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Coup Charges Against Jailed Oppositionists Dropped
An Armenian judge on Wednesday ended the controversial collective trial of seven opposition figures arrested following last year’s post-election clashes in Yerevan after prosecutors dropped coup charges leveled against...
Fast Response Group Formed
The Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression formed a fast response group in Yerevan. There is a hotline (tel.: 093 10 70 85; E-mail: cpfe.armenia@gmail.com), on which you can inform about the cases of exerting...
Council Of Europe Parliamentary Assembly To Be Content Of Armenia
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly discussed yesterday the implementation processes of the PACE Resolution 1643 by Armenian Authorities. The legislative reforms conducted in Armenia have been greeted by the...
Appetites of GeoProMining company to be considered by Commission on Lake Sevan
The appetites of GeoProMining company will be considered by the Commission on Lake Sevan. Almost one year ago the company said that it was going to build an ore mining and processing factory near the lake even though...
Jhangiryan sentenced to three years of prison
The Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan's Kentron and Nork-Marash districts today returned a verdict on former Deputy Prosecutor General Gagik Jhangiryan. The court found Gagik Jhangiryan guilty under Article 316...
"Case of Seven" Postponed Until April 1
Armenia's high-profile trial of the "case of seven" taking place at the Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan's Kentron and Nork-Marash districts has been recessed till April 1. Taking into account the recent...
Opposition Party Spurns Election Alliance With Ter-Petrosian
The only opposition party represented in Armenia’s parliament will not join forces with former President Levon Ter-Petrosian’s Armenian National Congress (HAK) to contest the upcoming mayoral elections in Yerevan, it...
Armenia Enacts Amendments Sought By Council Of Europe
The National Assembly approved on Wednesday changes in Armenia’s Criminal Code which the Council of Europe hopes will lead to the release of opposition members arrested following last year’s presidential election. The...
Armenia-Turkey NGO Forum
On 14-15 March 2009 Civil Society Development Centre and Civil Society Institute organized the Armenian- Turkish NGO Forum in Yerevan, Armenia. The meeting brought together about fourty NGO activists from different...
It Is Highly Recommended To Make Amendments To Law On Mass Media
The Institute of Information and Law recommends making amendments to the law on Mass Media after the young participants of “Miasin” (“Together”) movement pasted the photos of the corrupted professors on the walls of...