Armenia’s Political Forces Drag Citizens Into ‘Pretentious Processes,’ Civic Activist Says
“This is a long-term process and it should expand beyond social networks. The process is aimed at raising awareness among citizens as sovereigns. Armenian political forces have an elitist approach to the people.
Kosh Inmate Found Hanged in Prison Lavatory
Robert Grigoryan, 31, was serving an eight-year sentence for theft and handling stolen goods, as well as forcing a minor into the committal of a grave crime, accompanied with involvement of the minor into an organized crime group...
Armenian Border Soldier Dies From Gunshot Wound
According to preliminary data, officials said, the soldier was shot from his own service weapon. In addition to the bullet wound, an external examination of the corpse also found bruises on Khachatryan's shins...
Appeals Court Upholds Activist's 9-Year Jail Sentence
Kyureghyan, who reacted to the verdict with applause, had demanded at the start of the trial acquittal from the court. Presiding Judge Sergey Chichoyan had remarked that the defendant...
Citizen Refuses to Participate in 'Illegitimate' Referendum, Demands Her Name Be Removed From Electoral List
“This is a public statement on my deliberate decision not to take part in the elections; I refuse to be part of this process of weakening the state and do not feel responsible for any consequences arising from these elections...
NSS Official Says 'Crime Group' Plotted 'Monstrous Attacks' against Citizens, Politicians
Vardanyan has been assigned to lawyer Levon Baghdasaryan who is known for a number of high-profile cases. Baghdasaryan, in particular, defended “Iravunk” paper and its editor-in-chief Hovhannes Galajyan...
High-Ranking Armenia Fund Official Admits Leadership 'Keeps Pocketing' Donations
The Fund official went on to publicly claim that the facts presented in “To Donate or Not to Donate” were lies: “The thing is that this paper, one could say, is completely based on newspapers, which are strictly oppositional; their publications...
Yerevan School Denies Beating of Syrian-Armenian Student, Urges Media 'to Be Delicate'
On a different note, from now own we urge you not to separate our Syrian-Armenian pupils from the others; it's unacceptable, especially considering the fact that the school has been successfully...
Syrian-Armenian Student Attacked by Group of Schoolmates (Video)
Speaking to the outlet's reporter, school headmaster Natalya Stepanyan claimed claimed she was “unaware of the incident.” “A Syrian-Armenian? I don't know, I've no idea...
Alleged Murderer of Armenian Lawyer Believed to Have Had 'Property Dispute' With His Bank
Poghosyan, officials said, is a client of the bank where the murdered lawyer used to work. According to preliminary information, the 54-year-old man had a property dispute with the bank and had...
Verdict in Favor of Republican Lawmaker Upheld by Armenia's Appeal Court
The Armenian Court of Appeal on Tuesday, November 25, rejected a challenge filed by human rights activist, Head of Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor office Artur Sakunts against law ...
Women's Rights Activists March in Yerevan against Domestic Violence (Photo)
The publicist added that the law should be adopted urgently since women's rights organizations are “unable to deal” with all the consequences of violence. “First of all, they can't manage to. And secondly, there are issues ...