Nagorno-Karabakh Reports Yet Another Military Casualty
Danielyan, as reported by Karabakh military authorities, died “as a result of Azerbaijani army's aggressive actions.”...
Armenian Investigators and Courts See No Elements of Crime in Soldier's Death
Later, the Ministry of Defense declared that a criminal case was launched under RA Criminal Code Article 104 Section 1 (murder). Speaking to Epress.am, military expert Ruben Martirosyan...
Azerbaijan Hands Over Body of Killed Soldier to Armenia
Captain Gaboyan had suffered a fatal gunshot wound; the soldier's body has already been identified by his relatives...
Armenian Contract Serviceman Still Waiting For Discharge Order Despite Payment of Compensation
After this, on January 16, 2016, Grigoryan filed an appeal with the Administrative Court to oblige the Ministry to issue him a discharge order. According to Article 48 of the Armenian law...
'Unprecedented': Innocent Man Acquitted After 31 Months' Arrest and Torture
Arayik Papikyan also spoke about the press publications in 2013, which, according to the lawyer, “even jeopardized Kungortsev's life.” “From the outset, the press coverage of the case was accompanied by numerous...
Loan Organization Sues Armenian Villagers for Unpaid Loans; Defendants Claim Documents Were 'Forged'
In an interview with Epress.am, however, Zarzand Harutyunyan denied the villagers' allegations that Finca employees failed in many cases to collect legitimate data before drawing up the loan agreements...
Armenian Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer Resigns After Alleged Links to Offshore Companies
Mihran Poghosyan, Armenia's Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer, resigned on Monday following the Panama Papers allegations of ties to offshore companies and Swiss bank accounts. Poghosyan,..
Republican Candidates Win in Armenian Local Elections
A number of Armenian observers and reporters claim to have recorded numerous gross violations in favor of the RPA-affiliated candidate during the local vote in Hrazdan. In a video published by Armlur.am...
Two Armenian Soldiers Wounded in Overnight Ceasefire Violations, Defense Ministry Says
The statement also claimed that at around 1 am Monday the Azerbaijani side attempted a 20-member sabotage attack on the Defense Army's eastern positions but “was promptly detected and repelled by ...
Anonymous Caller Threatens Garni Protester Her Son Will Be Taken 'to Karabakh'
Speaking to Epress.am, Ayvazyan said that another Garni villager, Armen, received phone call from a person who claimed he was an employee of a travel agency and said that he “needed a taxi...
Vanadzor Man Acquitted of Attempted Murder After 3 Years in Custody
After a lengthy trial, Vanadzor resident Karen Kungortsev was acquitted Friday morning of the attempted murder of 15-year old Yerevan handball player Davit Hovakimyan. The Lori district court of first instance...
Fear of Retribution Resulted in Self-Censorship of Armenia Media, Says U.S. State Department Report
During the year there were occasional attacks on journalists; however, according to the report, the Armenian government did not conduct credible investigations into such attacks: “On several occasions police...