On September 24, between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM, a drill will be conducted in the town of Ijevan, Tavush Province, on the topic: “Organization of public alerting, sheltering, and evacuation in case of an air raid alarm.”
As part of the exercise, an electric siren will be activated at 12:00 PM.
Please do not be alarmed.
On September 20, at 09:24 AM, the Crisis Management Center of the Tavush Regional Rescue Department received a report of a traffic accident on the Ijevan–Noyemberyan highway, with injuries reported.
Two firefighting and rescue crews from the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Rescue Service were dispatched to the scene.
It was determined that at approximately the 8th kilometer of the highway, an Infiniti vehicle had veered off the roadway and collided with a tree.
Before the rescue teams arrived, the driver and two passengers had been removed from the vehicle and transported to a medical center by bystanders.
Upon arrival, the rescue crews disconnected the vehicle’s power supply, shut off the gas cylinder valve, and extracted two injured individuals from the vehicle, who were then also hospitalized.
On August 24, at 20:24, as a result of measures taken following a report received by the Ijevan division of Community Police, it was revealed that two brothers, aged 22 and 21, residents of Azatamut village, disturbed public order by shouting insults from a car directed at a 15-year-old fellow villager. Afterwards, the teenager’s two brothers joined in, and the sides exchanged mutual insults. One of the parties also threw stones in the direction of the other, disturbing the peace of the community.
A criminal case has been initiated, within the framework of which the 21-year-old participant was arrested and taken to a detention facility.
Notice: A person suspected or accused of an alleged crime is considered innocent until proven guilty in accordance with the procedure established by the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia, by a court judgment that has entered into legal force.
In Ijevan, the representatives of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Armenia held a meeting with the Deputy Governor of Tavush, as well as with the heads of the Ijevan, Berd, and Noyemberyan communities.
During the meeting, issues related to the mandate of the mission and the activities of the staff were discussed. The sides also referred to the formats of cooperation and to the importance of the mission’s work at the local level.
“Cooperation with local authorities in border regions continues to remain one of the priorities of the EU Monitoring Mission, with the aim of contributing to peace and stability in the South Caucasus,” the mission’s statement reads.
The Prosecutor General’s Office had informed that the Department for the Protection of State Interests had submitted 16 lawsuits to the Anti-Corruption Court, with claims to forcibly terminate the building rights over land plots located in the territory of the city park of the Ijevan community of Tavush Province and to return the land plots to the Ijevan community.
“In the framework of a civil case initiated on the basis of one of the above-mentioned lawsuits, by the decision of the Anti-Corruption Court dated August 13, 2025, the claim of the Prosecutor General’s Office was satisfied: the building right of a physical person over a land plot with an area of 19.8 square meters, located at 18/5 Theatre Street, Ijevan community, Tavush Province, was terminated.
After the decision enters into legal force, the above-mentioned land plot located in the territory of the city park of the Ijevan community will be returned to the Ijevan community,” reads the statement of the Prosecutor General’s Office.
As a result of the satisfaction and entry into legal force of 4 of the above-mentioned 16 lawsuits, the following land plots have already been returned to the Ijevan community:
The land plot with an area of 436.8 square meters located at 1/54 Ankakhutyan Street,
The land plot with an area of 1500 square meters located at 1/41 Ankakhutyan Street,
The land plot with an area of 0.03 hectares located at 18/6 Ankakhutyan Street,
The land plot with an area of 0.03 hectares located at 1/27 Valence Street.
Throughout the year, the “Veolia Djur” company, both under the mandatory capital works program and with its own resources, carries out reconstruction works of water pipelines and sewer lines in the settlements it serves. For the company, there is no difference whether a community is large or small, far or near — “Veolia” is there where its subscriber has a problem. And so, this time the “Veolia team” is carrying out reconstruction works of both the sewerage and water supply systems in the city of Ijevan.
With its own resources, in the city’s Spandaryan district, the company is replacing a problematic 600-meter sewer line with a polyethylene pipeline. The frequent alerts received from here several times a week will soon come to an end. The residents of Khujumyan Street are watching the works on their street with joy.
The sewer lines of the district subject to reconstruction are dismantled section by section by the “Ijevan” operation site, the pipelines are replaced, the soil is backfilled, and then they move forward. They try to cause as little inconvenience as possible to their subscribers. However, the most important thing in all these works is the raising of the residents’ legal awareness. It is important to understand the difficulties and the large expenses of these large-scale works, and to use the sewerage purposefully so that it serves for as long as possible. The works are planned to be completed by August 25.
“Every year we implement 3-4 similar programs, because in Ijevan 30-35 percent of the area did not have sewerage. That is, section by section, within the limits of possibilities, we are building new sewer lines. We carry out works especially on those streets where, by decision of the municipality, asphalting and improvement works are to be done; in particular, in this street asphalting works are planned. The sewer line was built in the 1960s, with pipes of different diameters and different slopes. This year, in several places, both sewerage replacement and water supply replacement works are planned,” stated Volodya Ghalumyan, Head of the “Ijevan” operation site of “Veolia Djur” CJSC.
