Armenian PM's Flight to Belarus Cost the State Budget 24 Thousand Euros: Press
On September 4 the Armenian government signed an agreement with the Georgian company on the organization of the flight, and paid EUR 24 thousand (more than AMD 13 million) from the state budget...
Armenian Villagers Claim SHPPs Deprive Them of Irrigation Water
"We have appealed to the relevant authorities to have the canal rehabilitated since Angeghakot only receives 40 liters out of 1cum/s entering the canal. That's Angeghakot's main issue,” the village head stated...
Defense Minister's Order Has Made Armenian Army Less Accessible to Public, Expert Says
Peace Dialogue NGO, he stressed, intends to appeal the Minister's order to Armenian courts, and then, if unsuccessful, to the European Court of Human Rights...
Saudi Women's Rights Activist, Turkish LGBT Rights Initiative Receive Hrant Dink Awards
Kaos GL received its award statue from Ali Bayramoğlu, the Chairman of the International Hrant Dink Award Committee. Having received the statue on behalf of Kaos GL, Ali Erol reminded that homosexuals lived their entire lives in the ‘‘disquiet’...
Armenians in Turkey's Easters Regions Support Pro-Kurdish HDP, Community Representative Says
According to him, the entire population of Muş, among them the 200 Armenian families, supports opposition pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) which received 12% of the votes in the latest parliamentary elections in Turkey...
Supporter of Armenian Political Prisoners Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison
Kyureghyan had also declared the 14 years demanded by the prosecution “disproportionate” to his actions. “But don't worry, I'm not going to serve 14 years. I might not even serve 14 days because the regime might not...
Dozens of Armenian Villagers Infected Through Contaminated Drinking Water
On Monday, September 12 Epress.am contacted the medical center to receive an update on the patients' condition, but to little avail. The entire personnel, the hospital said, was busy treating the patients, as well as visiting the communities where the infection was detected.
Farmer Says Russian Company 'Tries to Ruin Me With the Help of State Machine'
Currently, Harutyunyan is trying to prove that the Armenian police and Prosecutor's office have shown inactivity in dealing with the facts of fraud in his case. Court hearings are constantly postponed, but the...
Armenian Police Disperse Protesters, Unblock Central Yerevan Avenue (Updated)
Security forces did not use special equipment this time; however, they were seen forcefully wringing the protesters’ hands and tearing some of their clothes before cramming them into already overcrowded police vehicles...
Demonstrators Block Central Yerevan, Police Give Six Hours to ‘Voluntarily End Illegal Protest’
Police have released a statement urging “the organizers and participants of the unauthorized rally to express their demands by 5 am September 12 and to voluntarily terminate the illegal blockage of Baghramyan Avenue...
News Outlet Does Not Intend to Pay Compensation to Armenian Writer for Republishing Content
The RA law “On Copyright and Related Rights,” Levon Sahakyan added, has been changed since the publication by 1in.am of the riddle; thus, according to him, it cannot have a retrospective effect...
Defendant Says Connivance of Armenian Authorities Turned Him Into 'Vigilante'
At the resumption of the hearing, defendant Kayk Kyureghyan was brought to the courtroom and given an opportunity to speak his last words. He used to be a non-partisan and an apolitical man, the defendant...