Three Armenian Civilians Killed as Azerbaijani Forces Shell Border Villages
“Armenian Armed Forces will take appropriate measures to stabilize the situation on the border and to restrain the Azerbaijani forces. Azerbaijan’s military and political leadership will bear full responsibility for the consequences...
'Called Him a Turkish Saboteur, Made Him Drink From a Dirty Stream;' Mother Recounts Son's Torture by Armenian Police
According to the woman during one of the hearings judge Ararat Petrosyan asked prosecutor Aram Khachatryan why [the defendants] had made Zakharyan drink from a dirty stream, to which the prosecutor replied saying...
Gas Explosion Victims Stage Sit-In in Front of Presidential Residence, Demand Compensation
“Expert examinations have shown that the pipeline was built illegally, that the Gazprom Artashat office gave a positive conclusion and allowed the installation of the gas line. Employees of [Armenia's 1-04 gas emergency...
Armenian Parliament Unwilling to Form Ad Hoc Committee on Non-Combat Army Deaths, Mother Says
The woman stressed that four years ago “we swayed off the right path” because of the authorities. In 2011 the parents met with parliamentary factions, pointed to the contradictions in the criminal cases, but a committee...
Yerevan Psychiatric Clinic Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Former Patient, HCAV
Recall, in winter 2014 Juleta Amarikyan was committed to a one-month compulsory psychiatric treatment. The woman, however, insisted that she didn't have mental health problems and she was taken to the psychiatric facility...
Villager Blocks Traffic on Yerevan-Ashtarak Highway, Demands Solution to Rural Transport Issues
Local residents also told the photojournalist that the transport issue concerned the whole village: “Vigen's not at fault; he was forced to succumb to this desperate measures since he's not received a truthful answer from...
‘Just Want to Get Back on My Feet’ – Disabled Ex-Soldiers Seek Funds for Treatment Abroad
Defense Attorney Alleges Armenian Veteran Died of 'Abrasions' Unrelated to His Brutal Beating
Karen Mkrtchyan motioned for his client Viktor Hovsepyan's aqquital since, according to the attorney, Hovsepyan “was only trying to separate those fighting.” The court will consider the motion at the next hearing on...
Iranian MPs Propose to Import Water from Armenia, Georgia in Exchange for Oil and Gas
Note, Armenia also faces is also facing a serious water shortage. Based on the findings of a study conducted by the USAID Clean Energy and Water Program, over the last 6-8 years groundwater resources and...
ECHR Communicates Case Based on Applications by Relatives of 2008 Post-Election Unrest Victims
The ECHR has requested the Armenian Government to submit copies of all the relevant documents, including the results of all the ballistic and other examinations conducted in the course of the investigation, as well as...
'Just Want to Get Back on My Feet' - Disabled Ex-Soldiers Seek Funds for Treatment Abroad
“The military police visited me at the hospital, they told me to submit a complaint. I didn't. Am I the one to tell you about your dirty laundry? I only want to get back on my feet,” Ghazaryan concluded...
Armenian PM's Son Hired His Relatives at Leadership of Artashat Municipality: Press
Abrahamyan has specifically replaced the deputy mayors and appointed two new people – Gagik Poghosyan, the grandson of the Prime Minister's aunt and brother of Republican MP Karine Poghosyan, and Samvel Minasyan...