#VIOLENCE
Some 1,600 cases of violence against women and girls reported in Armenia in 10 months of 2023
Some 1,600 cases of domestic violence against women and girls were reported in Armenia in the first 10 months of 2023, up from average 1000-1,2000 cases reported in the previous three years, Sofi Bostanjyan, the head a Justice Ministry division dealing with trafficking and women's issues, said at a press conference on Monday.Two men arrested in Armenia on charges of violence against parliament speaker and theft of jewelry from Pashinyan's residence (VIDEO)
A court in the Armenian capital Yerevan has permitted law-enforcement authorities to arrest two people on charges of committing violence against former Armenian National Assembly Speaker Ararat Mirzoyan and robbing Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's residence.Freedom House concerned about outbreak of violent and hateful rhetroic used by Armenian parties running in snap elections
The Freedom House said in a statement on June 9 that it shares Armenia's human rights defender Arman Tatoyan's concerns about deepening polarization in the country triggered by upcoming snap parliamentary elections scheduled to take place on June 20.More attacks and violence against journalists reported in Armenia
The number of attacks and violence against journalists and mass media outlets has increased in Armenia, according to Ashot Melikyan, chairman of the Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression, who presented today a report on the situation with freedom of speech and the rights of journalists and mass media in Armenia in the first quarter of 2021.Supporter of ex-president Kocharyan tried to bribe a citizen in return for backtracking on his previous testimony
A supporter of Armenia's ex-president Robert Kocharyan tried to bribe a citizen who was recognized as an aggrieved person in the violent clashes between protesters and security forces in the wake of the disputed 2008 presidential election, asking him to backtrack on his previous testimony in return for a hefty monetary reward, the Armenian Police said.Armenian law on prevention of family violence in need of revision - minister
The Armenian law on prevention of family violence and protection of victims of family violence needs revision, Armenian Labor and Social Affairs Minister Zaruhi Batoyan told ARKA News Agency. "Experience shows that the existing mechanisms are not enough for cooperation with the police, government and other agencies," she said.Some 1,509 cases of violence against women reported in Armenia over first ten months of this year
Some 1,509 cases of violence against women have been reported in Armenia over the first ten months of this year, Arthur Vardanyan, deputy chief of the 3rd division of the Armenian police's criminal investigation department, said Monday at a news conference. This is 419 cases (21.73%) less than in the same period a year before. "In particular, 305 cases of violence against women took place in families against 460 in the previous year," Vardanyan said.Attackers on a VTB bank (Armenia) branch in Yerevan steal 8.5 million drams
Armenian law-enforcement authorities in the Arabkir administrative district in the capital Yerevan have opened today a criminal case into a threat of violence against the employees of a VTB Bank (Armenia) branch with the aim of stealing an especially large amount of money.Armenia signs CoE convention on domestic violence
Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe Paruyr Hovhannisyan signed earlier this week the Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, a spokesman for Armenian foreign ministry Tigran Balayan tweeted.Armenian political analyst blames latest surge in violence in Karabakh on Aliyev’s personnel policy
Armenian political expert Tatev Hayrapetyan explained the latest surge of violence on the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev’s plan to gradually get rid of the people who had been brought to power by his late father.| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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