The solution to the water supply problems of Metaghagortsner Street is already nearing completion. The fact is that during about nine months of the year, Ijevan is provided with 24-hour water supply, although according to the established schedule in many areas only six-hour water supply is planned. Such are the technical capacities. But despite this, “Veolia Djur” is never satisfied with what exists. The company constantly seeks and finds solutions to direct more water to the settlements. All the works of the system are aimed precisely at this goal. The team of the “Ijevan” operation site is small, but the most important thing is that they treat their work conscientiously. All these works are also carried out while responding in parallel to daily emergencies. When the sewer lines are renewed and the water reaches the consumers according to the schedule, one of the residents’ everyday concerns simply becomes a solved issue.
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On August 12, educational, cultural, interactive and multi-faceted events dedicated to International Youth Day will be held throughout the republic. In Tavush Region, the programs will include sports and cultural events, intellectual game competitions, film screenings, theatrical performances and thematic discussions.
Artsvaberd – Series of events (House of Culture, 11:00).
Paravakar – Hike to nature (from the yard of the House of Culture, 12:00).
Nerkin Karmiraghbyur – Yard Camp (Mayrik Park, 17:00).
Movses – Festive Event (Culture House, 12:00).
Verin Tsaghkavan – Event (Village Administration Yard, 11:00).
Verin Karmiraghbyur – Yard Camp (Culture House, 13:00).
Choratan – Yard Camp (Culture House, 17:00-20:00).
Roundtable discussion on the topic “Hate Speech in Social Networks” (11:00-13:00).
Discussion on the topic “Problems of Youth in Rural Communities” (Aghavnavank, 12:00-14:00).
Joint drawing initiative of children and youth (town square, 16:00).
Film screening (YPK office, 17:30-19:00).
Youth game (YPK office, 19:00-20:15).
Astronomy (city square, 20:15).
Concert program (House of Culture, 18:00).
Garbage collection with the participation of young people in Azatamut (11:00).
Event-discussion entitled “Youth Wave” (Gandzakar, 12:00).
“Youth Light in Getahovit” musical evening (18:00).
Hike to the sanctuary of Kotrts Yegts (Aygehovit, 11:00).
Meeting with the youth of Achajri and a master class in carpet weaving (House of Culture, 12:00).
The holiday will be accompanied by creative ideas from young people, community activism, and new opportunities for collaboration.
On the evening of August 6, a group of citizens of India working in one of the sewing factories of the city of Ijevan blocked the Ijevan–Yerevan interstate road.
According to the participants of the protest, they had not received their salaries for months, which became the reason for their discontent.
Police officers arrived at the scene, and as a result of explanatory work and negotiations, the road was reopened shortly after; a possible escalation of tensions was prevented.
Regarding the situation, Mher Mirzoyan, director of “IJ grant textile OPT” LLC, told Tavush Media that about 205 Indian workers are employed in the factory under three-year employment contracts.
According to him, the salaries of the workers who participated in the protest have been paid, and their demands are mainly for higher wages and reduced working hours.
“There are organizers among the Indian workers who initiated the protest action. We are waiting for our lawyer’s visit in order to clarify and resolve the issue within the legal framework,” said Mher Mirzoyan.
The textile factory in Ijevan has been operating since 2019.
Hunting uniforms are sewn here, which are mostly exported abroad.
The factory has about 400 employees from Ijevan and neighboring rural communities.
We will definitely keep you informed about the developments of the situation and the new plot twists of the Indian short film.
Our correspondents will also speak with the Indian workers who blocked the road.
“Dance expresses the characteristics of each nation, especially its manners and level of civilization.” On July 29, the “M” dance ensemble’s report concert took place in Ijevan.
The students of the ensemble decorated the Fountain Square in Ijevan with national, Armenian-folk, and various dances.
The voice of the Tavush Media report was read using artificial intelligence; by the way, AI tools are in the “arsenal” of Tavush Media.
“Emergency Channel” Information NGO and Tavush Media, together with Freedom House, are launching a new project aimed at combating disinformation and fake news in Tavush region, preventing media manipulation, spreading and improving media literacy, and creating a unified educational and advisory information platform. It will contribute to the dissemination of accurate, reliable, trustworthy information in the Tavush region, reducing the negative consequences of false and fake news.
As part of the project, on October 8, a training session was held at the “Vernatun” gallery in Ijevan on the topic of “Digital Security, Information Resilience, Security at the Border.” The training was conducted and experiences were shared by Tavush Media partners – information security specialist, media expert, co-founder of CyberHUB cybersecurity company, co-author and coordinator of Ditord.org Samvel Martirosyan, and Armenia program coordinator of the Multilateral Information Institute, media expert, CyberHUB team co-founder Artur Papyan.
The staff of Tavush Media, young correspondents, employees of partner organizations, students, representatives of state administration and local self-government bodies had the opportunity to learn about important topics: digital security, information resilience, and border security. During the meeting, the speakers answered questions from the participants.
The training and the launching project are important steps towards strengthening information security and media education in Tavush, providing the population with accurate and reliable information, strengthening the resilience of communities against disinformation.