Section: A1plus (Armenia)
Mane Tandilyan: This demonstrates ‘the fearful stance’ of the HHK
Famous blogger Alexandr Lapshin has been extradited to Azerbaijan. Lapshin, a citizen of Russia, Ukraine and Israel, has already arrived in Baku. He was flown on a special charter flight. “This demonstates the fearful stance of the Republican Party of Armenia,” says Mane Tandilyan, Vice-Chair of the Bright Armenia Party and a member of the Yelk...
Belarus extradites Alexandr Lapshin to Azerbaijan
Belarus has extradited blog writer Alexandr Lapshin to Azerbaijan. Haqqin.az says that Lapshin, a citizen of Russia, Ukraine and Israel, was flown to Baku on a special charter flight. On February 7, the Supreme Court of Belarus rejected the blogger’s appeal against the Belarusian Prosecutor General’s Office on his extradition to...
Armenia ranked among authoritarian states
Today (January 25), the British influential “Economist Intelligence Unit” consulting company has published its annual report on democracy. The report bearing the title “Democracy Index: Revenge of the “deplorables” also addresses the democracy index in Armenia for last year. “Back, Armenia” In 2015, the same “Economist Intelligence Unit”, in its...
PACE winter plenary part-session kicks off
There have also been a requests for an urgent debate on the functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey and for a current affairs debate on the situation in Syria and its effects upon surrounding countries. Addressing the Assembly will be Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus, Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania, and Johannes Hahn,...
Kiraki: Integration or assimilation? Ethnic minorities do not maintain traditions
Another issue of Kiraki (Sunday) program is dedicated to the ethnic minorities living in Armenia. The RA National Assembly ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in 1993. According to the data of 2011 census, 57 thousand representatives of ethnic minority live in Armenia. The biggest community among the...
Culture and Creativity Programme: call for applications
The European Union-Eastern Partnership Culture and Creativity Programme is inviting small and medium sized towns in the six Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine) to express their interest in piloting Creative Towns and Regions Initiative. Background: The Creative Towns and Regions Initiative...
Stanislav Bogdanovich wins tournament after Andranik Margaryan
International master Stanislav Bogdanovich has gained victory in this year chess tournament after the RA former Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan. Today in the final 9th round held in Chess Academy of Armenia, Ukrainian chess player defeated last year’s winner, Russian chess player Davit Paravyan, scored 6.5 points and surpassed Artsakh GM...
Schenkkan: “December referendum was indeed one of the most undeniable of all of Armenia’s corrupted elections”
On January 4th, over 100 people attended the premiere screening of Referendum Rewind at the Tribeca Film Center in lower Manhattan. Filmed, edited and directed by LA filmmaker and activist Robert Davidian, a native of New York, the film chronicles the pro-democracy movement in the Republic of Armenia. Through the voices of the people and live...
Armenia: The Most Expensive Electricity in CIS
As it is known, recently the RA Public Services Regulatory Commission has decided to reduce the electricity tariff in Armenia by 1.2 AMD. As a result, 1 kWh will cost 29.48 to 41.98 AMD (depending on the time of the day and voltage) for legal entities, and for residential subscribers it will make up 34.98 AMD (at night) and 44.98 in daytime. On...
Armenian Olympic medalist Faina Melnik dies at 71
Faina Melnik, a famous discus thrower, a 1972 Summer Olympics champion, the 5th Olympic champion of Armenia, died in an accident in Moscow on Friday at the age of 71, Sport-Express, a Russian daily sports newspaper. Melnik was born in Bakota, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine in 1945. She became interested in discus throwing at 25.she achieved success when...
