Female Armenian Prisoner On Hunger Strike Over Improper Medical Treatment
The lawyer added that in addition to the left side paralysis, Gevorgyan now has problems with her right side also: “I did not go visit her yesterday because I didn't want to torment her unnecessarily...
Petition Demands Armenian Police Reveal Names of Officers Who Used Excessive Force Against Demonstrators
Fifteen Armenian non-governmental organizations and individuals have issued a joint statement Friday, demanding that law enforcement authorities reveal the names of officers who used excessive ...
Russian Border Guards Testify as Gyumri Court Resumes Permyakov Trial
The court today is set to hear testimonies of 16 witnesses, among them several servicemen of the Russian border guard unit in Armenia. Speaking to RFE/RL's Armenian service during a...
Karabakh Army Soldier Killed by Azeri Fire - Official
20-year-old Armenian soldier Simon R Chavrshyan was fatally wounded at around 4 am on February 5 by fire from the Azerbaijani side at a military unit of the Nagorno Karabakh (NKR) Defense Army deployed...
Armenian Opposition Forces to Nominate Joint Ombudsman Candidate: Press
The independent lawmaker, Haykakan Zhamanak notes, has taken the form with the intention of nominating Postanjyan, while Prosperous Armenia MP Tigran Urikhanyan plans to nominate Narek Aloyan, a council member...
Republican MP Sees 'Nothing Strange' in Ruling Party Using State Finances for Own Needs
Before the the loan's approval was put to vote, opposition Armenian National Congress MP Nikol Pashinyan asked that rapporteur Harutyunyan provide information on when the state last spent money on the...
Owner Says, Republican Oligarch Not Related to Yerevan Store Explosion
No, I haven't. I'm not scared. And besides, Aleksanyan is a man, and I – a woman. I haven't even met him for him to be able to terrorize me. If I were scared, I wouldn't have named him in the first place...
Hundreds of Yerevan Residents Sleep on Streets or City's Sole Homeless Shelter: Press
Khachatryan noted that their beneficiaries usually find themselves in a state of homelessness due to difficult socioeconomic conditions, or alcoholism: “Under the current procedure, shelter is provided for a period...
Family of Jailed Armenian Conscript Fear He Might Kill Himself in Prison
Speaking to Epress.am, Alvard Sahakyan said that her son, Sargis Sahakyan, was drafted into the NKR army on June 23, 2014. During the first month of service the conscript injured his right knee...
Charges Initiated Against Yerevan Citizen for Not Decorating Property During Holidays
“We've understandably removed the address of the real estate, especially since it does not really matter. It should only be noted that we're talking about a very small piece of property, and a man is being held liable for not decorating it...
Referendum Observer Faces Charges for 'Intimidating' Voters and Election Commission Members
Authorities also claim that the observer asked voters inappropriate questions, demanded that they present proof of identity: “As a result, a number of citizens were intimidated and refused to take part in the vote...
Armenia's Education System Creates 'Diffident, Fearful' Specialists, Opposition MP Says
This is a positive project; but I regard matters as a whole and not as separate pieces. The system we're trying to reform is sick: it's been politicized and is being used by the powers that be to promote their own interests...