforcement bodies to investigate the case and bring criminal․․․
Coronavirus Update as of 12:00, March 17, 2020
The ministry has called for mobilization of students of the medical university, persons with nursing and other medical specialization, translators․․․
Armenia in a State of Exception until April 14
The government of Armenia, followed by the parliament have moved to declare a state of exception (emergency) in all of the country given the pandemics of the new coronavirus all over the world and the need to contain its rapid spreading․
No Yezidi Mayor in Mixed Communities
The Yezidi Center for Human rights reminds that Armenia has commitments to ensure the effective participation of ethnic minorities in decisions affecting their lives.
Armenia Closes its Last Open Border while COVID-19 Cases Jump to 15
At least 2 cases are detected within the first group of 31 persons quarantined on March 1, while 28 of them are released home. Positive test results are obtained...
Native of NK and Former Journalist of "Hetq" Appointed New MD Spokesperson
Stepanyan's father, Shahen Stepanyan, was a warrior during the war, was awarded "Combat Cross" medal by Artsakh Republic, according to the press statement of the Ministry of Defense.
Coalition to Stop Violence against Women Calls for Removal of Misogynistic Members of the Public Council
Members sharing the ideas of Ashot Mirzoyan, should not be part of an institution expressing public opinion giving advice to the government and that the Council should only have...