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Doctors Against Government Decision To Widen Medical Draft
Armenia’s leading medical association criticized on Monday the government for scrapping exemptions from military service enjoyed until now by physicians with doctoral degrees. The government announced the decision on...
Ombudsman's Representative Not Permitted To Speak
t was reported earlier today that president Kocharyan’s veto on the law on ombudsman institution was approved by National Assembly and the law was amended despite objections from the ombudsman Larissa Alaverdyan and her...
The Criminal Case Instituted
General Office of Prosecutor released a statement, under which a criminal case was instituted over burning “Niva” car belonging to “The Armenian Times” Daily. Let’s remind that the car was burnt down on November 22, at...
“Investigative Journalists” Win the Case against the Yerevan Municipality
On December 1 the RA Court of Appeals secured the suit of "Investigative Journalists" NGO versus the Yerevan municipality. The court obliged the municipality to provide the resolutions passed by the city administration...
Rights Advocates Strive To Promote Judicial Independence in Armenia
Armenia’s judicial system is facing scrutiny from human rights advocates, who assert that executive authorities continue to exert undue influence over judges. Some non-governmental organization activists are exploring...
Armenian Ombudsman Not To Take Part in International Ombudsmen Conference in Baku
Armenia's Ombudsman Larisa Alaverdyan will not take part in the 3rd international conference of CIS and European ombudsmen to be held in Baku Nov 29-30. Alaverdyan was ready to go to Baku but did not receive an...
To Stop Violence against Women
On Thursday, Lise Grande, UN Resident Coordinator and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Armenia, speaking at a news conference in Yerevan, said the organization and she personally are deeply...
Tycoon Denies Role In Journalist Car Bombing
Gagik Tsarukian, a wealthy businessmen close to the Armenian government, denied on Tuesday any involvement in the previous night’s bombing of a car used by the editor of a leading independent newspaper. Leading media...
Newspaper Editor’s Car Blown Up
A car belonging to the editor of Armenia’s best-selling daily newspaper critical of the government was destroyed late Monday in an explosion which he said was as an assassination attempt engineered by a wealthy...
Journalists and Policemen Gathered At a Round Table
On November 17 “Femida” NGO held a round table, in which representatives of Armenian media and the police took part. The event was organized under “Role of Press in Establishing Rule of Law in Republic of Armenia”...