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19:28 02/12/2016Architect: It is well known that the process of granting licenses is corruptArchitect Arsen Karapetyan supports the initiative of establishing Chamber of Armenian Architects non-profit and non-governmental institution, which will carry out such functions as granting licenses...
13:34 02/12/2016Court hearing of the Nork Marash armed group starts in YerevanCourt of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash administrative districts of Yerevan started today the hearing of the case on the armed group that was neutralized in November 2015.
14:06 01/12/2016Barbaros Leylani faces trial for making insulting remarks about ArmeniansThe Turkish politician, who made insulting remarks about Armenians during last year’s anti-Armenian demonstration organized by Azerbaijani and Turkish population at Sergels Square in the center of...
20:09 30/11/2016Court declares Nairit Plant bankruptCourt of General Jurisdiction of Shengavit Administrative District, under the presiding judge Armen Chichoyan, issued a verdict on 28 November which declares Nairit Plant CJSC bankrupt, thus...
18:37 30/11/2016EU condemns the executions carried out in BelarusThe European Union condemns the two executions that that took place in Belarus in November of this year, the statement released by the Spokesperson of EU External Actions reads.
16:06 30/11/2016Two Afghan citizens convicted in Armenia for illegally crossing Turkish-Armenian borderThe Court of General Jurisdiction of Ararat and Vayots Dzor Regions has recently issued a verdict regarding the case of illegally crossing the Turkey-Armenia border by two Afghan citizens.
19:50 29/11/2016Good condition in prisons with cells renovated by inmates, study revealsThe conditions are satisfactory in the prisons, where the cells had been renovated by inmates, Ophelia Zalyan, a member of Observers group conducting public monitoring of penitentiary Institutions of...
15:05 28/11/2016Ombudsman’s powers will expand pursuant to the new draft lawDuring today’s extraordinary session the Armenian Parliament is discussing the draft law on the “Human Rights Defender” and the package of related bills.
14:54 26/11/2016Public Prosecution in the spotlight of Artsakh authoritiesArtsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan partook today at a solemn event dedicated to the Day of Public Prosecutor’s Office, President’s Office reported.
12:49 26/11/2016Death toll in train collision in Iran rises to 44Train collision in northern Iran killed at least 44 people and injured 100 on Friday, Iran's state media reported, according to The Associated Press.
20:28 25/11/2016Three women became victims of domestic violence in this yearAs of 15 November of this year 600 cases of domestic violence have been registered in Armenia. 631 suffered as a result of domestic violence, three of whom became victims of violance. The death cases...
15:37 25/11/2016Inadequate work of relevant state bodies another reason for the rise of domestic violence – DiscussionThe Women’s Right Center has received more reports about cases of physical violence against women this year as compared to the previous, phycologist Marine Yeghiazaryan informed, referring to the...
14:43 21/11/2016Egypt jails journalists' union chief, two others for 2 yearsAn Egyptian court sentenced the head of the journalists' union and two board members to two years in prison on Saturday for harboring colleagues wanted by the law and spreading false news, judicial...
15:16 18/11/2016Turkey, more post-coup purges: 103 academics arrestedThis morning the Turkish judiciary issued an arrest warrant against 103 university professors from a university in Istanbul.
12:24 18/11/2016Armenian government approves legislation on criminalizing illicit enrichmentThe government approved the legislation on making amendments to the RA Criminal Code that criminalizes the illicit enrichment.
18:14 17/11/2016ECHR issued Karapetyan and Others v. Armenia case verdictThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued on Thursday the verdict on “Karapetyan and Others v.
11:40 17/11/2016Yanukovych to testify via video conferenceThe ousted Ukrainian ex-president Victor Yanukovych will give his testimony via video conference within the criminal case launched regarding the mass unrest which took place in Kyiv on 20 February...
13:07 15/11/2016Freedom on the Net 2016: Population in Armenia freely uses internet, while internet freedom declines significantly in AzerbaijanInternational human rights organization Freedom House issued the annual Freedom on the Net 2016 report, in which assessed internet freedom in 65 countries of the world.
10:44 15/11/2016Russian Economy Minister Ulyukayev detained over bribe allegationRussian law enforcement officials detained Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev on corruption charges linked to a $5 billion acquisition by state oil giant Rosneft, in a case that could lay bare the...
17:30 12/11/2016Russia arrests 10 suspected terrorists planning Moscow, St. Petersburg attacksRussia's Security Service says it has arrested 10 people who were preparing terrorist attacks in Moscow and St.