Most popular articles
Law
15:52 21/01/2017NKR Ombudsman on Lapshin's extradition: It is an attempt to silence free speech on ArtsakhNKR Human Rights Defender Ruben Melikyan considers Belarus’ decision to extradite blogger Alexander Lapshin to Azerbaijan as a serious issue of human rights.
11:47 21/01/2017Turkey’s parliament passes polemic bill to boost Erdogan powersTurkey’s parliament on Saturday approved a contentious constitutional reform package, paving the way for a referendum on a presidential system that would greatly expand the powers of President Recep...
11:17 21/01/2017South Korea's culture minister arrested over corruption scandalSouth Korean prosecutors arrested the culture minister on Saturday, on suspicion of abuse of power for drawing up a blacklist of artists, writers and entertainers critical of the country's impeached...
11:51 19/01/2017Referendum on NKR Draft Constitution to be held on 20 FebruaryOn 19 January President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on putting the new Draft Constitution of the Artsakh Republic to a referendum, Central Information Department of the Office of the Artsakh...
19:08 18/01/2017Criminal case launched on murder of Armenian soldier by Azerbaijani fireThe Second Garrison Investigative Unit of General Military Investigative Department has launched a criminal case over the murder of the Armenian serviceman by the Azerbaijani fire, Panorama.am...
14:42 18/01/2017Report reveals Azerbaijani deliberate assault on civilian population in Chinari village of ArmeniaThe Azerbaijani forces intended to deliberately target civilian population in Chinari village of Armenia’s Tavush region on the morning of December 29, 2016, while carrying out a sabotage...
12:55 18/01/2017Gevorg Kostanyan appointed as aide to President of ArmeniaArmenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on January 18, appointing former Prosecutor General Gevorg Kostanyan as the President’s aide, press department of the President’s Office reported in...
18:54 17/01/2017Turkish parliamentarian plans to sue Garo Paylan over Armenian Genocide remarksMember of Turkey’s Great Union Party (BBP) Arif Kyoroghlu has appealed to the prosecutor’s office for opening a case against Armenian member of Turkish Parliament Garo Paylan of the Peoples’...
16:33 17/01/2017Russia opposes extradition of bloger Lapshin to Azerbaijan, FM Lavrov saysMoscow is taking actions to solve the situation around Russian and Israeli citizen Alexander Lapshin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at his annual news conference on Tuesday, referring...
20:28 16/01/2017Drug smuggling attempts prevailed in last three months of 2016, Armenia’s SRC reportsThe Preclearance control and anti-smuggling task force and double customs control departments of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia jointly revealed 46 cases of customs rules violations in the...
17:32 14/01/2017ODIHR welcomes gender quota on candidate lists envisaged by Armenia’s Electoral CodeThe OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) welcomes the increased quota in Armenia’s new Electoral Code for each gender on candidate lists from 20 to 25 per cent with a...
15:56 14/01/2017ODIHR report states Electoral Code of Armenia addressed many previous recommendationsODIHR report states Electoral Code of Armenia addressed many previous recommendationsIn accordance with its mandate, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR)...
18:13 13/01/2017Charges filed against three rectors of private universities in ArmeniaDue to the large-scale investigative activities undertaken by Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) cases of providing diplomas formed on the basis of false grounds by different private...
11:51 13/01/2017Samsung boss questioned in South Korea corruption probeSamsung chief Lee Jae-yong has been questioned at the prosecutor's office in Seoul as a suspect in South Korea's biggest political corruption scandal, BBC reported.
16:46 11/01/2017Investigative Committee: Faulty brake system of “Ural” vehicle caused the deadly crash claiming soldier’s lifeThe 8th Garrison Investigation Division of the Military Criminal Cases Department of the RA Investigative Committee has completed the preliminary investigation of the criminal case launched on the...
13:28 11/01/2017Shootout took place in Yerevan with two hospitalizedThe Police of Armenia reports that a call from a medical center was received on January 11, at 01.00 a.m.
20:08 10/01/2017Swiss Muslim children must swim in mixed classes, rules ECHRSwitzerland has won a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) case allowing it to force Muslim parents to send their daughters to mixed school swimming lessons.
16:15 09/01/2017Criminal case launched on the death of family of three in Musaler community of ArmeniaCriminal case has been launched in Vagharshapat Investigation Division of Armavir Department of the RA Investigative Committee regarding the death case of a family of three.
13:59 06/01/2017Growth in murder cases registered in ArmeniaArmenian’s National Statistical Service (NSS) has released data showing crime cases against individuals decreased in Armenia within eleven months of 2016, as compared to the indicated period of the...
19:51 05/01/201716 sexual assaults reported in Austria after New Year’s Eve celebrationsA total of 16 sexual assaults have been reported at New Year's Eve celebrations across Austria, including 11 incidents in the city of Innsbruck in Tyrol, The Local reported.