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Armenian Lifers Protest Against Tougher Prison Regime
Two dozen men serving life sentences in Armenia’s largest prison went on a brief hunger strike Wednesday in protest at what they claim is a deterioration of their conditions under the new prison administration....
UN Report: Third of RA Population Hungers
A number of people in Armenia, who have shortage of foodstuffs, has reduced twice the recent 10 years. However, this number is not so small. - 29% of the population, it is said in the Report on Food Safety in the World...
Jailed Soldiers’ Lawyers Facing Prosecution
State prosecutors have launched criminal proceedings against the defense attorneys of three Armenian soldiers sentenced to life imprisonment on what local and international human rights groups see as trumped-up murder...
A movement of Bicycles and Pedestrians in Yerevan
Critical Mass was organized in Yerevan for the first time ever. This event took place on on October 22nd, as about 20 bicyclists gathered in front of Matenadaran and a few of us pedestrians met up with them there to...
Armenia Is In the 101 St Place in the List of Freedom of Speech
According to the data of the organization “Reporters sans frontiers,” there has been significant regress in freedom of speech and expression in Armenia over the recent years. For instance, in 2003 – 2004 Armenia was...
Selling Souls: Officials under pressure to step up the fight against people trafficking
Every Friday, 40 women from Vanadzor take a bus to Turkey. Half of them do not return. Some of the women become victims of human trafficking there, according to the President of the Association of Audio-Visual...
OSCE Office Head Discusses The Amendments To The Law On TV And Radio
The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin, discussed today with Tigran Torosyan, the Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly, the electoral reform and amendments to the law on TV and Radio...
They Demand To Make a Fair Decision
The advocates of soldiers Razmik Sargsyan, Musa Serobyan and Arayik Zalyan turned to Court of Cassation on June 9, 2006, but the Court has not yet made a decision. According to the advocates, it contradicts the European...
U.S. Envoy Dismayed By Kocharian Snub
The U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe expressed on Wednesday dismay at President Robert Kocharian’s refusal to meet her on her first-ever visit to Armenia that focused on...
Armenian MP Charged With Assault, Tax Evasion
Hakob Hakobian, a controversial businessman and parliament deputy, has been formally indicted and will likely stand trial on a string of charges that could land him in prison for up to seven years. The indictment was...