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13:15 08/02/2022Pro-government MPs reject opposition bill to raise minimum wage in ArmeniaMPs from Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract faction on Tuesday rejected an opposition proposal to increase the minimum wage from 68,000 drams to 100,000 (approx.
16:15 07/02/2022Human right activist announces assembly outside EU Delegation office in YerevanHuman rights activist Ruben Melikyan announced an assembly outside the office of the European Union Delegation in Yerevan on February 10, following the arrest of judge Boris Bakhshiyan.
15:13 07/02/2022From democracy to dictatorship: Opposition MP slams arrest of judge Boris BakhshiyanArmenia is turning from a democracy into a dictatorship amid the “tacit support” from international organizations, lawyer and opposition Hayastan faction MP Aram Vardevanyan claims.
13:13 07/02/2022Armenian court orders arrest of judge Boris BakhshiyanA first instance court in Armenia’s southernmost Syunik Province has ordered the arrest of judge Boris Bakhshiyan.
12:43 07/02/2022Court orders re-arrest of Kajaran mayor, lawyer saysManvel Paramazyan, the opposition mayor of Kajaran, Armenia, will be arrested again, his lawyer Yervand Varosyan said on Monday.
12:00 07/02/2022Ex-Armenian POW Serzhik Amirkhanyan releasedFormer Armenian prisoner of war (POW) Serzhik Amirkhanyan, who was arrested in Armenia after returning from Azerbaijani captivity, was released on Sunday, human rights activist Ruben Melikyan said.
11:35 07/02/2022Armenian ombudsman: Azerbaijani authorities inciting religious enmity at state levelThe Azerbaijani authorities are inciting religious enmity at the state level, accusing Armenians of Islamophobia with absolute falsehood, Armenia’s Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan...
16:30 05/02/2022Freedom House urges Armenian authorities to revoke law criminalizing ‘serious insults’Freedom House notes with great concern the first criminal conviction of an Armenian citizen under the new provision of the Criminal Code criminalizing “serious insults” against government officials,...
14:15 05/02/2022Judiciary crisis: Opposition MP Taguhi Tovmasyan addresses European ambassadors, CoE leadersArmenia’s judicial system is in “deep crisis”, which has strong political overtones, Taguhi Tovmasyan, an MP from the opposition With Honor faction and head of the parliament’s Standing Committee on...
14:40 04/02/2022Investigative Committee opens criminal probe into child abuse in Yerevan kindergartenThe Investigative Committee of Armenia launched a criminal case into the abuse of a child in one of the kindergartens of Yerevan, the law enforcement agency said in a statement on Friday.
14:15 03/02/2022Ombudsman: Azerbaijan always speaks about peace with threats to destroy ArmeniaAzerbaijan always speaks about peace with threats to destroy Armenia, Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan said on Wednesday.
16:30 02/02/2022Armenia’s SJC suspends judge Boris BakhshiyanArmenia’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has suspended judge Boris Bakhshiyan, pending the outcome of the criminal proceedings against him, according to a decision posted on the official website of...
11:36 02/02/2022EOI urges Public TV Company to retrieve its normal broadcasting policy regarding Armenian ombudsmanArmenia’s Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan has shared a statement of the European Ombudsman Institute (EOI) on the Public TV Company’s policy regarding the ombudsman’s activities.
16:58 01/02/2022Opposition MP: Armenia’s Supreme Judicial Council became a tool to intimidate judgesLawyer and opposition Hayastan faction MP Aram Vardevanyan denounced the decision of Armenia’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to allow the prosecution of judge Boris Bakhshiyan.
16:01 01/02/2022Court hearing in Robert Kocharyan’s case postponed againThe Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction on Tuesday again postponed a hearing in the case involving second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and former Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan for a...
15:52 31/01/2022Armenian police say five drivers protesting against car insurance premiums rise detainedPolice in Armenia on Monday detained five drivers protesting against the expected increase in car insurance premiums in Yerevan's Republic Square.
13:58 31/01/2022Fake Covid certificates issued by Yerevan clinic – NSSThe National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia has discovered fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates issued by one of Yerevan polyclinics.
13:17 31/01/2022Police detain drivers protesting in Yerevan's Republic SquareArmenian police detained a group of drivers protesting against the increase in car insurance premiums in Yerevan on Monday.
12:09 31/01/2022Tatoyan sums up activities related to protection of women's rights during his tenure“I remember cases when women subjected to domestic violence called our hotline or came to our office even at night, because they did not know what to do, or where to go,” Armenia’s Human Rights...
13:58 29/01/2022Turkey's Erdogan replaces justice ministerTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan named Bekir Bozdag, a member of his ruling AK Party, as Justice Minister, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing the Official Gazette.