Vedi, Armenia, June 5, 2012 - The judge presiding over the trial of domestic violence survivor Mariam Gevorgyan rejected the plaintiff's motion for him to withdraw on the grounds that he is not impartial. Note, according to Armenian law, it is the judge himself who decides if he is impartial or not.
Inga Zarafyan, president of the Ecolur environmental NGO, told reporters today that while the Armenian government has often stated that it has assisted in the development of a green economy, the decisions it has taken proves that it is only interested in the exploitation of the nation’s natural resources for short-term profits.
Banking is undoubtedly one of the most regulated industries in the world. While some of the regulation might seem technical, the risk of abuse is so high that the interests of depositors must be protected.
Given the fact of the total control exercised by Ilham Aliyev’s regime over the state and public institutions in Azerbaijan no one can doubt that the given provocation was ordered by none other than President Aliyev himself.
Irate neighbors opposed to the building of a high-rise luxury residential building on Nalbandyan Street in Yerevan have sent an open letter to Hovik Abrahamyan, recently appointed to head Armenia’s new parliament, implying that he is involved in the construction project despite his denials to the contrary.
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The RA Ministry of Defense reports that Armenian forces killed 5 Azerbaijani soldiers when they attempted to infiltrate Armenian defensive positions in Tavoush Marz in the early morning hours.
The road to Gyumri, Armenia’s second city, passes through a repetitive set dry and empty of fields. For a passenger like me, it gets quite boring. As a diversion, I try and read the inscriptions on the roadside monuments set up here and there to commemorate those who have died due to traffic accidents.
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