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Armenian Reporter Demands that Armenian Police Chief Be Subjected to Discipline

Armenian Reporter Demands that Armenian Police Chief Be Subjected to Discipline

According to RFE/RL’s Armenian service (Azatutyun.am), the journalist has written in her appeal that “the chief of police showed obvious contempt and disrespect for reporters, violating the provisions of the law on civil service...

Armenian Prisoner Goes on Hunger Strike to Demand 'Proper Medical Treatment'

Armenian Prisoner Goes on Hunger Strike to Demand 'Proper Medical Treatment'

Gevorgyan's mother informed the activists of the Helsinki Association for Human Rights about her son's hunger strike Tuesday who on the same day contacted the office of the Armenian Ombudsman and the...

Senior Defense Ministry Official Sacked for 'Deceiving' Sargsyan: Press

Senior Defense Ministry Official Sacked for 'Deceiving' Sargsyan: Press

However, things changed following the escalation of hostilities on April 2 in Nagorno-Karabakh: “The large-scale enemy actions along the Nagorno-Karabakh border gave rise to many questions...

Karabakh Frontline Positions, Residential Areas Shelled Overnight, Defense Ministry Says

Karabakh Frontline Positions, Residential Areas Shelled Overnight, Defense Ministry Says

On the night of 26-27 April, the Azerbaijani side continued intensive shelling towards Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army frontline positions and along the entire length of contact line with NKR, according to the press ...

Traces of TNT Found in Blown-Up Yerevan Bus

Traces of TNT Found in Blown-Up Yerevan Bus

Investigators have also searched the houses of other passengers and found no evidence to link them to the explosion. In addition, investigation has yet to find evidence suggesting a terrorist attack, according to the Committee's statement...

Armenian Women's Rights Coalition to Demand Police Chief's Resignation if He Refuses to Apologize to Reporter

Armenian Women's Rights Coalition to Demand Police Chief's Resignation if He Refuses to Apologize to Reporter

Gasparyan's behaviour, the statement says, was yet another manifestation of sexism and exertion of psychological pressure on women by high-ranking Armenian police officers. “In August, 2013, for instance,..

Armenian Conscript Found Shot in Head in Military Truck

Armenian Conscript Found Shot in Head in Military Truck

At about 8:30 pm Monday, a conscript of the Armenian Armed Forces, Hovhannes V Petrosyan, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in the back of a GAZ-66 military truck...

Two Armenian Contract Servicemen Killed in NKR

Two Armenian Contract Servicemen Killed in NKR

The Defense Army, as stated by officials, took preventive measures and launched targeted strikes against enemy positions and front-line bases, “causing the Azerbaijani army significant losses in manpower and military equipment.”.

Police Chief Says Explosion on Yerevan Passenger Bus Likely Caused by Bomb

Police Chief Says Explosion on Yerevan Passenger Bus Likely Caused by Bomb

As of Tuesday morning, two people were reported dead and eight people injured after because of the blast. Armenia’s Emergency Situations Ministry has released the names of those injured: Hasmik S Melkonyan ...

At Least One Killed, Six Injured in Yerevan Bus Explosion

At Least One Killed, Six Injured in Yerevan Bus Explosion

The blast, the cause of which is still unknown, took place at approximately 10:00 pm local time on Halabyan street, a residential area not far from the center of Yerevan. ...

Loan Officers Knew Villagers Would Hand Over Money to Third Party, Lawyer Says

Loan Officers Knew Villagers Would Hand Over Money to Third Party, Lawyer Says

One of the application pages, however, was filled out by the loan officers, where they listed the villagers' assets and liabilities, Apresyan added. “The officers judged whether the villagers...

Dozens Detained in Yerevan on Russian Foreign Minister's Visit Day

Dozens Detained in Yerevan on Russian Foreign Minister's Visit Day

Yerevan police detained 42 people late on Friday, the day of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's official visit to Armenia, from the city's central Baghramyan Avenue as they forcibly dispersed...