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Livestock farmers and meat vendors have begun protesting the enforcement of rules obligating all meat sellers and livestock producers to slaughter their meat only in approved slaughterhouses. [Read more…]
Georgi Kutoyan. Official picture.
The former head of Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS), Georgi Kutoyan, 38, has been found dead in his flat in Yerevan in an apparent suicide. [Read more…]
Armenia's Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan. Image via mediaadvocate.am
Several maternity wards in different villages and cities across Armenia have stopped receiving state funding from the Ministry of Health as of this month. [Read more…]
The smelter plant in Alaverdi. Photo: Gayane Mkrtchyan/OC Media
For years the copper smelter was the economic heart of Alaverdi, but its operation came at a price, the plant spewed thousands of tonnes of toxic emissions into the air. Today the smelter’s terrible environmental record finally caught up with it. [Read more…]
Artur Vanetsyan. Official Picture.
The former head of Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) Artur Vanetsyan has come under fire over allegations he coordinated a smear campaign against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s family. [Read more…]
Photo: Armenia's National Security Service, still from video.
An unidentified man has been detained by Armenia’s National Security Service for allegedly making a fake Facebook account which he used to disseminate false information about Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s statements regarding the assasination of Qasem Soleimani. [Read more…]
Illustration: Dato Parulava/OC Media
For some in Armenia, surrogacy represents a chance at happiness for an infertile couple. But for the women who become surrogates, the experience can be challenging. [Read more…]
Hrayr Tovmasyan. Photo: RFL, still from video.
The chair of Armenia’s Constitutional Court, Hrayr Tovmasyan, has been officially charged with abuse of power. The General Prosecutor’s Office announced that Tovmasyan abused his power as Minister of Justice and obtained land from notary officials through pressure and intimidation. [Read more…]
Bahai community in Armenia. Photo: Chai Khana
Armenia’s small Baha’i community has lived in the country for over a century; now they are finding their place in the new post-revolutionary order. [Read more…]
Armen Tavadyan. Photo via Yerkirmedia.am
Armen Tavadyan, an associate of ex-President Robert Kocharyan, and owner of the pro-Kocharyan TV 5 television channel has been arrested. He has been charged with bribing witnesses to give false testimony in Kocharyan’s ongoing trial.
