Yerevan

On the night of December 19, citizen Radik Ghukasyan (born 1968) was found dead in his own Mercedes vehicle. The incident occurred in Nor Nor Nork district community, Yerevan. Policemen arriving in the scene of action discovered 23 cartridge cases with 7.62 mm caliber. At a distance of 100 ... [full story]

Armenian telecommunications company VivaCell-MTS announces the opening of the Tumanyan Fairy Tale Day International Puppet Theater Festival on September 5, in Dsegh, Lori, the home village of the world known Armenian writer Hovhannes Tumanyan. «VivaCell-MTS to children is a commitment we are adamant to keep all over Armenia. A smile brought ... [full story]

The Armenian opposition on Tuesday used strong terms to denounce the force that police used the previous night to disperse a group of opposition protesters in a central Yerevan area. Talking to RFE/RL, Anahit Grigorian said a group of women had kept informed the city authorities as well ... [full story]

Sit-down strikers have been forbidden to sing or vociferate in Northern Avenue after 10 p.m. Yesterday evening after long talks with police officers member of the Armenian National Congress Levon Zurabian urged the sit-down strikers to obey the police order stipulated by the Administrative Code. At first the police ordered ... [full story]

Police in Yerevan used force on Monday to remove anti-government posters and other agitation material from the scene of a non-stop sit-in launched by the Armenian opposition nearly two months ago. But they did not attempt to disperse dozens of opposition supporters camped out in Northern Avenue since ... [full story]