ArmInfo.Former Yerevan Mayor, leader of the New Force party Hayk Marutyan is starting to collect
signatures against raising public transport fares in the Armenian capital from January 1, 2025.
ArmInfo.During a press conference on November 2, public administration specialist and economist Hovhannes Avetisyan stated that the police are in the hands of people who deceived the public in the past. Avetisyan was detained by law enforcement officers on October 31 along with a group of young people suspected of illegal possession of weapons. All 9 detained citizens were later released.
ArmInfo. At the request of the Artsakh Human Rights Defender's Office and the proposal of 1/5 of the
deputies of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia (deputies from the "Armenia" and "I have the honor" factions), they applied to the RA Constitutional Court to determine the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of the participants in the funded component of the pension system of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Artsakh
Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan reported this on his Facebook account.
ArmInfo.The process of issuing new temporary protection certificates (refugees) to forcibly displaced persons from Artsakh has begun. As reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia, individuals with certificates valid until December 31, 2024, can extend their cards by visiting any regional department of the Migration and Citizenship Service.
ArmInfo.November in the Armenian capital was marked by screenings of contemporary European films. The
Union of Cinematographers of Armenia, with the financial support of the European Union, announced the start of the European Film Month in Yerevan, which is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Surrealist Manifesto, written by the French writer and poet Andre Breton; in 1924.
ArmInfo.The statue of People's Artist of Armenia, actor, and director Yervand Manaryan was unveiled in Yerevan today. Attending the ceremony were Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Arayik Harutyunyan, Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan, representatives of the cultural sphere and others.
ArmInfo.From November 11 to 13 inclusive, the representative of Armenia on international legal
issues Yeghisheh Kirakosyan will be sent to the Kingdom of the Netherlands (The Hague) to participate in hearings on the case being considered by the International Court of Justice on the basis of the
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and in hearings on the publication of decisions on the submitted preliminary objections.
ArmInfo.In an area where rescue excavations were conducted last year, archaeologists discovered a basalt stone statue from the Urartian period that weighed approximately one tonne during the archaeological excavations in Van's Tusba district, Arkeonews reports.
ArmInfo.On November 5, Yerevan will host an international conference entitled "The Path to Social
Justice: Decent Work" with the participation of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia.
ArmInfo.Football club "NOA" calls for a solution to the problem that has arisen around the president of the Football Federation of Armenia Armen Melikbekyan.
ArmInfo. UWC Dilijan and UNDP Armenia Co-Host Armenian Local Conference of Youth Ahead of COP 29 Dilijan, Armenia - October 29, 2024 On October 27, UWC Dilijan and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Armenia co-hosted the Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) Armenia ahead of COP 29 on the theme "Climate Justice: What It Means in the World and in Armenia".
ArmInfo.UNICEF and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) announced the launch of the second phase of a three-year cooperation (2024-2027) aiming to empower young and communities across Armenia to become resilience towards climate change.