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Armenia: Judicial harassment and defamation campaigns against several environmental defenders
May 29, 2019 at 16:50 | Mining | Vayots dzor
The Observatory expresses its deepest concern over the judicial harassment and smear campaigns against Msses. Tehmine Yenoqyan, Ani Khachatryan, Nazeli Vardanyan, Messrs. Levon Galstyan, Shirak Buniatyan and Edmon Aghabekyan and all environmental defenders, as they seem to be only aimed at punishing them for their legitimate human rights activities. The Observatory calls upon the authorities of
Illegal Tree Felling in Yeghegnut Forestry enterprise
May 29, 2019 at 13:47 | Officials | Lori
Gugarq Division of Police received a letter from Yeghegnut Forestry Enterprise of “ArmForest” SNCO that 17 illegally cut down trees were detected during the inspection in Pambak section of Yeghegnut Forestry Enterprise

May 24, 2019 at 18:04 | Sevan | Gegharkunik
In 2013-2017 the Foundation for Recovery of Sevan Trout Reserves and Development of Fish Breeding received 8 billion AMD from the state for the implementation of this project
Assignments of RA Chief Prosecutor to Regional and Yerevan Prosecutor Offices on Verdict on Public Environmental Front on Forests Case
May 21, 2019 at 19:47 | Forest | Kotayk | Syunik | Yerevan
RA Chief Prosecutor's Office has assigned the prosecutors of Syunik and Kotayq regions, and the prosecutor of Erebuni and Nubarashen administrative quarters of Yerevan City to examine and check the problems laid down in the verdict of the Public Environmental Court on the violations of forest ecosystem in Armenia
Problems with Water in Artashar Community
May 21, 2019 at 17:35 | Water | Armavir
The sewage of Armavir and Metsamor Towns getting mixed with the irrigation water in Akhuryan-Araks aqueduct, is used for the irrigation of the agricultural land areas in Artashar