Security Forces Uncover Organized Crime Group in Yerevan
Arthur Vardanyan, as well as nine other members of the group who were at the house at the moment of the search were arrested, NSS stated, adding that a criminal case has been initiated pursuant to parts 1 and 2 ...
Young Lawyer Fatally Shot in Downtown Yerevan
A criminal case has been launched over the killing. Meanwhile, the official website of the Armenian Police reported today that through operational intelligence measures law enforcement officers have determined...
Head of NA Committee on Social Affairs Among Armenia's Wealthiest Lawmakers: Press
- Hakobyan declared AMD 26 million 700 thousand (about $55,321) and $132 thousand in financial assets for the last year. Meanwhile, in 2012, having only recently become an MP, Hakobyan had declared 9 land lots...
Former Armenian School Head Charged for Violence against Students
In addition, preliminary investigation found that “in the period 2010-2014, Margaryan subjected up to 14 'troublesome' students to violence” during various school events in the course of the educational process,..
Family of 26-Year-Old Armenian Woman Blames Doctors for Stillbirth
Mkhitaryan added that on November 19 on-call doctor Ani Sirunyan decided to induce labor and deliver the baby. “[Shahbazyan] was examined twice during this period. Then the doctors delivered another baby by c-section...
Study Found 30% of Armenians Lived in Poverty in 2014
Officials added that Armenia's capital city Yerevan had the lowest poverty rate in the country – 25.2%, which was 1.4 times lower compared to other urban communities...
Authorities Fail to Keep Their Promises on Proportional Community Development, NGO Head Says
he Government continues to allocate most of the resources to Yerevan, which is understandable since officials mainly reside in Yerevan and run their businesses there. The situation of the rest of the communities...
Armenian Serving in Russian Frontier Troops Found Hanged
31-year-old Armenian citizen Volodya Hovhannisyan was found hanged on November 19 in his house in the village of Gusanagyugh in the country's northwestern Shirak region, the RA Investigative Committee said in a statement...
Armenian Officials Use Their Positions to Promote Constitutional Changes, Civic Activist Claims
It's noteworthy, he added, that ahead of the December 6 referendum Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, whose views can have a direct effect on the military's voting, has also gotten involved in “the circus that is the 'yes' campaign...
'Discredited' Yerevan Cafe Sues Armenian News Outlets Over 'Misleading' Story
She added that since Poghosyan's murder had attracted widespread public attention, many people avoided visiting cafe “Aragast” based on their political beliefs. “For years the cafe suffered huge financial losses...
Ombudsman Staffer Convinces Police to Allow Protesters Near Presidential Palace
The group of parents have been staging weekly protests in front of the RA Presidential Palace, the National Assembly, and RA Government building for years demanding fair investigation into their sons' deaths...
First Court Hearing Into Armenian Cadet's Murder Postponed
As the hearing proceeded, judge Harutyunyan announced his decision to adjourn the hearing until December 1; however, the attorney of one of the accused protested, claiming he had a “busy schedule that day...