“Power Belongs to People:” Demonstrators in Downtown Yerevan Celebrate Constitution Day
Protesters occupying central Baghramyan Avenue in Yerevan celebrated Armenian Constitution Day on Sunday, July 6. At various times during the day, demonstrators read excerpts from the RA Constitution, stating...
Four Arrested in Connection with Alleged Murder Attempt of Armenian Governor
Law enforcement officers have found large quantities of weapons and ammunition, including an AK-74 riffle, in the homes of the arrested men, the NSS said. Forensic scientists are currently working to establish whether...
Demonstrators in Yerevan Urge Public to Join Protest, Define Their Own Future
“Citizens with different views and different beliefs are presently exercising their right on Baghramyan Avenue: [demonstrators are creating] working groups dealing with different issues, organizing public discussions...
“Only Hope Is Self-Organization”: When Downtown Yerevan Makes Sense
“Because the most advanced layer of society – I call them Internet generation and remains of jeans generation, which have not merged with bourgeoisie or bureaucrats – have found each other and felt each other's strength...
Armenian Protesters Staging Hunger Strike Taken to Hospital
Note, the protesters started their hunger strike on Tuesday evening on Baghramyan Avenue in downtown Yerevan, where thousands of people have been staging a sit-in protest against the hike in electricity rates. The young...
Armenian Armed Forces and NKR Defense Army Deaths Increased in First Half of 2015
According to official data, 22 of the 34 registered deaths occurred due to ceasefire violations, 3 due to unfortunate accidents, 2 murders (1 intentional murders, 1 violation of firearm regulations), 1 breach of combat duty or military duty...
USD 200 Million Russian Loan for Solely Russian Military Equipment: RA NA Convenes Extraordinary Session
“There is nothing harsh about this credit,” Nazaryan answered, adding that it has been positively assessed by the RA Ministry of Finance: “There won't be any losses. No calculations needed...
"Protest Rally No Place for Children": Armenian Police Official Justifies Force Against Minors
“I am a mother of a minor child. My daughter saw that her mother was being detained and ran up here. She was on the back with a baton, and some doctor slapped her on the back and said: "You're fine, go home...
Former Armenian PM Proposes Plan for Energy Reforms
The RA Public Services Regulatory Commission decided on June 17 to increase the tariff for electricity supplied to consumers by 6.93 drams. Starting August 1, 2015, a kilowatt-hour of energy will cost 48.78 drams...
Three Young Men Taken Into Custody From Demonstration Site in Yerevan
According to Minasyan, they turned to the police with a request to remove the men who had consumed alcohol from Baghramyan Avenue as they argued with the rest of the protesters, stated they would not leave because...
Armenian Protesters Against Hike in Electricity Rates Go on Hunger Strike
Deputy Yerevan Police Chief Valery Osipyan approached the demonstrators and asked about the basis for the hunger strike. One of the protesters advised the young men not to waste energy answering Osipyan’s questions...
Victims of Police Brutality During Yerevan Protest Dispersal Appeal to ECtHR
Urgent appeals are provided for cases where there is a possibility of crime prevention; such applications allow to circumvent domestic courts. The complaint, Ioannisyan said, was lodged two days ago: the plaintiffs...