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Now on the part of all land owners the Initiative group intends to take more drastic measures, for example, a sit-down strike or to make a petition to leave this country which they will have to do.

The residents assure after demolishing the former kindergarten and cutting down several thick trees the company now intends to destroy the small orchard belonging to Sculptor Ghukas Chubaryan where sculptor’s works are presented under open sky.

suing the ministry is conditioned by the fact it’s already three months since

Yerevan—Judge Artur Mkrtchyan of the First Instance General Jurisdiction Court of Yerevan’s Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeitun administrative regions examined the collective action which residents of the buildings at 5, 3, and 7/1 Komitas Boulevard had filed against the Liber and Rem Group LLCs. After hearing the case, Judge Mkrtchyan ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and, as a provision, prohibited the defendants and their employees from carrying out constructions and cutting down trees at 5 Komitas Boulevard.

The nation genofond has been endangered: we speak about the residents of Alaverdi Town and its adjacent residents.

On May 20 several representative of a company again arrived in the Garden of Dragons. They have been trying residents’ patience for months and seeking to start the civil works once again saying they have a permit.

as a result of tree-planting activities in all administrative districts of the city, a total of 29,800 trees were planted, of which 9,500 are evergreens

. Nevertheless, neither Nature Protection Minister, nor Urban Development Minister Vardan Vardanyan accepted these residents’ special invitation to take part in the cleaning.

“Gardens and parks must be cultivated, and grass must be cut down. This culture should be introduced in the capital,” the Mayor outlined

“Based on Yerevan Municipality reply N 18/08/1-Կ-402 dated on 23.03.2011 to our application signed by 150 residents from Sayat-Nova Avenue, Nalbandyan, A. Petrosyan and Tumanyan streets, we demand to stop all the civil works conducted on that particular territory and immediately to take away all the machinery.”

On May 20 'EcoLur' has received an alarm signal from Armavir residents that Armavir town garden trees have been cut for the construction.

“EcoLur” keeps on receiving alarm signals about the elimination of green zones.

On May 16 people living at 5 Komitas Avenue brought a collective action against “Liber” LLC (Director Edvard Keshish Abram) to stop illegal civil works in progress.

Green spaces in Yerevan continue to be under attack despite recent assurances by Mayor Karen Karapetyan. These photos were sent to Hetq by Andranik Melikdjanyan, Director of Melikdjanyan Holding.

After the question and answer session with the government the “Heritage” Faction Leader Stepan Safaryan made an arrangement with Nature Protection and Urban Development Ministers to visit 106 Nalbandyan

'When I came up to one of the peope and asked why they were cutting trees, they said they had the permission of the municipality for pruning. But they were cutting very uncarefully by cutting both dry and green branches,'

Considering the dignity of Armenian citizens and their right to protect public territories and having exhausted all the administrative courts, we are bringing a joint legal action to the Constitutional Court of Armenia undersigned by 117 citizens, including famous intelligent people

On May 10 a symbolic tree planting will be held on Yerablur devoted to 19th anniversary of Shushi liberation.