Armenian Business Owner Breaks Tables and Fires Employees Participating in Protest (PHOTO, VIDEO)
While leaving the building, Abrahamyan was asked by an Epress.am’s journalist why he had fired the workers. He answered with “Let them go protest!”
US Trying to Convince Armenia to Recognize Kosovo’s Independence: Haykakan Zhamanak
“This issue is sensitive, also from the perspective of Armenian-Russian relations. Russia has not recognized Kosovo’s independence, but has tried to convince Armenia to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia’s․․․
Armenian Juvenile Charged in Murder Case Beat by 8 People at Police Station: Human Rights Defender
The human rights defender said that a murder charge was intentionally placed on juvenile Hayk Aghamalyan, which would potentially result in an 8-10 year...
New Alliance to Support Armenia’s LGBT Community
“I’m announcing that I’m opening it, whoever wishes, can join,” said Danielyan. He stated that the Heterosexual Alliance will be involved in activities, such as organizing protests in front of court...
NGO vs. Ministry of Economy: Demanding Documents for Customs Union Accession
During yesterday’s court session, the Ministry of Economy representative, Ruzanna Azroyan, tried to prove that the Minister had the right to consider certain types of information either...
Armenian Merchants Protest New Law and Close Republic Square Road
According to the new law, they have to first, buy new controlled cash registers, which cost around 80,000 AMD (nearly $200). Other than that, businessmen must electronically send complete...
Parliamentarians are Discontent with Putin Representative: Haykakan Zhamanak
Poghosyan said, “After Kiselyov, you are the Russian authorities softer representative, but the content is the same, you still speak of knowledge of the Russian language...
Why Did Armenia Refuse to Participate in NATO exercises in Ukraine
From September 15-26, NATO has organized “Rapid Trident” military exercises in the Ukrainian city of Yavoriv. The only South Caucasus country that has not participated in the exercises is Armenia...
Lawyer motions to Recognize Shant Harutyunyan’s Innocence (VIDEO)
Petrosyan continued, stating that it has been revealed in court that none of the defendants said, “it’s the cops, go hit 'em,” as the suffered police officers have claimed.․․
Why Don’t Diasporan Armenians discuss Human Rights?
I was able to converse with representatives of various communities at the gathering. My first interviewee was Anahit Khalatyan, from the Moscow office of the Union of Russian Armenians. She said that it’s...
Cigarette Burns Proven by Medical Examination: Domestic Violence Case Continues
Recall, that Hakobyan claimed he never beat his wife, and only hit her once before. He also denied Khachatryan’s testimony, which stated that he put out his cigarette on her hand...
Police vs. Suicide: A New Initiative in Yerevan
He also noted, that until the present moment they haven’t been told what criteria they should look for in potential suicide victims, “if someone wants to commit suicide, no one could disturb the person...