A court in Yerevan on Monday ordered a pro-opposition newspaper to pay the family of former President Robert Kocharian 3 million drams ($8,000) in damages for what it called slanderous reports that attributed extensive business interests to his relatives.
Conditions in Armenia’s prison remain inadequate and have only worsened in recent years, a team of civil society representatives that regularly inspects them claimed on Thursday.
Getting enrolled in Armenia’s state-run universities and colleges will be as easy as ever this summer due to sweeping structural changes in the national education system introduced over the past decade.
The Armenian parliament approved on Monday government plans to raise the military draft age to 19 years because of changes in the national education system.
Armenia’s entry has earned the right to sing in the final of a popular annual pan-European song contest, raising hopes among local fans for a coveted top prize this year.
Armenians have picked the participant that will represent their country at a popular pan-European song contest to be held in Norway in May.
A prominent lawyer heading Armenia’s bar association harshly criticized on Tuesday the official criminal investigation into last week’s severe beating of Argishti Kivirian, editor of the Armenia Today online news agency.
