Human Rights Day in Armenia: Not Much to Shout About
Rights activists say the situation has got worse since the country joined a Moscow-led bloc.
Rights activists say the situation has got worse since the country joined a Moscow-led bloc.
Parliament bans marriage for under-18s except with court’s assent, but rights activists say this won’t be enough to effect change.
Proposed changes envisage shift from presidential to parliamentary system.
Two policemen and four alleged members of an Islamist group killed in shootout near Baku.
Government hopes that devolving revenue collection will help curb tax evasion. It may, but only among the poor.
Bad news – it doesn’t herald a softer line on dissent or a clampdown on corruption.
Russia’s desire to increase its military role in Armenian airspace may be connected to differences with Turkey on Syria.
Latest census shows big drop in population, not picked up by previous flawed data collection.
Turkey celebrates, but Armenian government also finds positives to take away.
President pledges that rehousing programme in country’s second city will be complete by late 2016.