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“Case Of Mataghis:” Human Rights Court Questions Armenian Government
Before January 14, the Armenian government has to answer eight questions presented by the European Human Rights Court concerning the case of Mataghis. On October 27, lawyer and NA deputy Zaruhi Postanjyan also received...
Police Press Charges Against Ter-Petrosian Supporters
The Armenian police on Tuesday formally charged two newspaper editors and three other opposition activists who were detained last week while urging Yerevan residents to attend former President Levon Ter-Petrosian’s...
Ter-Petrosian Loyalists ‘Detained By Police’
At least a dozen supporters of Levon Ter-Petrosian, among them two newspaper editors, were reportedly detained by police on Tuesday as they urged Yerevan residents to participate in a rally to be held by Armenia’s...
260 objects entered list of nature monuments of Armenia
Only 260 unique nature creatures instead of the envisaged 4,000 ones entered the list of the guarded objects in Armenia, Head of the Agency on biological resources of RA Ministry of Nature Protection Artashes Ziroyan...
Armenia: Presidential Dismissal Of Judge Sparks Outcry Over Judicial Independence
Armenian President Robert Kocharian has ignited controversy by dismissing a judge who defied state prosecutors by setting free two businessmen embroiled in a corruption-related dispute with the government. Local...
Still No Arrests In Prosecutor Murder Probe
Law-enforcement authorities have still not arrested or charged anyone in connection with the recent murder of a senior Armenian prosecutor, the Office of the Prosecutor-General said on Wednesday. Albert Ghazarian, the...
High Court Refuses To Free Defiant Businessman
Armenia’s Court of Appeals on Monday refused to grant bail to a prominent businessman who spent nearly two years in prison on controversial fraud charges and was acquitted by a lower court only to be arrested again...
Justice Body Asks President To Fire Defiant Judge
Armenia’s Council of Justice has asked President Robert Kocharian to terminate the powers of a district court judge in a move seen by many as retaliation for his controversial acquittal of two businessmen three months...
NGO Activists Slam ‘Regression In Free Speech’
Armenia’s three leading human rights groups on Wednesday voiced their concerns over Armenia rolling back free speech and claimed ‘lack of human rights protection’ in the country. “Freedom of speech is the main...
‘Coup Plotters’ To Appeal Verdicts At Highest Court
The lawyers of two prominent veterans of the Karabakh war are going to appeal to Armenia’s highest judicial instance to overturn the prison sentences passed on their clients by a district court and later upheld by the...