Hundreds of Yerevan Residents Sleep on Streets or City's Sole Homeless Shelter: Press
Khachatryan noted that their beneficiaries usually find themselves in a state of homelessness due to difficult socioeconomic conditions, or alcoholism: “Under the current procedure, shelter is provided for a period...
Family of Jailed Armenian Conscript Fear He Might Kill Himself in Prison
Speaking to Epress.am, Alvard Sahakyan said that her son, Sargis Sahakyan, was drafted into the NKR army on June 23, 2014. During the first month of service the conscript injured his right knee...
Charges Initiated Against Yerevan Citizen for Not Decorating Property During Holidays
“We've understandably removed the address of the real estate, especially since it does not really matter. It should only be noted that we're talking about a very small piece of property, and a man is being held liable for not decorating it...
Referendum Observer Faces Charges for 'Intimidating' Voters and Election Commission Members
Authorities also claim that the observer asked voters inappropriate questions, demanded that they present proof of identity: “As a result, a number of citizens were intimidated and refused to take part in the vote...
Armenia's Education System Creates 'Diffident, Fearful' Specialists, Opposition MP Says
This is a positive project; but I regard matters as a whole and not as separate pieces. The system we're trying to reform is sick: it's been politicized and is being used by the powers that be to promote their own interests...
Candidate for Armenia's New Ombudsman to Be Chosen by State and Legal Affairs Committee
The Committee, where ruling Republican Party representatives comprise 50% of the total number of 12 members, is to advance a single nominee, leaving for the Parliament to either approve or reject the nomination...
Drunk Soldier of Russian Military Base Tried to Enter Gyumri Home: Press
Raffi Aslanyan, the prosecutor of Armenia's Shirak province, told the paper that soldier Sergey Surnikov was released after having been questioned in a police precinct. When asked what the soldier's...
Arrested Bahraini Activist Gone Missing in Yerevan: Human Rights Defender Fears 'Quiet' Extradition
Human rights advocates are currently preparing appeal letters to be filed with the National Security Service and the Ministry of Justice: “The person has gone missing. Regardless of who he is...
Armenian Villager Asks General Prosecutor to Look Into 'Illegal' Housing Allocation
It's obvious: the apartments which were originally envisaged for those who lost their homes in the 1988 earthquake have illegally been given to people with no housing problems. The village head of Tsaghkahovit has also ...
Volume of Non-Commercial Transfers to Armenia Reduced in 2015: Press
The volume of international money transfers to Armenian individuals has fallen to its lowest level since 2007: in 2015, the net inflow of non-commercial remittances amounted to $891 million 390 thousand, as opposed ...
Armenian Miners Still in Trouble Despite Stabilizing Copper Prices: Press
At least two of the companies, the daily notes, have serious financial issues. Namely, Akhtala Mining Plant is no longer able to pay it's employees' salaries, while the Sagamar Processing Plant at Armanis village has stopped...
Armenian Football Team Cancels Match in Sukhumi; Foreign Ministry Says Abkhazia 'Not Independent'
“We don't recognize Abkhazia as an independent state, so we were against the friendly match [between Ararat and Volga] being held in Sukhumi,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tigran Balayan told Epress.am Friday...