Shutting Down Convicts' Hospital 'Will Not Eliminate Corruption Risks' in Penitentiary Field
“Sure, the changes will positively affect the quality of healthcare services, but the corruption risks that exist in Convicts' Hospital will not be eliminated. Moreover, the decisions [to transfer prisoners to...
Dakota Precedent Not Applicable in Amulsar, Environmentalist Says
To quote the godfather of the Amulsar project, former prime minister Tigran Sargsyan, 'Let them emigrate; should they instead stay and revolt? People in Gndevaz have already...
The End of Progressive Neoliberalism
Until recently, however, the chief response to the crisis was social protest—dramatic and lively, to be sure, but largely ephemeral. Political systems, by contrast, seemed...
Government Botching Up Most Important Novelty in Next Parliamentary Elections: Press
As foreseen by the opposition, the government is completely capable of botching up this innovation by organizing the competition in such a way that only one company submits...
Armenian Political Prisoner Ends Hunger Strike Due to Health Issues
Vardanyan’s son, Tigran Vardanyan, had earlier told Epress.am that the oppositionist had gone on a hunger strike to in a show of support for all political prisoners and other wrongfully convicted persons in Armenia...
Armenian Conscript Killed in Karabakh by Azerbaijani Fire
Andranik S Musikyan was fatally wounded by Azerbaijani fire at around 2 pm on January 18th at a military unit of the Nagorno Karabakh (NKR) Defense Army deployed...
Former Armenian Defense Minister’s Possible Entry Into Politics ‘Vastly Overrated’, Expert Says
We’re talking about a former high-ranking official here who has plans of entering the political field. We have plenty of those in the field: there is a former president, a former prime minister...
Human Rights Advocates Declare Armenian Opposition Activist Prisoner of Conscience
Gevorg Safaryan, a member New Armenia and Founding Parliament anti-government movements, is a victim of discrimination, a prisoner of conscience, and a political...
'April War' in Karabakh Apparently Had No Participants: Press
As a result, for example, the soldiers who went back to university after demobilization are now deprived of the chance to get the 50 percent tuition discount promised to participants of the April fighting...
'Bribes Will Take Care of Electorate's Disappointment'; Tsarukyan Announces Return to Politics
PAP, instead, turned into a branch of the [ruling] Republican Party. Now, with Tsarukyan's return, this gap will finally be filled, and PAP...
Armenian Human Rights Activist Prosecuted for Revealing Usury Cases Involving High-Ranking Officials
Over the years, the statement reads, Veles has managed to uncover numerous money laundering cases involving current and former high-ranking officials...
Opposition Activist Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Assaulting Police Officer
Safaryan also commented on prosecutor Vahe Dolmazyan's claim that the court could not trust the defense witnesses' testimonies “because they are the defendant's friends and are thus biased...