Europol and local police throughout Europe arrested 103 people Tuesday who were suspected of being part of a people-smuggling network. 10 European countries and EULEX (European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo) were involved in the common action supported and coordinated by Europol.
Kamran Faisal, an investigator with the National Accountability Bureau of Pakistan (NAB) was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his government hostel on January 18th, according to the BBC. Faisal’s death has been ruled a suicide following an initial investigation by Pakistan police, but despite the ruling, influential political figures including Prime Minister hopeful Imran Khan have joined Faisal’s family in questioning the initial ruling, the...
“Our villages are the chief source of Armenia’s national potential and economic growth,” Hovannisian said. “They are long due for a serious investment—to develop farms, install cheap agricultural equipment, efficiently fertilize local resources, and ensure not only ever greater production but also firmer security along our borders. None of this is possible without a supportive state system that encourages investment through fair...
Sayat Tekir, a representative of the Nor Zartonk civic group in Istanbul, told Hetq that the violence now being perpetrated against the Armenian community in Turkey is nothing new; it’s just that the media and the social internet has raised it to a new level of awareness.
Sayat Tekir is a representative of “Nor Zantonk” group.
Supporters of the Yerevan-based daily newspaper Zhoghovourd, facing a 3 million AMD freeze of its assets, took to the streets carrying banners calling for justice and an end to the government’s repression.
Helsinki Committee President Avetik Ishkhanyan told reporters today in Yerevan that what will be taking place on February 18 will merely be a ballot procedure and not an election.
Orbelyan started off the year with 65 million in the bank and winded up with 24 million by year’s end, in addition to 5,500 Euros and $27,000
AI declared that Turkish authorities have an obligation to investigate any alleged racist and/or religious bias behind the perpetration of these crimes according to the European Convention of Human Rights, ratified by Turkey.
Studio Hetq: Today’s guest is Vladislav Mangasaryan. On several occasions Hetq has tried to conduct a debate between Lernik Hovhannisyan, legal representative of diaspora Armenian investor Edmond Khudyan, and contractor Vladislav Mangasaryan. Khudyan claims that he was swindled out of millions by Mangasaryan and others in Armenia on a construction project in Yerevan. On the past three occasions, the debates quickly...
The following video shows how Hayk and Margarita Ohanyan are surviving with their seven young children on the outskirts of Gyumri. The parents do not work and survive on social assistance from the government. The fuel they burn during the winter months comes from a local garbage dump.
It is no secret that Armenian communities around the world are busy planning scores of projects for the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide on April 24, 2015.
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