Yazidi Girls in Armenia Are Denied Their Right to Education: Report
“Given that fact that a 12-year education is the minimum necessary standard for a person, we can safely state that the majority of Yazidi girls actually remain illiterate...
8.5 Years' Fight for Fair Trial: Parents of Dead Armenian Soldier Reappeal Case Dismissal
Gohar Sargsyan has no doubt her son was murdered. She told that back in 2008 unknown people terrorized her husband by stopping him on the street and urging him not to complain. “If you do, we'll destroy your family,” the said...
Yerevan Man Charged With Former Wife's Stabbing Death
Basically, police did not consider it a real threat; if they did, [the murder] could have possibly been prevented. The police officer should have had redirected the case to investigation authorities to assess the seriousness...
World Report 2016: Human Rights Watch Concerned by Armenia’s Human Rights Situation
Following her April visit, Anne Brasseur, president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, called for immediate action to combat violence against women and domestic violence...
Protesting Parents of Dead Soldiers Demand Answers from Armenia's President (Video)
What's this law you're speaking of? Does it only work for you and hooligans? Why doesn't this law punish our sons' murderers, and why hasn't anyone been held responsible to date? We won't leave until Serzh Sargsyan...
Journalist Calls to 'Save' Armenian Oligarchs Who Are Possibly Getting Poor
“Anyway, Catherine Group, absolutely unrelated to Mihran of Catherine, paid AMD 1.2 billion in 2015 taxes, while in 2014, the company's taxes had amounted to AMD 1.6 billion. Here the amount has reduced by 25%...
'Receipts Mean Nothing:' Armenian Villagers Faced With Overdue Utility Bills
Sarjanyan urged our reporter to provide the protesting citizens with their contact information “in order for us to understand what the problem is.” She added that the debts these villagers have been presented with...
Republican Oligarch Urges Businesses Not to Import Flour to Avoid Hurting Local Producers: Press
According to official data, an average amount of 290 tonnes of bread is bakes in Armenia during a year. As evidenced by the above mentioned, our 'flour kings' earn unjustified 60-70 drams per kilo of flour....
Homeless Family Overlooked During Housing Alocation in Armenian Village
When contacted by Epress.am for comment over Sardaryan's protest, the press service of the Governor's office insisted they were “unfamiliar with the issue.” Officials also assured that the houses had...
Armenian Man Fined $300 for Subjecting Wife, Children to Physical Abuse; Aggrieved Party to Appeal 'Laughable' Verdict
According to Women's Support Center head Maro Matosyan, Armenia has no specially designed, gender-sensitive policies, and the government offers no tools or services to protect victims of spousal violence and their children...
Jailed Armenian Anti-Government Protester Ends Hunger Strike
The public observers visited Kyureghyan in prison Friday afternoon and were assured by the management of Nubarashen penitentiary that the convict would be transferred to solitary confinement....
Gyumri Massacre Suspect Pleads Guilty to Murder
During the hearing today testimony from first witness Rima Petrosyan, a relative of the victims, was interrupted after she suddenly felt unwell. The court then announced a break, after which the trial was adjourned until January 29...