Inflation Higher Than Expected, Economic Growth Significantly Weakened: World Bank on Armenia
According to a recent World Bank report, "[a] decline in construction contributed to a significant weakening of economic growth in Armenia in 2013...
Opposition Parties More Active in Armenian Parliament: Monitoring
The 6 members of the HAK faction made 28 speeches. Though members of the Republican Party of Armenia faction gave more speeches (33), this party has 70 deputies in parliament...
Justice Ministry Requests Additional State Funds to Build New Prison: Paper
To be discussed at the Armenian government's upcoming meeting is a proposal by the RA Ministry of Justice, requesting 875 million AMD...
Ukraine Might Appoint New Ambassador to Armenia: Newspaper
"A Ukrainian ambassador in Armenia should be expected either late summer or early fall, since...
FILM: Women with Disabilities in Armenia Talk About Education and Employment
eTV presents the second film in the series on issues and concerns of women with disabilities in Armenia and it covers issues in the education system and concerning employment.
Armenian Police Violate Human Rights During Apprehension, Search, and Arrest: Report
The majority of violations are committed upon apprehension, then during arrest, and less during searches. Human rights are most vulnerable upon apprehension...
Azerbaijani Soldiers Killed by Mine Explosion. Karabakh Authorities Claim Sabotage Attempt
That which the Ministry of Defense Industry of Azerbaijan considered an accident on the front line, the de facto Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh...
Ombudsman's Report, Human Rights and the Law: Conversation with Vardan Harutyunyan
Head of Rights and Freedom Center NGO, human rights activist Vardan Harutyunyan spoke to Epress.am about RA Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasyan's annual report...
Armenian Justice Ministry Staff Beat and Insult Citizen: Audio Recording
Arman Gasparyan, 32, appealed to the Human Rights Defender of Armenia, claiming that RA Ministry of Justice employees beat and cursed at him.
Family of Armenian Man Held Captive in Azerbaijan Has Had No News for 1 Month
The family of resident of the village of Verin Karmiraghbyur of Tavush marz (province) Arsen Khojoyan, 22, who on March 7 crossed the border into Azerbaijan...
Stop Broadcasting Russian TV Channels Propagating Xenophobia in Armenia: Statement
Armenian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum is deeply concerned with the programmes and reports overtly propagating xenophobia and...
Judge is Biased, Claims Lawyer Defending Young Murder Suspect
The term of the pre-trial detention of murder suspect Karen Kungortsev was once again extended. The court yet again did not take into account the defense motion.