Armenian Farmers Rely on President and Prime Minister for Compensation
On Monday, May 25, the residents of Narek held a protest demanding compensation for their losses. After the rally, a working group, led by a department head in the Ministry of Agriculture, in order to assess...
Episode of Satirical Web Series Removed from YouTube After a Complaint from Armenian Police
The Police's complaint, allegedly, was based on the fact that the episode featured clips from “02”, an informative TV series that covers the activities of the RA Police. In the latest episode, author of “SOS” web series...
"Supremacy of a Citizen Fighting for Justice," Armenian Activist Defends Himself in Court
As the trial proceeded, Hayk Kyureghyan said he did not agree he had shown supremacy over the public. He, the defendant stated, acted against the Police, not the public, and he showed the supremacy of a citizen...
Hail Damages Orchards in Ararat Province; Towns in Need of Anti-Hail Stations
On Sunday, May 24 Deputy Minister of Agriculture Samvel Galstyan and vice-governor of Ararat province Ashot Vardanyan arrived in Kaghtsrashen. According to the locals, Galstyan tried to reassure them...
EU's Initiatives Promoting Democracy in EaP Countries Important Amid Increased Russian Pressure, the US Says
We are committed to supporting further initiatives that promote democracy and good governance, strengthen energy security, fight corruption, and support economic and social development in Eastern Partnership countries...
Armenian Cabinet's New Decision Not Implemented in Gyumri: Press
When asked why the taxi drivers' planned protest action scheduled to have taken place three days ago was cancelled, the same driver said: "I myself don't know. Law enforcement officers arrived and persuaded ...
Verdict in Case of Armenian Soldier Who Died of Chickenpox Overturned by Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal of Armenia, presided over by justice Henrik Ter-Adamyan, on Thursday, May 22 overturned the verdict by the Court of First Instance of Erebuni and Nubarashen Communities of Yerevan in the case of Hayk Khachatryan,...
Presidential Administration of Armenia Accused of Lying by Mothers of Diseased Soldiers (VIDEO)
Note, in a response to an inquiry by the RFE/RL's Armenian service (Azatutyun.am), the presidential administration said the Armenian military prosecutor, as well as the presidential oversight service had received the parents...
Mothers Attacked by Armenian Police Should Appeal to ECHR: Human Rights Defender
He expressed his position publicly, while Kostanyan, in his official capacity of as Prosecutor General, should exercise control over the case. [The parents] have no effective measures of protection. It's pointless to go to court....
EaP Civil Society Conference Calls for the Release of Political Prisoners in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Belarus
“The governments of these countries must understand that imprisonment of their citizens for political reasons has no place in light of the commitments they made when joining the Eastern Partnership...
Diesel Fuel Theft Chain Exposed in the Armenian Armed Forces
According to the daily, a criminal case was initiated, and ten people have already been charged with the alleged crime. Among them, commanders of battalions and military units, employees of logistics departments...
Shots Fired at a Car Carrying Armenian Governor
Various media outlets reported that one person accompanying Khachatryan was wounded as a result of the shooting; however, speaking to journalists, the governor's adviser Zarzand Nikoghosyan said “nobody was hurt...