Mass Mobilization: Armenian Demonstrators Form New Agenda
On June 29, some of the demonstrators created open working groups: it was decided that there would be round-the-clock watch on Baghramyan Avenue, an information stand would be set up, [the groups] would organize,,,
Armenian Public Has Interests Other Than Protests Against Electricity Rates Hike: State Official
“Concealing the truth also indicates lack of competence,” the human rights' defender noted, calling for Buniatyan's resignation. “It's shameful; you are a grown man,” Sakunts concluded. ..
Man Shoots Wife Before Turning Gun on Himself in Yerevan Maternity Hospital
Hayk Vardanyan, 33, shot his wife Milena Asatryan on Tuesday, June 30 and then fatally turned the gun on himself in an individual ward at the Republican Maternity Hospital in Yerevan, Shamshyan.com reports [ARM]. Asatryan, 27, gave birth to their son a few days ago...
Demonstration in Downtown Yerevan Enters Stage of Self-Organization
Meanwhile, the “No to Robbery” initiative group which had separated from the demonstration on Baghramyan Avenue and rallied on Freedom Square in Yerevan on Sunday, announced later in the evening that...
22-Year-Old Man Arrested for Allegedly Punching Police Officer
According to the official statement, the arrested refused to testify and asked for a public defender. Forensic examination will be conducted to determine the nature and severity of the injury caused to the police officer...
Armenian Police Trying to Dismantle Barricades on Yerevan Protest Site
In response, people started chanting “Shame! Shame!” and climbed on the garbage cans, trying to prevent their seizure. Protesters demanded that police present official documents regarding the complaint and the initiated criminal case...
VIDEO From Demonstration Site in Downtown Yerevan
At the beginning of the rally, “No to Robbery” suggested moving the protest to the Freedom Square in central Yerevan; soon after, the members of the group and about two hundred protesters left Baghramyan Avenue....
Armenian Police Threaten to Forcibly Disperse Protest, People Refuse to Leave (Updated)
At the beginning of the rally, one of the “No to Robbery” leaders Vaghinak Shushanyan suggested to move the protest to the Freedom Square in central Yerevan. However, demonstrators answered him with shouts of “Shame!” and “On Baghramyan!”
RA Government to Subsidize Cost of Increased Electricity Rates “at the Expense of Taxpayers”
Sargsyan urged “some of the most active young protesters” to get involved in the audit, calling for them to end the round-the-clock sit-in on central Baghramyan Avenue in Yerevan and “stop paralyzing the city center...
Armenian President Asks Russian Minister to Look Into Activities of National Power Utility; Protesters Dissatisfied
In response to Sargsyan's proposal, Sokolov said that the intergovernmental commission would organize an audit of the company, with the assistance of experts and representatives of all interested parties. The audit...
Activists Present Their Demands to Armenian Authorities
Members of the “No to Robbery!” civic initiative have presented Armenian authorities with a list of demands, urging them to “review and reverse the illegal decision by the RA Public Services Regulatory Commission to...
Systemic Corruption and Lack of Transparency in Armenian Government: US State Department
- Domestic violence remained a problem but largely went unreported to authorities. A significant imbalance in the ratio of boys to girls at birth pointed to gender-biased sex selection. Human trafficking was a problem...