Tuition Fees of Children of Laid-off Nairit Employees Not Deferred by YSU
Three of the workers' children have been notified by the university that they had to pay the tuition fees immediately, otherwise they would be expelled from YSU, Anush Harutyunyan, former spokesperson of the plant, said...
Nairit Employees to Hold a Sit-in in Demand of Unpaid Salaries
Employees of the Nairit chemical factory will stage a sit-in in front of the building of the Government of Armenia starting May 14, demanding payment of the twenty months' worth of salaries owed to them...
"I Don't Feel Safe in Armenia": Journalist Spends Three Hours in Police Custody
After a police officer threatened to arrest Arustamyan, the journalist reminded him that first the officer should present himself, and then name the grounds for the arrest. After these words, four officers attacked Arustamyan and...
Armenian Convict Unable to Walk; Barred from Meeting with Human Rights' Defender
Earlier, the Armenian Helsinki Association reported that Gevorgyan, who is unable to speak or to walk, and suffers from acute respiratory failure, has been transferred from the Convicts' Hospital penitentiary institution to Nubarashen prison...
Witnesses in Military Murder Case Afraid to Testify: Armenian MP Alleges Pressure on Soldiers
The witnesses in the criminal case into the murder of Haykaz Barseghyan, a trainee at Vazgen Sargsyan Military Institute in Yerevan, are refusing to testify, claiming they did not see anything and were asleep at the time...
Public Opinion Matters, But Ultimate Decision Belongs to Parliament: MP on Community Enlargement Project
Public opinion should be taken into account, but that does not mean that the National Assembly can't make a decision contradicting the results of the referendum. Naturally, no reform is adopted through consensus...
Five Political Forces to Be Represented in NKR National Assembly: Official
Five political forces which have received 5 or more percent of the total votes cast during the May 3 Parliamentary elections will be represented in the National Assembly of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, according to the ...
Armenia Weakened and More Vulnerable After Joining the EEU: Political Analyst
Armenia’s authorities and their representatives publicly accounted their step for the country’s security interests, perspectives to improve economic indicators, whilst quite a number of Western and Armenian observers considered it...
"Founding Parliament" Members Released From Prison on Own Recognizance
Five members of the "Founding Parliament" opposition movement arrested on April 7, including Jirair Sefilyan, the leader of the movement; activist Gevorg Safaryan; Varuzhan Avetisyan, the Deputy Chairman of the movement...
Nairit Employees Protest for Unpaid Wages while President Celebrates Labor Day with "Heroes of Socialist Labor" (VIDEO)
The workers decided to hold a march, finding it pointless to wait; the protesters were confident the President would not meet them after the concert either. “He'll leave the same unnoticed way he's come,” one of them said...
Armenian President's Selective Attitude Towards 'Bleeding Wounds': Parents of Dead Soldiers Continue to Protest (VIDEO)
The Police officers, however, went on covering the meter-long poster, which further angered the protesters. “Calm down, no one bothered you. It’s your problem, you are troubled, ” a senior lieutenant (pictured) responded...
“As If Nothing Has Ever Been Said Before Us”: April Art In Istanbul
“We are knocking on your doors with an emotion and arrogance unparalleled in world history and without fear of seeming like those who are conceited and behave as if nothing has ever been said before them...