Defendant Killed Ex-Wife in 'Pre-Planned' Murder, Victim's Sister Claims
“He had written that he knew at the scene who killed whom and for what, and now he says nothing. In the police car, he had said, Artak did not even try to hide what he had done and showed no remorse for his...
Vanadzor City Authorities Buy Trash Cans for $200 a Piece: Press
Official documents show that Armenia's regional government bodies do their best to keep up with Yerevan Municipality in terms of wasting state resources, Zhoghovurd newspaper writes...
NKR Army Soldier Killed in Grenade Explosion
Nagorno Karabakh (NKR) Defense Ministry reported Saturday that conscript Sargis D Ohanyan, 19, was killed at around 4 pm Friday when a hand grenade exploded at the military positions of one of the eastern...
Appeal Court Upholds Defense Ministry Ban on Information on Non-Combat Army Deaths
In January, 2015, Peace Dialogue NGO filed a lawsuit against the Defense Ministry for its refusal to provide information on non-combat military deaths. Officials, however, responded to the claim only eight...
Servicemen Set to Testify in Permyakov Trial No Longer in Armenia, Russian Military Officials Say
The court today was to hear testimonies of a number of servicemen of the Russian base, among them Andrey Nikishin, Permyakov's immediate commander at the time. Despite being subpoenaed, however, the witness failed to appear in court...
Armenian Opposition Activist Denied Release from Pretrial Custody
A number of New Armenia members held a protest action shortly after the issuance of the verdict outside the courthouse and egged the building in protest of the decision. Protester Gagik Yeghiazaryan has been detained as....
Parents in Black: A Story of Struggle (Video)
Nana Muradyan, one of the dead soldiers' mothers, said at a press conference Wednesday that she has already lost all hope but couldn't “just sit at home” with her son's killer still on the loose...
Supporters of Political Prisoners Detained in Yerevan (Video)
When protester Ara Petrosyan responded with a demand for the release of political prisoners, Osipyan ordered the three dozen law enforcement officers who had come to the scene to detain the activists and take them...
Electoral Code Changes 'Aimed at Aiding Authorities' Far-Reaching Infringment Plans'
Reporters will basically have to queue to enter polling stations, and the election commission head will decide how many of them are allowed to at a time. This creates a large room for willfulness ...
Law Enforcement Initiate Proceedings Based on Gaspari's Beating Allegations: Press
Armenia's Special Investigation Service (SIS) has initiated criminal proceedings on charges of official negligence in connection with beating allegations voiced by Yerevan-based civic activist Vardges Gaspari...
Women’s Day March in Yerevan Calls to Celebrate Diversity of Women
'Feast of Consumer Society;' Activists Hold March 8 Protest at Yerevan Shopping Mall (Video, Photo)
We are against yet another merchandising of femininity that puts a flowery straitjacket on us during the one-day or one-month long spectacle of the consumer society; even during that period we earn less than men...