
Armenia
Armenian MP suggests allowing conscripts to pay up to $50,000 to reduce length of military service
The proposal, which was made by an MP from the ruling Civil Contract party, is said to have been greenlit by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
The proposal, which was made by an MP from the ruling Civil Contract party, is said to have been greenlit by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Pashinyan, in turn, suggested that if they went by media reports, 70% of the opposition would end up in prison.
The activist attacked by the head of the Nor Nork district is an outspoken critic of the Yerevan Municipality.
Denying the Armenian Genocide has already been criminalised for years.
This marked yet another targeting of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians by ruling Civil Contract party members in recent days.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan congratulated the winners.
The ruling Civil Contract party suggested the changes in November 2024.