Politics

It’s been several days since the Armenian government cannot hide its joyfulness – Russia will allot a 500 million USD loan to Armenia. And if several days ago everybody was curious whether Russia will give any money at all now they are asking what for? Why would Russia give that much money to Armenia in …

– The EU demands from the Armenian government to amend the articles 300 and 225 of the criminal code and release all political prisoners by April. According to your opinion what amendments should be made? – The requirements of the EU are more general and are targeted at legal uncertainty and can result in balancing …

Yesterday the Heritage parliamentary faction organized a signature collection action. The National Assembly doesn’t want to hear political prisoners Sasun Mikayelyan, Myasnik Malkhasyan and Hakob Hakobyan who were deprived of their liberty a year ago without any substantial reasons. The “Heritage” party has not been able to collect 44 signatures to convene an NA extraordinary …

There is almost no new information about the murder of the deputy chief of police Gevorg Mheryan. A statement by the office of the prosecutor general said its Special Investigative Service (SIS) as well as the Armenian police and the National Security Service (NSS) swiftly formed a special team tasked with solving the crime. It …

It’s been two days since the MPs of the Heritage faction are negotiating with other MPs in the corridors of the National Assembly. They were trying to persuade the MPs to convene an extraordinary NA session on the NA MPs Sasun Michaelyan, Hakob Hakobyan and Myasnik Malkhasyan, who were deprived of immunity. Reminder: The National …

Armenia’s three main law-enforcement bodies have launched a joint investigation into the shock murder of Gevorg Mheryan, a deputy chief of the national police, officials said on Wednesday. Mheryan was shot dead late on Tuesday moments after leaving his seventh-floor apartment in Yerevan. According to the Office of the Prosecutor-General, the 33-year-old was received four …

Since the adoption of the resolution 1643 the Armenian government has been quiet and is looking for new solutions of the political prisoners’ problem. Last week the government presented a draft package of amendment to the RA law on judicial service, according to which if accused people refuse to stand up at the court, judges …

On Saturday the Armenian Revolutionary Federation organized a fundraising in Dubai and collected five million dollar. This sum is higher than the sums raised in 2001 in Geneva and in 2005 in Paris. The international secretariat of the ARF informs that over 160 people from Armenia, Europe, Middle East and Russia participated in the fundraising …

– The perception of resolution 1643, adopted by PACE, is very controversial in Armenia. Ruling party says it was a success for the authorities and the main oppositional force – Armenian National Congress – blames the Co-Reporters for “concluding a deal with the authorities”. What is your assessment of the resolution? – As you know, …

“We did not want Armenia lose the voting right at the PACE. The PACE resolution cannot be viewed as the victory of the authorities or loss of the opposition. The PACE gave additional time to the Armenian authorities to do certain things,” said PPA leader Stepan Demirchyan during yesterday’s press conference. He says that the …