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20/03/2020 17:10Azerbaijani hackers spread disinformation about coronavirus death cases in Armenia: NSSThe NSS urges the users follow the safety rules of their accounts and the people to follow only the official information.
19/03/2020 18:28Armenia’s President signs decrees on appointing Police, NSS chiefsArmenia’s President Armen Sargsyan signed decrees appointing Arman Sargsyan as chief of Armenia’s Police and Eduard Martirosyan as NSS chief.
19/03/2020 11:16“Media Advocate” fully shares the concerns expressed in the statement of the Journalists’ Union of Armenia and media editorsWe fully agree with the statement of the Reporters Without Borders international organization on Armenia, according to which “Controlling information doesn’t help to fight epidemic but spreads rumors and fear”.
18/03/2020 19:30NSS, Police acting chiefs to be re-appointed: Armenia’s PMThe corresponding decree will be signed on March 19.
17/03/2020 16:32Bills envisaging responsibility for breaching quarantine regime almost ready: deputy minister“We already have concrete bills which will soon be put into circulation. They are almost ready,” he said.
16/03/2020 21:55Compulsory enforcement service has new headWith other decree, Davit Beginyan has been relieved from the post of acting chief of the compulsory enforcement service.
16/03/2020 21:26Dissemination of false information regarding coronavirus from 6.30 pm today to be punishable: Armenia’s PM“We have done it with special purpose - to gain the trust of the people, for them to believe the official information. The government is the only reliable source,” the PM said.
16/03/2020 16:39Conduction of rallies, strikes to be prohibited during state of emergencyBesides, the organization of public events, their conduction and participation in the republic will be prohibited.
12/03/2020 16:03CC chairman urges citizens to refrain from attending CC session on March 17Chairman of Armenia’s Constitutional Court Hrayr Tovmasyan urged people not to attend the CC session on March 17 because of the risk of spread of coronavirus.
10/03/2020 13:31Court hearing postponed after Robert Kocharyan fails to attend it due to health issuesMC representative informed the court that the transportation of the second president to the court is not expedient.
09/03/2020 11:32Lowering age threshold of judges should not become a problem for Armenia’s citizens: PAP deputy“We have not spoken against it, we abstained. It is a working regime,” the deputy said.
09/03/2020 11:16Former deputy Mihran Hakobyan summoned for interrogation“I will report later what criminal case it is spoken about and what relation I have to it,” he wrote.
06/03/2020 18:08Judge examining Kocharyan’s case denies recusal motion“The decision is not subjected to appeal,” the judge said, adding that the next court hearing is scheduled for 1pm March 10.
06/03/2020 13:34Governments need to be protected from their worst instincts to control the judiciary: Thomas de Waal on developments over CC in Armenia: World Politics ReviewIf you thought judicial appointments were an explosive issue in the United States, just look at Armenia, where over the past year, the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has declared war on Armenia’s senior judges. Most recently, Pashinyan has called a popular referendum for April 5 to remove seven of the nine judges on the Constitutional Court, whom he accuses of blocking his reform agenda.
06/03/2020 12:22Armenia’s justice minister, U.S. ambassador discuss implementation of reforms in ArmeniaWelcoming the U.S. top diplomat, the minister thanked for the U.S. assistance to the reforms in Armenia, stressing that the maximum will be done to boost bilateral cooperation and form a wider agenda of partnership.