An OCCRP reporter has been invited back to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly's Rose-Roth seminar in Montenegro after last week being disinvited at the behest of the Montenegrin Parliament. Reporter Miranda Patrucic was slated to speak on fighting corruption before being asked not to attend.
Organized crime and corruption are the biggest obstacles facing Western Balkan countries that seek EU membership, the European Commission (EC) said in its latest European Union enlargement strategy report, released Wednesday.
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On the night of February 23, a young woman died in the Armenian mountain village of Koutakan while waiting for an ambulance that never came.
I have been asked for the U.S. views on yesterday’s announcement that Mr. Oskanian has been formally charged. This development, in my view, is bad for justice and democracy in Armenia.
The Heritage Party has nominated Styopa Safaryan to run for the parliamentary seat in Electoral District 1 (Avan and Nor Nork).
Our work, as in the past and now, is maximally transparent and public, and it would be far better if law enforcement and security agencies were to occupy themselves with the real issues regarding state security.
The trial of Artak Gevorgyan, accused of a car hijacking in June, was suspended even before it was scheduled to start at the Armavir Regional Court.
According to the Vanadzor Office of the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly, there are 45,000 individuals in Armenia suffering from a variety of mental health disorders whose rights aren't being defended.
Today is World Mental Health Day, an annual event designed to raise public awareness about mental health issues worldwide. The day promotes open discussions on illnesses as well as investments in prevention and treatment services. This year the theme for the day is “Depression: A Global Crisis.”
During a cabinet meeting today, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan declared that those responsible for the disappearance of 200 million AMD out of the 270 million allocated for school construction in the village of Metz Mantash (Shirak) would be punished to the full extent of the law.
"We understand that among some representatives of the Armenian public the idea of screening a film that relates to this topic has posed concerns. I would like to underline in response that the EU aim is to spread information and encourage awareness in Armenia, thus challenging stereotypes. One of art's important functions is to open discussions and confront prejudice and pre-conceived opinions".
The NSS states that on September 24, Uzbekistan citizen Zamirzhon Otazhanov, presented him to Armenian law enforcement and stated that he was ready to explode a bomb in Baku in return for $20,000.
This is the second part of the debate between two Democratic Congressmen, Howard Berman and Brad Sherman, held at the FerrahianSchool’s Avedissian Hall in Encino,California, on Sept. 29. The debate was organized by the Armenian National Committee of America, Western Region.
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