Armenia Has No Effective Mechanisms to Protect Domestic Abuse Vuctims, Lawyer Says
Armenian police still do not consider domestic violence a crime. The situation is even worse when there are children involved, because it seems that law enforcement....
President ‘Has Put Armenia’s Independence at Stake;’ Jailed Activist Ends Hunger Strike
- Serzh Sargsyan has turned the country into his own personal shop, a public house where everyone - starting with political forces and ending with ordinary citizens - is forcibly exploited...
Armenia’s Special Investigation Service Has to Look Into Illegal Detention of Peaceful Protesters, Lawyer Says
On Wednesday morning, Yerevan police detained opposition activist, AWF member Syuzan Simonyan during a rally on the capital’s Republic Square. Halfway to the police...
Environmentalists Demonstrate Against Amulsar Gold Mine Exploitation
Local experts and environmentalists, meanwhile, have been arguing for years that the mine exploitation will cause irreparable harm to the resort city of Jermuk, located some...
‘Sex Calculation;’ Armenians Still Prefer Sons Over Daughters, Study Says
Sex-selective abortions are carried out in two ways: by women’s own means and with the help of doctors. In parallel with the increase in awareness...
Education Minister Explains Why Armenia Should Prioritize Russian Over Other Foreign Languages
Secondly, Russian is a mandatory foreign language in Armenian schools starting from the second grade, while English, French, German are optional...
Jailed Oppositionist’s Family Released from Detention
Four of the detainees were members of Yeghnukyan’s family - his wife and three children, the other two were members of the Armenian Women’s Front movement Aghavni Sahakyan...
Foreign Minister Says Armenia Willing to Return NK Surrounding Territories to Azerbaijan
The co-chairs say that the population of Nagorno-Karabakh must determine their own future by free will, which should have international legal force for ...
‘Armenia Not a Business Market,’ Catholicos Aram I Says at Armenia-Diaspora Forum
Loyalty to the homeland is above any aspirations. Therefore, it is necessary to immediately reduce the level of emigration and take concrete measures to ensure ...
Armenian Oppositionist Files Administrative Appeal Against Yerevan Mayor
Under the Article 92 of the law, such violations entail not only administrative and disciplinary, but also criminal liability..
Yerevan Woman’s Life in Danger; State Has ‘No Mechanisms’ to Protect Her From Husband
According to the lawyer, the police have already stated several that they are powerless - “we can’t do anything; we do not have mechanisms; it's your problem and you...
Teachers in Ashtarak Village Threaten to Boycott Work if School Is Not Renovated
The administration of Armenia’s Aragatsotn province has since 2004 been promising to renovate the severely damaged building of the Ashtarak village school. The teachers of...