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Armenian Parliament Debates Key Referendum Bill
The Armenian parliament began debating on Tuesday a bill that would allow the government to hold non-binding referendums and is widely linked with a possible breakthrough in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process. The...
The Prosecutor General received Silvia Zehe
On November 25 the Prosecutor General received the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe to Armenia Silvia Zehe. At the meeting the Prosecutor General expressed his opinions on some...
'Hayastan' All Armenian Fund gathers over $35 million
Upon the results of the annual 'Telethon' of 'Hayastan' All Armenian Fund, $35 mln were gathered that is twice more than in 2007. The Fund's Bureau in Los Angeles gathered $1,3 mln, Lebanon - 200,000, Montreal - 130,000...
Embattled Company Scrambles to Survive
An administrative court has refused to meet the request of Armenia’s large mineral water producer for a partial relief in the continuing confiscation of its incomes, which the business argued would have allowed it to...
New Details About the Attack on Edik Baghdasaryan
New details about the attack on the editor of “Hetq” publication and the President of “Investigative Journalists” Edik Baghdasaryan are being discovered. According to our source, Karen Harutyunyan’s family, Harutyunyan...
The Court Refused Demands Of The Freedom Of Information Centre
On November 25, during the session on the suit of the Freedom of Information Centre (FOI) versus Hrazdan municipality (Kotayk region), RA Administrative Court refused two claims of the NGO to commit the city...
European Court for Human Rights notes a claim for recognizing Azerbaijan guilty in desecration of khachkars in Old Jugha
European Court for Human Rights has noted a claim for recognizing Azerbaijan guilty in desecration of khachkars in Old Jugha. National Council of Armenians of Western Armenia submitted the claim, Samvel Karapetyan,...
Strasbourg Official Says Armenia Coming Short of PACE Expectations
Armenia has thus far mostly failed to comply with the repeated demands of the Council of Europe in its current handling of the post-election crisis, said Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human...
New Audio Corroborates Sniper Presence on Unrest Scene
Armenia’s opposition has published an audio recording that its views as damaging to the credibility of the ongoing parliamentary probe into the post-election violence. At a press conference on Thursday Levon Zurabian,...
Special Visit Of Commissioner Hammarberg To Assess Inquiry Progress
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg, will carry out a special visit to Armenia from 20 to 22 November to assess the situation of persons deprived of their liberty in relation to the...