Armenian Police Block Road Toward Presidential Palace as Citizens March Against Hike in Electricity Tariff
Shortly after, Yerevan Police Chief Ashot Karapetyan came out to the protesters, stating the president Serzh Sargsyan was willing to receive a delegation of 3-5 people and hear their demands. The protesters, however...
No One Punished for Violations in North-South Road Construction: Opposition MP
“The construction of Yerevan-Artashat and Yerevan-Ashtarak road sections [of North-South Corridor] should have been completed by June 30, 2014. The obligation under the first tranche has not been fulfilled. Your business project of 2009․․․
Residents of Old Northern Avenue Buildings Start Petition Demanding Their Apartments Back
Residents of the old apartment buildings at 23, 25 Teryan St. and 37 Lalayants St. on Northern Avenue in downtown Yerevan have started a petition demanding their apartments be returned to them, Vardan Geravetyan (pictured)...
Police Prevent Protesters From Building Shelter; Sit-In Against Electricity Price Hike Continues in Yerevan
The people, Maksim Sargsyan said, are staging an indefinite sit-in and do not intend to leave the Freedom Square as long as the decision of the RA Public Services Regulatory Commission to increase electricity tariff in Armenia...
Yerevan Protest Participants Detained, Pursued by Armenian Police
In yet another incident, “Union of Informed Citizens” NGO coordinator Daniel Ioannisyan and his wife were approached by several law enforcement officers when they were walking towards their car. The police, Ioannisyan said, demanded...
Protesters Against Electricity Tariff Hike in Armenia Spend Night at Freedom Square
According to the correspondent of Epress.am at the Freedom Square, police officers on duty at the square entrance have begun discussing the possibility of withdrawing the people from the area one by one...
Government's Amendments to Law on National Debt Open Horizons for New Debts: Opposition MP
- In 2008, the national debt amounted $ 1.5 billion - 13% of GDP. In 2013, it increased by 2.5 times and amounted to USD 3.9 billion, in 2015 the debt is USD 4.6 billion; it has grown three times compared to 2008. GDP fell...
Armenian Parliament Approves Bill to Privatize National Postal Operator
Before voting had started, Zaruhi Postanjyan, Head of opposition Heritage faction, urged the MPs to vote against the bill alienating Haypost. The new owner, according to the lawmaker, might consequently refuse to...
Electricity Rate in Armenia Will Go Up as Long as the National Electric Utility Is Managed Ineffectively
Electric Networks of Armenia, as stated by the journalist, has an annual profit of USD 0,5 billion, of which 12% (USD 60 million) is lost. In the case of the ENA, technical losses amount to about 3-5%; the rest is pocketed...
Police and Ambulance Doctor Against Mothers of Deceased Armenian Soldiers (Video)
Later, the woman was transferred to the ambulance which had been called to the scene, from where subsequently were heard sounds of an argument. Coming out of the car, the agitated doctor said the woman was ''in hysteria,''...
Murder of Russian Soldier in Armenian Gyumri to Be Investigated by Russian Law Enforcement
On Wednesday, June 17, Armenian “Haykakan Zhamanak” daily inquired of Prosecutor of Shirak province Raffi Aslanyan whether the Russian side has applied to Armenian law enforcement with a request to hand...
Bill to "Deliver Possession of Dilijan" to Russian Businessman; Tax Incentives to Non-Existent Investors
The draft was presented at the National Assembly on Wednesday, June 17, by Vache Terteryan, RA Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations. Among other benefits, Terteryan...