Nairit Employees to Receive Overdue Wages by the End of the Year, PM Promises
“Nairit” chemical plant will pay its employees' overdue wages by the end of this year, Prime Minister of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan said at the RA National Assembly on Wednesday, May 21...
Armenian Prosecutor General Justifies Police Use of Force at the Parliament
“You might not be able to see any developments, since, in the interest of the investigation, we do not think there is a need or a necessity to speak,” the official said. ...
Armenian Nature Protection Minister Not Informed About Public Discontent With Gold Mining Project
[Armenia] has an opportunity to develop. It's wrong not to use our resources. We should use our opportunities and not allow private investors and entrepreneurs to act as they please; they must abide the law...
“Army Is a Meat Grinder”: Citizens Show Solidarity with Parents Protesting Non-Combat Army Deaths (PHOTO, VIDEO)
The participants urged the Special Investigation Service of Armenia to institute legal proceedings against the police officers who used force, and called on the RA Police to issue a public apology to the victims...
Mother Alleges Police Burned Her Son's Fingers to Make Him Plead Guilty
According to the case files, Cholakhyan transferred narcotics to Hrazdan penitentiary by tossing the drugs over a fence surrounding the institution. He was detained not far from the prison...
Nairit Employees Expect a Debt Repayment Schedule From the Prime Minister
The protesters, according to Harutyunyan, do not intend to appeal to the prosecutor's office concerning the iniquities committed by the management of the plant, as they are waiting for the payment of their ...
Speaker of Armenian Parliament Prevents Discussion of Electricity Tariff Rise
Electricity in Ukraine and Russia, the MP said, costs 12 and 20 AMD, respectively, while the "Electric Networks of Armenia" submitted an application to increase the tariff to 58 drams...
“Some People Are Gay. Get Over It!”: Graffiti in Yerevan and Message to Authorities
The organization also urges President Serzh Sargsyan not to award national prizes to individuals and organizations who spread blatant hate speech against LGBT citizens of Armenia and the persons involved in the protection of their rights...
Loss of Sovereignty: Referendum Causes Uncertainty for Armenian Voters
The Armenian authorities have once again “distinguished themselves”: in a poor country they spent money on an event, the outcome of which was known in advance, at the same time, completely depriving more than two dozen communities of their sovereignty.
Armenian Soap Operas Promote Gender Stereotypes and Gender-Based Violence: Study
“In many societies it has already been established that media influences people’s beliefs as well as behaviors and that the violence present in media, normalizes the gender-based violence. Researchers in the area...
Armenian Court Rules Against Hate-Spreading Newspaper, Obliges to Pay Compensation
The plaintiffs demanded that the paper publish a refutation, publish the court's verdict, and pay compensation for moral damages to each citizen in the amount of 3 million AMD (about $ 7,000)...
Gyumri Massacre Case: The Victims Tried to Resist the Murderer
DNA analysis showed that Seryozha Avetisyan's blood was found on the barrel and the butt of the weapon. Probably, the man grabbed the barrel, and subsequently the perpetrator hit him with the butt...