Petition Calls on Ruling Party to Punish MP's 'Disgusting Behaviour' Towards Reporters
If the demands are not fulfilled, the petitioners say they'll have grounds to assert that conduct similar to that of Sedrakyan is the norm within the Republican Party and other parts of the Government: “And...
Gaspari's Arrest Not Politically Motivated, Parliament Vice Speaker Insists
ANC faction member, former political prisoner Nikol Pashinyan branded the grounds for Gaspari's arrest “questionable.” The oppositionist added that he had visited the arrested activist in prison and learned...
Yerevan Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Vardges Gaspari
Vardges Gaspari, as stated by his attorney, is currently in the Nubarashen prison. “We’ll appeal the court decision as soon as we get it,” Gyurjyan added...
Officials Confirm, Armenian Soldier Fatally Shot Fellow Serviceman, Killed Himself
Artur Muradyan, head of the Proshyan community in Armenia's Kotayk province, told Epress.am he was not familiar with the details of the incident. “All I know is they phoned the mother early in the morning to inform ...
Republican MP Allegedly Calls Reporters a 'Herd,' Will Only Speak to 'Normal' Journalists
Fahradyan demanded that Sedrakyan not insult reporters as the lawmakers refused to answer their questions and tried to make his way to his office. In response, the MP accused the journalist of lying: “Clean your ears, will you...
Yerevan Police Staffer's Attorney Sees No Reason to Invite Witnesses to Court
Nonetheless, judge Hovik Shahnazaryan granted Hakobyan's motion and decided that Hakob Karapetyan would testify at the next hearing on March 29...
Armenian Defense Minister Could Be Sacked After Thorough Procurement Probe - Press
Zhoghovurd daily newspaper writes that the Head of Armenia's presidential Oversight Service Hovhannes Hovsepyan has confirmed that the Service has been conducting inspections for nearly a week in the...
Armenian Soldier Died From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound, Officials Say
19-year-old Armenian soldier Davit V Terteryan was fatally wounded at around 1 pm on February 18 at a one of the northern military unit of the Nagorno Karabakh (NKR) Defense Army, the press service of the NKR defense...
Police Urged to Punish Yerevan Hate Attackers
A statement issued by the Center also condemned the medical staff of Heratsi hospital complex for conduct “non-corresponding to medical ethics or the law of Armenia...
Group of LGBT Activists Attacked in Yerevan, Mocked by Hospital Staff
The hospital also failed to conduct a proper medical examination: “They demanded money and refused to otherwise treat [the activists]. They carried out some external exams, drew up protocols, and discharged them,” Hovsepyan said...
SIS Rejects Appeal to Initiate Proceedings Against Investigator
Speaking to Epress.am Wednesday, however, Asryan insisted on the opposite. She said that Ruzanna Khachatryan has sent three statements to the courts on behalf of her son, noting that Saribekyan had had not taken part in the robbery...
Dozens Rally in Yerevan in Support of Jailed Oppositionist (Video)
The rally, Varuzhan Avetisyan said, was held with the purpose of delivering the assessments and statements by Human Rights Watch and International Federation for Human Rights regarding Safaryan's arrest...