If anyone had any doubts, Serzh Sargsyan gave the clearest signal so far about his intentions to stay in power after his second presidential term expires on April 9th. Continue reading
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Category Archives: Politics
King Bako Sahakian of Artsakh Inaugurated
Nagorno Karabakh – President Bako Sahakian is sworn in for another term, 7Sep2017.
This is a sad day. Nagorno-Karabakh President Bako Sahakian personally and deliberately defeated one of the greatest arguments in support of Karabakh’s independence from dictatorial Azerbaijan by swearing in for yet another term on Thursday and extending his decade-long rule.
TV host Felix Khachatryan, banned from Public TV for years, returns
TV host Felix Khachatryan, banned from Public TV for years, returns
After former PM Hovik Abrahamian’s fall from power, TV host, rapper Felix Khachatrian is allowed to return to the Public TV of Armenia as the host of the new program “Formula of Love” («Սիրո բանաձև»).
Armenia: Limited Justice for Police Violence
One-Sided Prosecutions Year After Attacks on Protesters, Journalists
Riot police and barbed wire block protestors from marching down Baghramyan Street in downtown Yerevan on July 30, 2016. © 2016 Giorgi Gogia/Human Rights Watch
(Yerevan) – The Armenian government has failed to ensure full accountability for police violence against largely peaceful protesters and journalists a year ago, Human Rights Watch said today. At the same time the authorities have indicted at least 32 protesters, convicting 21 of them, with 11 sentenced to prison. Continue reading
Gagik Tsarukian, Armenia’s Trump, leading in Parliamentary Election Polls
Armenian Businessman, leader of “Tsarukian” bloc during pre-elecition campaign
At least two competing opinion polls have shown that Armenia’s richest businessman Gagik Tsarukian’s election bloc named “Tsarukian” after him, is leading the race for the April 2 elections with 40-41% rating.
