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11:08 13/02/2026Law enforcement officers search Armen Charchyan’s officeLaw enforcement officers have started a search at the office of prominent doctor Armen Charchyan, director of the Izmirlian Medical Center in Yerevan.
15:30 12/02/2026Armenian schoolboy hospitalized after classroom fight discharged, case under investigationA 13-year-old student who was injured in a fight at a school in Armenia’s Lori Province has been discharged from hospital, the school director said on Thursday.
15:15 12/02/2026Armenian bishop released from custody, placed under house arrestAn Armenian court on Thursday ordered the release of Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, head of the Aragatsotn Diocese, from pre-trial detention, replacing it with house arrest.
13:00 12/02/2026Brother of former Armenian mayor detainedAn Armenian court on Thursday ordered the detention of Gor Hambardzumyan, the brother of opposition politician and former Masis Mayor Davit Hambardzumyan, who is currently under house arrest.
11:20 12/02/2026Armenian court rejects church bid to lift interim measure reinstating former clericA court in Armenia’s Armavir Province has rejected a motion by the Armenian Apostolic Church’s legal team to lift an interim measure reinstating former cleric Arman Saroyan to his post pending a...
16:35 11/02/2026Catholicos Karekin II meets with international lawyer Robert AmsterdamHis Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, on Wednesday met with international lawyer Robert Amsterdam to discuss ongoing legal proceedings involving detained...
13:34 11/02/2026Ruben Vardanyan's closing remarks at Baku sham trial revealedDuring a phone call with his family, Armenian businessman and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan, who is unlawfully detained in Azerbaijan, conveyed the content of his final statement at the February 10...
12:20 11/02/2026Visiting an Armenian archbishop in prisonThe article by Joel Veldkamp, the director of public advocacy for Christian Solidarity International, was originally published on First Things.
11:15 11/02/2026Amnesty International: EU's approval of safe country rules another attack on the right to asylumReacting to the European Parliament’s vote to ratify changes to EU asylum rules that undermine the foundation of refugee protection, Olivia Sundberg Diez, the EU Advocate on Migration and Asylum at...
12:35 10/02/2026Armenian prosecutors seek seizure of opposition MP's assetsThe Armenian Prosecutor General's Office seeks to confiscate expensive property and other assets belonging to opposition MP Ishkhan Saghatelyan and his associates amid illicit enrichment accusations.
14:54 09/02/2026Vance's staff confirms receipt of jailed Armenian archbishop's letterU.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Armenia today, and will visit Azerbaijan soon. Last week, CSI was able to visit Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan in prison, and bring a signed letter from him to Vice...
17:00 07/02/2026Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee warns against vote-buying ahead of parliamentary electionsArmenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee on Friday warned political actors against vote-buying and illegal charity activities following the official launch of the election period for the country’s next...
15:05 07/02/2026Armenian analyst warns of 'dangerous normalisation' after cleric’s detention easedArmenian political analyst Suren Surenyants said on Saturday that public relief over the easing of detention measures against a senior cleric reflects a “dangerous distortion of normality”, warning...
13:30 07/02/2026Residents of Yerevan's Komitas Park protest over lack of gas supply, burst sewage pipesDozens of residents of the newly built Komitas Park residential complex in Yerevan gathered in their courtyard on Saturday to protest unsafe living conditions and the absence of gas supply.
12:30 07/02/2026Armenia sees rise in murders and attempted murders in 2025Armenia recorded a sharp increase in murders and attempted murders in 2025, according to official statistics released by the country’s Statistical Committee.
17:00 06/02/2026Armenian developers blame bureaucracy for construction delays, warn of economic impactDelays in Armenia’s new residential construction are overwhelmingly driven by inefficient administrative procedures rather than builders’ failures, according to the head of the Armenian Association...
16:32 06/02/2026Armenian court delays ruling on archbishop's request to attend Sunday liturgyThe Armenian Criminal Court of Appeals has postponed a decision on whether Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, currently under house arrest, may attend Sunday and feast day liturgies at a church in Gyumri,...
14:32 06/02/2026Jailed Armenian archbishop appeals to ECHRArchbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), alleging violations of his rights under the European Convention on Human Rights, his legal team said...
13:22 06/02/2026Ruben Vardanyan's son urges U.S. to press for release of Armenian prisonersAs Vice President JD Vance prepares for a diplomatic visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan later this month, the son of an imprisoned Armenian Christian is urging the Trump administration to press for the...
11:00 06/02/2026ARF condemns fabricated verdicts against Artsakh leadersThe ARF Bureau on Thursday released a statement condemning the Baku sham trial as fabricated verdicts issued against Artsakh leaders.