Journalists Hindered by Republican Proxies at Polling Stations, One Detained (Video)
Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor office (HCAV) reports that journalist Sona Tadevosyan, a representative of the Gyumri-based Asparez Journalists' Club, has been detained from the 26/16 polling station...
Republican Youth Detained at Voting Precinct for Checking Whether 'His People' Had Voted (VIDEO)
“He had a list of people whose turnout he had to ensure. He said he worked for Republicans, and he had to check if his people had voted. He had crossed out the names of those who had already [cast their votes]...
Electoral Commission Head Prohibits Newspaper Representative's Presence at Polling Station
The editor-in-chief of “Azpares” newspaper has reported the “crime pursuant to the RA Criminal Code Article 149 - 'hindrance to implementation of the right to elect, to the work of election commissions or to the...
Observer Missions Record First Violations in Constitutional Referendum Voting
Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor office (HCAV) has also been reported obstructions of the work of observers. The human rights organization has stated that at several polling stations observers have not ...
Armenia's Yazidis Protest Police Inaction Near Presidential Palace
On October 15, 2015, as stated by the demonstrators, a group of unknown people broke into the victims' house and stole 20 thousand euros and gold jewelry by threatening them with a knife. The attackers also beat up the ...
Armenian Reporter Goes to European Court Over Police Violence
In a conversation with Epress.am the reporter said receiving compensation was not her priority: “What's important is restoration of my violated rights. Every crime that goes unpunished creates new ones...
Soldier Shot Dead in Karabakh on His Demobilization Day
The opponent, as stated by Karabakh authorities, was forced to retreat, having suffered “significant losses.” As a result of the exchange of fire between the two military forces, 20-year-old NKR Defense ...
Authorities Exaggerate Armenia's Population Numbers: Press
My 'workers' have a pretty good idea who usually leaves for work abroad and when they come back. However, their survey has found out that the number of returnees is much less than expected. Moreover, they've also...
Parents of Dead Soldiers 'Are Not to Be Seen' by Delegation Expected at Presidential Palace
Ombudsman staffer Rafayel Poghosyan, who had arrived at the site at the request of Nana Muradyan, failed to convince the police to let the mothers approach the gates, and when the women inquired as to...
Prosecution Asks Milder Punishment for Man Accused of Fatally Stabbing Wife 21 Times
Prosecution has found the results of a psychological evaluation carried out by Elda Grin, psychologist and legal expert, convincing and believes that Muradyan was in an unstable mental state,..
Survey Finds Inaccuracies in Voter Lists Ahead of Constitutional Referendum in Armenia
The survey has also found 218 persons in the voter register who shared the same name and surname and even had identical dates of birth, while the day and month of 37 thousand 339 voters was missing completely...
Opposition Alliance Starts Nonstop Sit-In in Yerevan Seeking Regime Change
After an about 3-hour march, the opposition alliance with its supporters returned to the Freedom Square and announced that they would take turns spending the night at the demonstration site. Today at midday...