Yerevan Court Grants Photojournalist's Appeal Against Law Enforcement Agency's Inaction
Speaking to Epress.am on Friday, Mazmanyan's lawyer, Ara Gharagyozyan, said the photojournalist has recently won...
Armenian Oppositionists' Supporter Goes on Hunger Strike in Prison to Demand Bail
"The investigative body did not even file an official court motion to extend Poghosyan's detention; they just submitted their demand in some writ, and the court granted...
Armenian Contract Serviceman Forcefully Assigned to Combat Positions, Denied Pay
The serviceman took the medical document to his military unit and said he could not be assigned to combat positions for the time being. On October 26, however...
Armenian Government Plans Tax Hikes on Gambling Business Because of Increased Profits
Presenting the draft amendments to the law "On State Duty,” deputy minister of finance Karen Tamazyan announced that the AMD 100 million fee for gambling...
Armenia's Agriculture Ministry Finally Acknowledges Grape Farmers Are Being Deceived
Note, grape farmers from the village of Kaghtrashen in Armenia’s Ararat province – who after an unusually rich harvest in the fall of 2015 had to sell their grapes...
Arrested Ex-Defense Minister with Deteriorating Health Refuses Prison Medication
The lawyer had previously reported that Shirkhanyan had acquired a disability in the 11 months that he has spent in prison, claiming that if authorities did not take effective action to help the arrestee, he would not make it to his trial date...
Prominent TV Host Fired After Throwing Shade at Ruling Party
Although Ghazaryan had written the day before on his Facebook page that he was on vacation, our sources tell us that he will not return to his job. He has been personally been taken care of by [Armenian president] Serzh Sargsyan]...
Armenia's Ombudsman Sees No 'Political Pressure' in Musician's NSS Questioning
Note, in his appeal the musician had asked the ombudsman to clarify whether being invited to the National Security Service on the phone, without an official summons and a subsequent meeting protocol, did not contain a political pressure element and a free speech violation...
Nairit Employees to Receive Month's Salary to Stop Blocking Roads
“We told Asatryan that we would not organize any strikes or protest actions until New Year; if, however, they fail to keep their part of the agreement, we will resume our demonstrations and start blocking roads again,” Sargsyan said...
Yerevan Men Arrested for Alleged Violence against Police Expect No Justice from Armenian Authorities
Liparit Simonyan, a lawyer for several of the men, in turn, stated that it is still unclear what they are being blamed for, and that in previous court hearing, the defense has filed numerous motions with the request to clarify the ...
Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence for Russian Soldier Convicted of Murder of Armenian Family
Six members of the Avetisyans’ family, including a 2-year-old girl, were found shot to death in their house on January 12; the family’s seventh member, a 6-month-old boy who had been stabbed with a bayonet, died a week later in hospital...
Peace in Karabakh Armenia's Only Chance for Safety and Prosperity, Ter-Petrosyan Says
The resolution of disputes and establishment of good neighbourly relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan depends solely on the Karabakh conflict settlement... We can't ignore the fact that despite Turkey's unconditional...