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17:48 02/11/20158 inmates in Vardashen prison of Armenia go on hunger strikeEight inmates of ‘Vardashen’ prison in Armenia went on a hunger strike to demand revision of the decisions taken by the commission on parole, Panorama.am learned from Gor Glechyan, head of the press...
17:30 02/11/2015No serious violations revealed during audits of enterprises owned by Tsarukyan, minister saysTax and customs agencies of Armenian Finance Ministry conducted audits in six out of the seven enterprises owned by the ex-leader of Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), businessman Gagik Tsarukyan,...
17:53 31/10/2015MFA of Armenia: According to preliminary information, there were no Armenians aboard crashed planeAccording to preliminary information, there were no Armenian citizens aboard the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt on Saturday.
17:01 31/10/2015US prisoner release: Nearly 6,000 drug inmates to go freeThe US will release nearly 6,000 people jailed for drug crimes in the coming days, an effort to reform policies that led to mass incarceration, according to BBC.
10:09 31/10/2015Famous human rights defender Leyla Yunus – detained in Azerbaijan – wins Battle of Crete Award for courageAzerbaijani human rights defender Leyla Yunus became the winner of the Battle of Crete Award-2015 by OXI DAY foundation for her courage to promote freedom and democracy, Turan information agency...
18:33 30/10/2015French foreign minister's son faces U.S. charges for bad checksThe son of France's foreign minister faces criminal charges in the United States over allegations that he passed bad checks to casinos in Las Vegas, according to a report in French publication Le...
20:28 29/10/2015Election ink: Armenian parliament debates participation of citizens with ID cards in constitutional referendumARFD faction member Artsvik Minasyan presented several proposals for solution of the problem
19:08 29/10/2015Constitutional reform should not be viewed as a way of solving problems in Armenia, expert saysDraft amendments address in greater detail the guarantees of of separation of powers and human rights protection
17:00 29/10/2015Saudi blogger Raif Badawi awarded Sakharov human rights prizeSaudi blogger Raif Badawi, whose flogging sentence caused an outcry, has been awarded the European Parliament's Sakharov human rights prize.
16:14 29/10/2015A. Sargsyan, one of 7 victims of car-care center shooting in Bashkiria, dies in hospitalThe owner of a car-care center A. Sargsyan - one of the seven men wounded in a shooting in the city of Salavat (Bashkiria, Russia) – has died in hospital, according to LifeNews. The other victims are...
15:33 29/10/2015Freedom on the Net 2015: Armenia among leading free internet countries, Azerbaijan’s repressions lead to self-censorshipInternet access remains expensive for the majority of Azerbaijan population
18:56 28/10/2015Operational headquarters of Armenian police set up prior to constitutional referendumOperational headquarters have been set up in the Armenian police. The headquarters will operate before and during the upcoming referendum on the constitutional reform in the country. First Deputy...
17:44 28/10/2015Armenian president signs decree on winter draft and demobilizationPursuant to Article 11 of the Law on Conscription and Article 6 of the Law on Alternative Service, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed on October 27 a decree on the winter draft and...
18:16 27/10/2015Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry denies accreditation to famous foreign media to cover parliamentary electionsA number of international media outlets were denied accreditation for working in Azerbaijan ahead of the parliamentary elections, Turan agency reports.
18:11 27/10/2015Azerbaijanis face trial in US for spying for RussiaThe trial against the group, which illegally provided microelectronics to Russia, is underway in the New York court, US media report, according to the Azerbaijani website Modern.az.
18:03 27/10/2015Venice Commission recommends suggesting to NA several eligible candidates for Human Rights DefenderThe Venice Commission of the Council of Europe has released its opinion on the draft amendments to the Law on the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia In its conclusions, the Venice...
14:50 27/10/2015Armenian police release preliminary voters’ lists for upcoming constitutional referendumThe Armenian police have released preliminary lists (by polling stations) of citizens eligible to vote in the constitutional referendum due in Armenia in the winter.
14:42 27/10/2015Azerbaijan MNS received information about MIA secret agents to use it for criminal purposesThe official sources of Azerbaijan keep silence on the situation around the Ministry of National Security of the country.
23:38 26/10/2015ECHR Ruling doesn’t mean an “End” to Genocide Denial Criminalization. Professor at Geneva UniversityOn the final judgment of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Perincek vs Switzerland case Panorama.am has spoken with Dr.
20:58 26/10/2015Armenian ombudsman, opposition MP engage in verbal duel on topic of ‘pleasure’The Armenian parliament discussed today the Human Right Defender Karen Andreasyan’s report on the activities of Human Rights Defender of Armenia and violations of human rights and freedoms in the...