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Yerevan Municipality Defends Controversial House Demolitions
Authorities in Yerevan defended their handling of the ongoing controversial redevelopment of the city center on Tuesday as police cleared street barricades set up by owners of old houses subject to demolition. About a...
“And this is how we are living in our beloved city…”
Demonstrators were once again gathered on Biuzand Street in Yerevan today to protest against the demolition of the homes on this street. Families in this neighborhood have been evicted from their homes, as part of the...
Residents Of Old Yerevan Quarter Take Final Stand Against Eviction
Residents of a disappearing old neighborhood in Yerevan set up barricades Friday in a last-ditch attempt to prevent the demolition of their homes as part of an ongoing massive redevelopment which critics say is riddled...
Envoy Vows U.S. Push For Clean Elections In Armenia
The United States does not regard regime change as a necessary condition for Armenia’s democratization and will work “very intensively” to ensure that the next Armenian elections are free and fair, U.S. Ambassador John...
Parliament Ends Constitutional Debates Amid Opposition Boycott
The Armenian parliament finished four-day debates on constitutional reform in the absence of its opposition minority on Thursday, approving the final version of draft amendments that will be put to a referendum in...
Armenian Parliament Opens Final Debates On Constitution
Opposition leaders suspended their 18-month boycott of parliament on Monday as it began final debates on President Robert Kocharian’s draft amendments to Armenia’s constitution that are due to be put to a referendum in...
PACE Chief Urges Political Consensus On Armenian Constitution
The president of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), Rene van der Linden, appealed to Armenia’s government and opposition to reach a mutually acceptable agreement on amending the Armenian constitution...
Poll: Yerevan Residents Want Elected Mayor
The overwhelming majority of Yerevan’s residents want to have an elected mayor and only two percent of them support an alternative solution favored by the Armenian government, according to an opinion poll released on...
OSCE Hopes For Success Of Armenian Constitution Reform
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe hopes for the success of the Armenian authorities’ efforts to reform the controversial post-Soviet constitution, the head of its Yerevan office said on Friday. In...
Armenian Ombudsman Joins Criticism Of Venice Commission
Armenia’s top official in charge of human rights protection joined non-governmental organizations on Thursday in criticizing Council of Europe experts for their failure to demand more serious changes in the formation of...