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11:36 03/06/2022Armenian court upholds arrest of five ARF activistsA court in Armenia has upheld the arrest of five young members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) party involved in a brawl in the city of Gyumri at anti-government protests.
12:28 02/06/2022Complaints to Armenian HRD's office over children's rights increased in 2021The office of Armenia’s human rights defender (HRD) received grants worth 22.9 million drams (about $51,000) in 2021, Ombudsperson Kristine Grigoryan said at budget discussions in the parliament on...
11:05 02/06/2022Johnny Depp wins defamation case against ex-wife Amber HeardJohnny Depp won a defamation suit Wednesday against his former wife Amber Heard after a jury found that she had defamed Depp in saying that he had abused her over the course of their relationship,...
14:30 01/06/2022Deputy Tbilisi mayor found dead at his homeDeputy Mayor of Tbilisi Ilia Eloshvili was found dead at his home in the Georgian capital on Wednesday morning at the age of 47.
12:46 01/06/202219 children fell victim to trafficking in Armenia over past five years, report showsA total of 19 children were among the detected trafficking victims in Armenia over the past five years, according to a new report published by the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action...
16:48 31/05/2022Judge denies request to release oppositionist Avetik ChalabyanJudge Armen Danielyan of the Yerevan Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday refused to release opposition activist Avetik Chalabyan from prison, upholding a lower court ruling.
17:06 30/05/2022Court denies request to release oppositionist Mikayel Badalyan on bailThe Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction has denied a defense motion to release opposition figure Mikayel Badalyan from custody on bail, his lawyer Erik Aleksanyan said on Monday.
16:36 30/05/2022Child affected in clashes between police and protesters in YerevanA child has been injured during clashes between riot police and opposition protesters in Yerevan on Monday.
16:12 30/05/2022Five protesters detained after clashes with police in YerevanFive people were detained after a protest outside a government building housing several ministries in downtown Yerevan on Monday, it said in a statement.
15:08 30/05/2022Opposition leader's shirt torn amid clashes between police and protesters in YerevanThe shirt of opposition leader and deputy parliament speaker Ishkhan Saghatelyan was torn during clashes between riot police and protesters who blocked a government building housing several...
16:06 28/05/2022Oklahoma governor signs abortion ban into lawOklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed into law the nation’s strictest abortion ban, making the state the first in the nation to effectively end availability of the procedure, POLITICO...
16:26 27/05/2022Lawyers: Prosecution of oppositionist Mikayel Badalyan 'totally' politically motivatedThe prosecution of opposition figure Mikayel Badalyan is politically motivated, his lawyers Erik Aleksanyan and Jirayr Gharagyozyan said in a joint statement on Friday.
14:36 27/05/2022Judge Armen Danielyan set to hear appeal against Avetik Chalabyan's arrestAn appeal against the arrest of Avetik Chalabyan, an Armenian public figure and opposition politician, has been assigned to judge Armen Danielyan, his lawyer Varazdat Harutyunyan told Panorama.am on...
14:20 26/05/2022Parents of fallen soldiers enter SJC building in YerevanThe parents of Armenian soldiers killed in the 2020 war in Artsakh entered the building of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), a state body overseeing Armenian courts, for a meeting with its chair,...
14:46 25/05/202219 children among dead in Texas school shootingNineteen young children and two adults have died in a shooting at a primary school in south Texas, BBC News reports.
12:08 25/05/2022Opposition MP briefs EU diplomats on human rights violations at protests in YerevanTaguhi Tovmasyan, an MP from the opposition With Honor (Pativ Unem) bloc and the head of the Armenian parliament’s Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs, on Wednesday...
17:00 24/05/20222021 saw 'worrying rise' in executions and death sentences – Amnesty2021 saw a worrying rise in executions and death sentences as some of the world’s most prolific executioners returned to business as usual and courts were unshackled from Covid-19 restrictions,...
14:58 24/05/2022Ex-ombudsman: Right of Artsakh's indigenous people to self-determination 'totally ignored'The statement following the trilateral meeting hosted by European Council President Charles Michel with the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in Brussels on Sunday “totally ignores” the right of...
13:43 24/05/2022ODIHR chief: Use of force should always be a 'last resort' and must always be lawfulMatteo Mecacci, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), has replied to a letter addressed by Taguhi Tovmasyan, an MP from the opposition With Honor (Pativ...
11:25 24/05/2022Armenian police searching homes of opposition membersLaw enforcement officers in Armenia have raided the homes of many opposition members since early Tuesday morning.