Valery Osipyan

Pashinyan dismisses his top advisor

Pashinyan dismisses his top advisor

Armenian Prime Minster Nikol Pashinyan dismissed his top advisor Valery Osipyan, according to the government's website.  The corresponding decision was taken yesterday. Earlier, Osipyan …

Garik Ghukasyan appointed chief of Yerevan police

Garik Ghukasyan appointed chief of Yerevan police

Chief of Armenian Police Valeriy Osipyan has signed a decree to appoint a new head of the Yerevan City Police Department.  Garik Ghukasyan, a member of the Police Advisory Body, will be in …

Yerevan police chief dismissed

Yerevan police chief dismissed

Yerevan police chief Artak Poghosyan was fired by Police Chief of Armenia Valery Osipyan yesterday. Poghosyan had been appointed as Yerevan police chief in June this year, News.am recalls. …

Police break up protest in Yerevan

Police break up protest in Yerevan

Armenian police have broken up a rally on Baghramyan Avenue. “We are currently trying to find out the exact number of detainees and the place they were taken to. Afterwards, we will decide on our further activities,” RIA Novosti cited one of the leaders of the protesters, Maxim Sargsyan, as saying.

Armenian police try to remove garbage cans used by protesters

Armenian police try to remove garbage cans used by protesters

The police are trying to remove the garbage cans used by protesters as barricades, who are protesting against the increase in electricity tariffs on the Baghramyan Avenue in Yerevan. But the protesters are ignoring the advice. …