Society

The chief police of the Shirak Marz has been having problems since fall. Let’s recall that head of the civil department of the Shirak Marz police department in Gyumri Shirak Shahnazayan was removed from office back in October. Currently, he is working as a miller in the flouring mill belonging to Martin Sukiasyan, who is …

Treating ammunition Twenty-three year old Armen Puluzyan from the city of Edjmiadzin was arrested in May of this year, however, he can’t prove that he is innocent neither at the Edjmiadzin police department nor the first instance court of the Armavir Marz. It all started like this: resident of the Zvartnots district of Edjmiadzin Mayis …

Yesterday, Karen Hakobyan (“Hope” NGO), Gohar Armenakyan (“Soldier Defense Committee” mother’s initiative group), Seda Melikyan (“Spiritual Armenia” NGO), artist Harutyun Simonyan and Lala Aslikyan gave a report of Razmik Sargsyan’s health status to the Nubarashen police department. The status is the following: “Despite Razmik’s critical health condition, the second instance court presided by M. Arghamanyan …

At a discussion held at the Marriott Armenia Hotel on December 2 nd , the Ararat Gold Recovery Company ltd. (AGRC) once again presented its plans for building a gold processing plant near the Sotk mine, twenty kilometers away from Lake Sevan. This time the management of the company invited the governor of Gegharkunik as …

An Italian girl, who was saved by “medulla” donor Vahe Vardanyan, sent him souvenirs, her paintings and a letter, where she wrote: “Dear stranger, at first you were a hope for me, now you are a wonderful. We will never forget what you did for us. Thank you. You will always stay in our hearts. …

The four families expelled from their homes on Byuzand street due to the needs of the state don’t know where they will celebrate the New Year. They continue to live in roofless shelters after the expulsion. The mothers of these families have gone out on a hunger strike starting from December 15. The health statuses …

There, we can see the nine-member Kirakosyan family living in a small, wooden, two room “shelter” with three cats and a dog named Chalo. The middle aged man tries to grab the wood. He moves slowly, barely moves his fingers; his feet, despite the cold weather, are weak. He tries to hide his feet but …

Yesterday the “Sessna-525” airplane (belongs to the German “Silver Bride” private airline), which took off from “Zvartnots” airport, was obligated to land in Baku. According to the deputy-director of “Azal” state concern Arif Mamedov, the airplane travelling from Frankfurt-Istanbul-Yerevan-Ashkhabad-Kabul has been fueled in Yerevan, however the fueling norms have not been provided – the fuel …

Attacks on journalists have become a usual thing in Armenia during the past couple of years. That is probably the reason why it has been a couple of years since international organizations have made speeches placing Armenia in the list of countries with “non-liberal” mass media rather than the former “liberal” mass media country. Recently, …

On November 24-26 in Tbilisi a conference took place, the title of which was “Christianity in our life – yesterday, today and tomorrow”.  Representatives of different religious organizations were participating from Georgia and foreign countries. In order to participate in the conference the organizers asked the Armenian diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia …