Classes in Ashtarak School Resume After Officials Promise to Start Renovation in 3 Days ‘or In January’
Despite the officials’ uncertain promise, the headmaster is convinced that “the process is proceeding dynamically" and the issue will soon be resolved...
Sasna Tsrer Lawyers Demand ‘Freedom’ for Presiding Judge
- He, too, must be freed. As a presiding judge, he has failed to perform his duties properly. The past months have shown that he is not capable of handling this case...
Armenian Farmers Lose Harvest Because of Water Shortage
He claims that he gets no irrigation water and does not expect to receive even 3 tons of grapes from a garden which is supposed to give at least 10 tons...
Parent Committee and Staff in Armenian School Boycott Classes to Demand Renovation
State officials keep promising to renovate the building, but they have yet to act on these promises, she added...
Teachers in Dilapidated School in Armenian Village Refuse to Give Up On Republican Party
The authorities have been promising to renovate the building for over 15 years. Much to the visiting journalists’ surprise, the teachers continue to have faith...
Armenia Has No Effective Mechanisms to Protect Domestic Abuse Vuctims, Lawyer Says
Armenian police still do not consider domestic violence a crime. The situation is even worse when there are children involved, because it seems that law enforcement....
President ‘Has Put Armenia’s Independence at Stake;’ Jailed Activist Ends Hunger Strike
- Serzh Sargsyan has turned the country into his own personal shop, a public house where everyone - starting with political forces and ending with ordinary citizens - is forcibly exploited...
Armenia’s Special Investigation Service Has to Look Into Illegal Detention of Peaceful Protesters, Lawyer Says
On Wednesday morning, Yerevan police detained opposition activist, AWF member Syuzan Simonyan during a rally on the capital’s Republic Square. Halfway to the police...
Environmentalists Demonstrate Against Amulsar Gold Mine Exploitation
Local experts and environmentalists, meanwhile, have been arguing for years that the mine exploitation will cause irreparable harm to the resort city of Jermuk, located some...
‘Sex Calculation;’ Armenians Still Prefer Sons Over Daughters, Study Says
Sex-selective abortions are carried out in two ways: by women’s own means and with the help of doctors. In parallel with the increase in awareness...
Education Minister Explains Why Armenia Should Prioritize Russian Over Other Foreign Languages
Secondly, Russian is a mandatory foreign language in Armenian schools starting from the second grade, while English, French, German are optional...
Jailed Oppositionist’s Family Released from Detention
Four of the detainees were members of Yeghnukyan’s family - his wife and three children, the other two were members of the Armenian Women’s Front movement Aghavni Sahakyan...