Constitutional Reforms Opponents Hold Rally in Yerevan, Urge Armenians to Reject Changes
"If we vote for the changes, it will be the last vote in the country since after the [constitutional reforms referendum scheduled for later this year] Serzh Sargsyan’s and the Republicans’ rule will be constitutionally eternalized," ANC...
Armenian Vinegrowers Suffering Losses After Tsarukyan-Owned Factory Refused to Procure Entire Harvest
According to the interviewee, he, like many other farmers, is currently thinking what to do with the remaining produce: “Last year I sold 2 tonnes of grapes; this year I have 7 since I've a new vineyard. In spring...
No Elements of Crime in Republican MP's Promise to 'Decapitate and Rape,' Court Rules
The appeal against the SIS' decision had been filed by human rights defender and Head of Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor office Artur Sakunts who claims that elements of a criminal offence were...
Armenian Governor's Son Released from Custody as Victim Recants Testimony
According to local media reports, the decision was based on the fact that victim Harutyun Zakaryan recanted his previous testimony, claiming, allegedly, that he did not remember who had hit him in the eye...
Domestic Abuse 'Only Needs Reasonable Intervention,' Republican MP Says During Discussion on Adoption of Domestic Violence Law
The exceptionally cruel cases, for example, those with fatal outcomes, the lawmaker stated, must be punished, and the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that opportunity...
Women's Rights Activists Hold Action in Yerevan to Mark National Day to Combat Domestic Violence (Photo)
The Coalition members held a protest action Thursday afternoon at Yerevan's Republic Square, in front of the RA Government building, demanding that authorities pass a law on domestic violence...
Tashir Group Buys Armenia's Power Utility, Promises to Keep Electricity Prices Unchanged in 2015
Inter RAO and Tashir Group said in a joint statement that the sell and purchase deal has already been approved by the Armenian Government and is waiting for the approval of Armenia's Public Services Regulatory Commission...
International Probe Concludes Hike in Armenian Electricity Tariffs Founded
Other reasons, according to Deloitte & Touche, include: ENA's estimating errors regarding the forecast of the amount of electricity produced, as well as the prolonged (by 88 days) rehabilitation of the nuclear power plant's...
Minsk Group U.S. Co-Chairman Says No Russian or American Peacekeepers in NKR
At the same time, the American diplomat said that international peacekeeping forces should be deployed in the area within the settlement framework in order to ensure the security of Nagorno-Karabakh. The makeup of...
Russian Rosneft Might Be Involved in Armenian Power Utility's Sale: Press
Marcuard Trust Limited has been co-founded by Hans-Joerg Rudloff, who, according to [Russian news outlet] Kommersant, was a member of the board of directors of Rosneft from 2006 to 2013, and, according to Financial Times...
Defendants Plead Not Guilty to Veteran's Beating; Victim's Relatives Motion for Prosecutor's Recusal
Tanya Melkumyan, the victim's widow and his legal successor, does not agree with the public prosecutor's indictment. During the hearing Tuesday afternoon her attorney Tigran Muradyan filed a motion for recusal of prosecutor...
Armenian Convict Dies Because of Delayed Medical Treatment: Press
Fitljyan's health condition, as noted in the article, had been getting worse for the last few days of which the convict informed the prison authorities...