Military Benefits Bill Passed by Parliament
The three oppositionists voting against the bill were members of the Armenian National Congress faction Aram Manukyan and Levon Zurabyan, and Heritage representative Zaruhi Postanjyan. During the parliament's three-day ...
Armenian Soldiers' Families Not Provided Full Information About Their Sons' Deaths
In the period May-June, the human rights organization conducted surveys among 61 Armenia-based families of servicemen who died in April in NKR military units and found out that the relatives had not been properly informed about the...
Armenians 'Afraid' to Report Corruption, Survey Shows
“Over the past years, there has been a disturbing trend of people becoming scared of reporting corruption cases. 41% of survey respondents said they never reported corruption because they were afraid of the consequences...
Bulk of Money Allocated for Vulnerable Population's Free Treatment Given to State Officials' Hospitals: Press
“23 million drams was allocated to 'Nairi' medical center, which, for its part, belongs to 'ARMAMAX'' LLC, a company with links to former health minister Harutyun Kushkyan....
Republican MP Convinced ‘God Will Punish’ Army Plunderers
God forbid we try and do some good for the people, everyone immediately starts talking about the looting, the plunder going on in the army and what not… Those who steal from the army will answer for it. I’d rather they be punished...
No Extreme Cruelty in Yerevan Woman’s Stabbing Murder, Appeals Court Rules
There’s even witness testimony which indicates that the woman was killed in a particularly cruel way. According to one of the eyewitnesses, Arakelyan had pinned the woman to the floor and ‘was just doing his job sitting atop...
‘Daredevils of Sasun’ Gunman Charged with Police Officer’s Murder
The gunman, along with the nearly three dozen other members of the anti-government armed group, had, until now, been facing charges of illegally acquiring weapons, seizing state buildings, vehicles and/or communications facilities, and taking hostages....
Former Armenian Serviceman Promised Treatment Abroad, Sent to Jail Instead
“They dragged the issue for over a year and finally said that there was not enough money in the state budget to send Davit to Germany,” Sergey Hakobyan said. Officials' failure to carry out their promise, the father added...
Armenian Government's New Military Benefits Tax Aims to Rip Off Citizens, Protesters Claim
Several opposition lawmakers, in turn, spoke against the bill from the parliament floor. Heritage faction representative Zaruhi Postanjan, namely, urged her colleagues to vote against the discussion of the bill because...
Yerevan Prisoner Ends Two-Week Hunger Strike
“I visited Narek yesterday and passed him a letter from Jirayr Sefilyan, Varuzhan Avetisyan, Arayik Khandoyan and Areg Kyureghyan. In the letter, [the oppositionists] urged Sargsyan to end the hunger strike, insisting...
Activists Gather in Yerevan in Solidarity with Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters
The we also face similar problems, so we realize the importance of international solidarity. We have handed over a letter to US ambassador Richard Mills, raising also the issue of racism since the pipeline project runs ...
Nairit Employees Again Protest Over Unpaid Salaries
“We are also human; winter is coming and we have to somehow live through it. What do they suggest we do? Should we resort to looting [to provide for out families]? Furthermore, they have now told us that on December 16 the ...