No Extreme Cruelty in Yerevan Woman’s Stabbing Murder, Appeals Court Rules
There’s even witness testimony which indicates that the woman was killed in a particularly cruel way. According to one of the eyewitnesses, Arakelyan had pinned the woman to the floor and ‘was just doing his job sitting atop...
‘Daredevils of Sasun’ Gunman Charged with Police Officer’s Murder
The gunman, along with the nearly three dozen other members of the anti-government armed group, had, until now, been facing charges of illegally acquiring weapons, seizing state buildings, vehicles and/or communications facilities, and taking hostages....
Former Armenian Serviceman Promised Treatment Abroad, Sent to Jail Instead
“They dragged the issue for over a year and finally said that there was not enough money in the state budget to send Davit to Germany,” Sergey Hakobyan said. Officials' failure to carry out their promise, the father added...
Armenian Government's New Military Benefits Tax Aims to Rip Off Citizens, Protesters Claim
Several opposition lawmakers, in turn, spoke against the bill from the parliament floor. Heritage faction representative Zaruhi Postanjan, namely, urged her colleagues to vote against the discussion of the bill because...
Yerevan Prisoner Ends Two-Week Hunger Strike
“I visited Narek yesterday and passed him a letter from Jirayr Sefilyan, Varuzhan Avetisyan, Arayik Khandoyan and Areg Kyureghyan. In the letter, [the oppositionists] urged Sargsyan to end the hunger strike, insisting...
Activists Gather in Yerevan in Solidarity with Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters
The we also face similar problems, so we realize the importance of international solidarity. We have handed over a letter to US ambassador Richard Mills, raising also the issue of racism since the pipeline project runs ...
Nairit Employees Again Protest Over Unpaid Salaries
“We are also human; winter is coming and we have to somehow live through it. What do they suggest we do? Should we resort to looting [to provide for out families]? Furthermore, they have now told us that on December 16 the ...
Former Armenian MP Threatens to 'Hurt' Ex-Wife and Send Her to Jail, Lawyer Reports
According to Torosyan, the former parliamentarian repeatedly subjected Avagyan to physical abuse while they were married, and when she finally divorced him, he threatened to take her child away and make sure that the woman ended up in jail...
Armenia's Police Chief 'Has No Intention' of Settling Lawsuit with Reporter
The court today suggested that the parties consider negotiating a settlement agreement, but Gasparyan's lawyer rejected the idea on the spot, insisting that the police chief had no intention of settling. Nevertheless, the...
Armenia's New Prosecutor General Promises to Resume Investigation Into Soldier's Non-Combat Death
The soldier's family, however, have been arguing for years that their son was murdered and that investigators, namely investigator Arman Apresyan, were deliberately covering up the case...
Psychiatric Commitment in Armenia Mainly Used for 'Punishment' Purposes
The most commonly observed violations, Sakunts continued, were related to the justifications for citizens' psychiatric commitment, the quality of the provided medication and the medical supplies and equipment used in their treatment...
Marchers in Yerevan Demand Adequate Medical Care for Sasna Tsrer Member
Speaking to reporters during the march, Harutyunyan's sister, Tamara Harutyunyan, said that she no longer trusted that Armenian authorities would do anything to help her brother; “I thought I would go mad when I learned ...