Justice Minister Avoids Responding to Allegations of Police Violence
Asked by reporters today whether Shant Harutyunyan was subjected to violence, RA Minister of Justice Hrayr Tovmasyan said he visited Harutyunyan and...
Protestor Decides to Remove Stitches on His Mouth, End Sit-In
An Etchmiadzin man who two days ago sewed his mouth shut protesting outside the presidential palace with his wife and young children...
Majority of Armenian MPs Didn't Participate in Karabakh Recognition Vote
A bill to recognize the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh was put to a vote in Armenia's National Assembly today.
40 Soldiers Poisoned in Ararat Military Unit: Newspaper
Mass poisoning has been recorded in a military unit in the town of Ararat, reports local daily Haykakan Zhamanak.
Shant Harutyunyan Won't Appeal Court Decision to Imprison Him
Detained during clashes with riot police in Yerevan on Nov. 5, Shant Harutyunyan will not be appealing the two-month pre-trial detention the court...
Parliamentary Speaker on How Re-Elected Control Chamber Chairperson Must Work
Ishkhan Zakaryan was re-elected as Chair of the Control Chamber of Armenia.
'Why People Die in Prison': Officials Explain When Prisoners Undergo Surgery
Tavros Voskanyan, currently in Nubarashen penitentiary, wants to be moved to the Hospital for Convicts as he claims he has foreign bodies in...
Updated: Police Forcibly Remove Protestor Who Sewed his Mouth Shut Outside Presidential Palace
A resident of Etchmiadzin, who sewed his mouth shut on Monday and began a hunger strike and sit-in outside the president's residence...
Police Forcibly Remove Residents Protesting Construction in Central Yerevan
Larko Group began construction work in the courtyard of the buildings at 10 and 12 Sayat-Nova Ave. in central Yerevan today.
Armenian Parliament Approves Bill to Raise Officials' Salaries
With 69 in favor, 37 against, and 6 abstentions, Armenia's National Assembly passed a bill to raise the salaries of government officials.
Armenian Parliament Removes Controversial Equality Bill from Agenda
A draft law on equality between men and women resulted in a stormy debate in Armenia's National Assembly today.
Police Detain Artists for 4 Hours for Graffiti Portrait of Shant Harutyunyan (VIDEO)
Members of the group Art Laboratoria ("art lab") were picked up by police on Baghramyan Ave. and taken to Arabkir police division.