Armenia Summons Citizens Stranded Due to COVID-19
In the meanwhile, many citizens, especially labor migrants who lost shelter and jobs, are placed at temporary accommodations covered by the Embassy and rich Armenians...
Lockdown Eased, but "No Reason to Relax" Says Health Minister
Checkpoints between regional administrative units are lifted, as part of the new decision, while ad hoc restrictions may be applied to settlements with a high risk of virus spread.․․
As a Monopoly Russia Manipulates Gas Prices in Armenia
The issue is that starting January 1 2019, Russian state enterprise "Gazprom Export" sells gas at the border of Armenia at 165 USD per 1000 cubic meters (before it was 150 USD)...
Worker Protest During State of Emergency Orchestrated by Employer
During the forced leave, Darbinyan did not pay the workers (although he is obliged to pay at least 2/3 of their wages according to the Labor Code), instead he fired part of the labor force with a promise to hire...
Retreat from the Key Public Demands of the Velvet Revolution: Statement
Two years after the revolution, predominantly waged by people defying injustices in the judicial, governmental and social realms, their expectations with respect to fundamental reforms of the judiciary will not be met, because the political majority․․․
Public TV on Fire: Top Executives Resign over Leakage of Pre-Aired Test Video Material of Pashinyan
Margarita Gevorgyan has been the chief of Public TV since 2013 and is known for her ultimate loyalty to the regime of Serj Sargsyan manifested in biased media work and numerous corruption scandals...
Serj Sargsyan Stands In Front of Parliamentary Committee
But there are things that he might not remember or not be informed about, we have to find out, was he really not reported or does he not remember?" clarified Kocharyan...
15 of the 16 Deaths in the Army were Unrelated to Combat in 2020 First Quarter
Of the 16 military servicemen died in the first quarter of 2020, 5 were mandatory conscripts, 7 were contract soldiers, and 4 were lieutenants. Overall, the conscripts are reported to have died due to suicide...
58 Prisoners Released in the Time of State of Emergency
A similar statement was released by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.․․
Armenians Locked in Russia
Many of these labor migrants lost their jobs in Russia due to the lockdown. A significant part of them were unregistered labor force and now are faced with losing their existing shelters...
Conscript Arrested Over Charges for Killing his Fellow on NK Frontline
Within one day, the Investigative Committee of Armenia reported two different criminal accounts based on which investigation was underway: first, "negligibly driving someone to suicide", then "violation of rules of combat duty...
States should not abuse emergency measures to suppress human rights – UN experts
Moreover, emergency declarations based on the Covid-19 outbreak should not be used as a basis to target particular groups, minorities, or individuals...