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Watchdog Says Corruption In Armenia On Rise
Corruption in Armenia remains widespread and has even increased in recent years despite government claims to the contrary, local representatives of an international anti-graft watchdog insisted on Tuesday. Amalia...
Armenian Parliament Allows Criminal Case Against Member
The Armenian parliament voted late Friday to allow law-enforcement authorities to launch criminal proceedings against one of its pro-government members accused of “hooliganism” and large-scale tax evasion. The 56-to-...
Not Above the Law?: Parliament lifts immunity, MP Hakobyan must face prosecution
Editor’s note: An all-afternoon debate by a special session of Parliament has yielded a vote that takes away MP Hakob Hakobyan’s diplomatic immunity and opens the door for prosecution against the controversial law maker...
Constitutional Court Does Not Help the Buzand Residents Either
Though the decision of the Constitutional court to recognise the alienation of property for the state needs anti-constitution has been in force since October 1, the residents of Buzand Street still get call-up papers to...
Opposition Party Blames Government For Leader’s Beating
Armenia’s most radical opposition party blamed the authorities on Monday for a weekend attack on one of its most senior and prominent members, describing it as an “act of political intimidation.” Suren Abrahamian, a...
Armenian Prison Conditions Again Deemed Inadequate
Conditions in most Armenian prisons remain harsh and in some cases “inhumane” despite having somewhat improved since Armenia’s accession to the Council of Europe, civil society representatives that regularly inspect...
Council Of Europe Seeks New Reform Of Armenian Election Law
A senior Council of Europe official urged the Armenian authorities Friday to promptly enact major amendments to Armenia’s electoral code that have been suggested by legal experts from the Strasbourg-based organization...
Public monitoring board over places of deprivation of liberty presented its annual report
Today, on October 5 th , Public Monitoring Board of the Ministry of Justice of Armenia presented its Annual Report for year 2005. Chairperson of the Board Michael Baghdasaryan opened the event and passed a word to...
The Amendments to the Law on “Television And Radio” Turned Down
Today almost all the members of the Republican Party came to the National Assembly to provide the voting of the issues discussed during the previous sitting. Nevertheless, the party members failed to provide voting for...
Armenian Republicans ‘Committed To Free Elections’
The governing Republican Party (HHK) is mindful of negative consequences of vote rigging for Armenia and will therefore ensure that the next national elections are free and fair, a senior party figure claimed on Monday...