Armenian Lifers End Hunger Strike Waiting for Government Response
The [inmates] already have poor health. They decided to stop the hunger strike until next Thursday, to wait for the government response to our demands and decide what to do accordingly,” the inmate's mother said...
New Import Regulations to Be Implemented in Armenia Bear High Corruption Risks: Press
State officials, the reporter notes, will start convincing the people it's a “very good” procedure, products imported to Armenia have to be checked, get certified and so on: “Check what? The [less than 1-dollar] Chinese...
Armenian Official Reveals Plans for Second Iran-Armenia Pipeline: Press
To date, “Haykakan Zhamanak” writes, there has been no hint of such a program; however, Ghazaryan claims he has taken part in a several intergovernmental discussions, and the “new Iran-Armenia gasline project has been mentioned.”
Armenian Authorities Continue to Discriminate Against Religious Minorities: U.S. State Department
“Some media outlets continued to publish articles portraying religious minorities as criminals and spies. Most such statements did not specify a particular religious group. Most religious groups, however, reported the situation...
Appeals Court Leaves Unchanged 8-12 Years' Imprisonment Sentences for Robberies
Complaining about the trial process, convict Argishti Saribekyan's mother, Larisa Asryan, stated: “The court had announced they would re-examine the facts of a case; however, they did not examine any...
Relatives Threaten to Join Armenian Life-Term Prisoners' Hunger Strike: Video
Protester Marine Badalyan, the mother of inmate Vagharshak Avetisyan also convicted of murder, said that her son had been beaten by the prosecutor of Goris. The letter, as stated by the woman...
One Armenian Contract Serviceman Dead, One Injured in Road Accident in Tavush
A criminal case has been launched in connection with the accident pursuant to part 2 of article 377 of the Armenian Criminal Code (breach of rules of driving or operating vehicles which negligently caused human death)...
Lifers in Yerevan Prison on Hunger Strike, Will Stop Only If Cases Are Reviewed, Relatives Say
Commenting on Armenian Deputy Justice Minister Suren Krmoyan's visit to the prison, Garnik Kocharyan said: “The Deputy Minister has promised reforms; he has, for example, promised to extend...
Prosecution Overlooks Forensic Examination Results, Believes Defendant's Injuries 'Not Relevant'
Note, during the hearing Judge Levon Avetisyan inquired as to why public prosecutor Mkrtchyan failed to include in the case materials the results of Yuri Amaryan's forensic examination. The prosecutor...
Goris Residents Anger Armenian President by Raising Their Issues: Press
According to “Zhoghovurd” paper, the people who approached Sargsyan started to talk about their problems, which angered the head of the country, and he left without waiting for the opening ceremony. Meanwhile...
Opposition Lawmaker Stresses His Distrust of Armenian Law Enforcement, Refuses to Cooperate with Investigation
“[Rafayel Zakaryan's] letter also shows that the actions of the prosecutor's office and [Zakaryan's department] are devoid of any legal basis and pursue exclusively the propagandistic goals of the political authorities...
Gyumri Council of Elders Grants Property Tax Exemptions to Church, Councilman Says
According to the interviewee, tax exemption requests in Gyumri are also common among ordinary citizens. During an October 15 sitting, for instance, the Council will ...