Mary Aleksanyan

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Protest against violence against women in Armenia. (Photo: Women's Resource Centre/Facebook)

Domestic Abuse Law Dumped in Armenia

After years of drafting text and consulting with officials, women’s group finds that its proposal to protect victims and punish abusers has been abandoned.

23 May 13

Demonstration by rights activists in Artashat, where a high-profile domestic abuse case has gone to trial. (Photo: Coalition Against Violence)

Armenia: Slow Progress on Domestic Violence Law

Specific legislation is nearly ready, but campaign groups say there is no political will to drive it through.

26 Nov 12

Armine Ohanyan, editor in chief of the Hraparak newspaper, faces a libel claim that would bring the publication down. (Photo: The credit is to Armine Ohanyan

Armenian Media Libel Case Sets Worrying Precedent

Plaintiff unhappy about comments that readers posted on newspaper’s internet site.

25 Nov 11

Homes in Kond are patched up with wood, metal or plastic as residents do not want to invest in more lasting repairs, since demolition could come at any time. (Photo: Mary Aleksanyan)

Condemned Homes in Armenian Capital

Five years after their neighbourhood was placed under demolition order, residents see little sign of progress.

31 Oct 11

Residents of Kond, a district of Yerevan, are waiting to find out when their homes will be demolished. (Photo: Mary Aleksanyan)

Armenia: Legal Limbo for "Deleted" Yerevan District

Unable to move out because their homes are condemned, hundreds of homeowners in capital see no way forward.

21 Oct 11

Newspapers that have been sued since the libel law reform. (Photo: Karine Ionesyan)

Armenia: Reformed Libel Law Sparks Controversy

Journalists say the decriminalisation of defamation has left them facing a flood of actions.

22 Apr 11

Armenian Police Battle Human Trafficking

Criminals seek ways of avoiding serious charges while continuing to take women abroad for prostitution.

15 Jan 11

Meghri crossing point on the border between Armenia and Iran, where 90-95 per cent of the heroin seized said to have come from Afghanistan. (Photo: Vaghinak Ghazaryan)

Armenia: Drug Abuse Soars

Authorities say number of intravenous drug users has doubled in last two years.

8 Oct 10

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