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Hiking - Marching to Amulsar on April 28: AEF

In the frames of "Supporting New Reforms in SHPP Sector through CSO-Government Dialogue" project, the expert group visited "Jermuk-1" SHPP which is located in the administrative area of Sarnakunq residential area of

He mentioned that the Expert Assessment Center should have noted the risks in its opinion, which were described in the EIA, for example, that heavy metals will affect water resources, there is a probable impact on Lake Sevan, biodiversity will reduce and heavy metals may penetrate into food chain because of acidic drainage

"Lydian International" Company as represented by its subsidiary "Lydian Armenia" is developing the infrastructures for the development of Amulsar gold-polymetallic mine. The project-impact communities are Jermuk Resort Town and Gndevaz Village in Vayots Dzor Region and Gorayk Community in Syunik Region

n the frames of "Supporting New Reforms in SHPP Sector through CSO-Government Dialogue" project, the expert group visited "Saravan" SHPP which is located in the administrative area

The following actions have been carried out to restitute the rights of the residents:

In the frames of "Supporting New Reforms in SHPP Sector through CSO-Government Dialogue" project, the expert group visited "Gomq" SHPP which is located in the administrative area of

In the frames of "Supporting New Reforms in SHPP Sector through CSO-Government Dialogue" project, the expert group visited "Arpa-3" SHPP which is located in the administrative area of

The Armenian Environmental Front (AEF) has filed a claim on Amulsar gold mining project against the Ministry of the Emergency States of Armenia, which has been accepted for litigation by RA Administrative Court, and the date of the preliminary hearing has been appointed on

In the frames of "Supporting New Reforms in SHPP Sector through CSO-Government Dialogue" project, the expert group visited "Arpa-2" SHPP which is located in the

'In August 2017, when there were too many winds, you couldn't see any person in the dust of the heap leach facility. People are already concerned if there is so much dust when the main activities have not been launched, what will happen when they

In her speech at the National Assembly on 6 February, MP from 'Yelq' Faction Mane Tandilyan called for the competent bodies to present exhaustive explanations to the public on the problems of Teghout tailing dump and to refuse from Amulsar mining accepting the case

'Lydian's story is another distorted or false news, which I will clarify with great pleasure. Neither I or any member of my family or any other organization related to my family have never been, are not and

International experts have accomplished and presented for the public judgment the final conclusion on the probable consequences of Amulsar gold mining project

The implementation of Amulsar gold mining project is impermissible: this is the expert assessment of the alternative public hearings, which was issued to Amulsar

In January "Lydian Armenia" Company experts and independent experts will jointly discuss the documentation of Amulsar gold mining project, as RA Nature Protection Minister Artsvik Minasyan said at the Public Council meeting

'EcoRight' NGO President Arthur Grigoryan has appealed to RA Cassation Court the ruling of RA Administrative Court on Amulsar mining case, under which the NGOs were left

Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on 10 December every year. The date was chosen to honour the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and