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Children with antisocial behavior learn to overcome conflicts
Civil Society Institute NGO in January and February 2012 conducted a series of trainings in Republican Special Educational Complex № 1dedicated to overcoming the conflicts, peacebuilding, raising legal awareness and...
The police ensure an undisrupted construction; the activists continue the sit-in protest
On February 17 the construction of shops ("boutiques") has started in Mashtots Park with the support of police. In the morning the police took the participants of the sit-in protest out from the part of the park where...
Sit-in protest participants expect the support of Human Rights Defender
The members of the civil group "We are the owners of this City" who protest against the construction in the Park of Mashtots Avenue, raise an alarm, that when the sit-in protest participants tried to fasten a...
The representatives of sit-down demonstration met the Mayor
On February 14 the members of "We are the owners of this city" civil group, protesting against the construction in the park in Mashtots Avenue, met the Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan. The arrangement of the meeting...
Mashtots Park belongs to all of us: a call to join the struggle
It is already 3 days that the members of "Menq enq ays qaghaqi tery" ("We are the Masters of this City") group in their words "...are guarding the Mashtots park".  "We are on a sit-down demonstration from morning to...
Caucasus Day in Yerevan
On February 11 of 2012 an event titled "The day of the Caucasus" dedicated to spreading the concept of peace and establishment of an intercultural dialogue between the youth of the South Caucasus region. The event took...
Arayik Melkumyan’s disability category is restored
The disability category of Arayik Melkumyan, a participant of Kharabagh war and one of the commanders of "Aramo" squad, is restored after two months of medical examinations and treatments in various medical institutions...
They have a joint position against the exploitation of the uranium mine
On January 25, nine NGOs of Syunik region addressed the open letter to the RA President and demanding to stop the searching of uranium ore in Lernadzor and repeal all decisions concerning the mine. Chairman of the "...
It will take 4 months for the Special Investigation Service to send the inquiry
It took 4 months for the investigator of the RA Special Investigation Service CSI (Cases of Special Importance) Gabriel Petrosyan to send the inquiry to acquire the mannequin needed for investigative actions.  Levon...
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of Zaruhi Petrosyan’s husband
On December 27 the RA Court of Criminal Appeal dismissed Yanis Sarkisov's appeal who was accused of murdering his 20-year-old wife Zaruhi Petrosyan and upheld the verdict of the Court of First Instance. Sarkisov...