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15:34 09/04/2019European court: Russia violated Navalny's rights with house arrestThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Russian authorities violated the rights of opposition politician Aleksei Navalny by holding him under house arrest in 2014, RFE/RL reports.
13:53 09/04/2019CoE commissioner: Help of governments needed for reaching out to ‘grey zones’“On conflict zones, or so-called “grey zones”, it would help people living in those zones if they are also seen as part of this organisation; they need to be.
12:50 09/04/2019Armenia to celebrate Citizen’s Day, compressed gas to be sold by kilogram: parliament passes several billsThe Armenian National Assembly adopted in the second reading the draft law on making supplements to the law on public holidays and memorial days at a special session on Tuesday.
14:36 08/04/2019Armenia paid around €200,000 in ECHR judgements last yearThe Council of Europe has published its annual report on the implementation of judgements of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), stating the 10-year reform process has brought clear results.
19:12 05/04/2019Kocharyan to address court at next hearing, attorney saysThe attorneys of Armenia’s second President Robert Kocharyan finished filing three appeals against the arrest extension ruling to the Yerevan Criminal Court of Appeals on Friday, Aram Orbelyan, one...
18:06 05/04/2019Armenian ombudsman: Anonymity among internationally recognized human rightsEveryone has the right to provide information anonymously or remain anonymous on the Internet, Armenia’s Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan told reporters at the National Assembly on...
17:07 05/04/2019Armenian PM appoints deputy justice ministersPrime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia has signed decisions to appoint deputy justice ministers. In particular, Artak Asatryan has been appointed First Deputy Justice Minister, Tigran Khachikyan...
15:43 05/04/2019Criminal case launched against Pashinyan’s relative under his instruction at NSSThe criminal case launched against one of the relatives of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan under his instruction is at the National Security Service (NSS).
13:44 05/04/2019Legislation combating fakes needs amendments, lawyer saysThe Armenian legislation contains no separate provisions to tackle the spread of online falsehoods and fakes, lawyer Lusine Virabyan told a press conference on Friday, speaking of the Armenian PM...
12:25 05/04/2019Sevak Torosyan: "There is no guarantee that Robert Kocharyan's trial will be conducted in accordance with the principles of a fair trial"Sevak Torosyan, French advocate for political and financial international criminal cases, joins the team of advocates in the case of Robert Kocharyan, the Second President of the Republic of Armenia.
20:14 04/04/2019German satirist Jan Bohmermann sues Angela Merkel over Erdogan poem remarkGerman comedian Jan Bohmermann is seeking an injunction against German Chancellor Angela Merkel over her comments about his controversial poem about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Deutsche...
19:52 04/04/2019Court hearing on Kocharyan’s appeal over arrest extension to continue tomorrowThe member of Armenia’s ex-president Robert Kocharyan’s defense team Hayk Alumyan says he was able to present only 40 per cent of the appeal case during the court hearing on Thursday against the...
11:51 04/04/2019Yerevan court to hear Kocharyan’s appeal over arrest extension todayThe Yerevan Criminal Court of Appeals, presided over by judge Ruzanna Barseghyan, is set to hear today an appeal of second President Robert Kocharyan’s attorneys against the ruling of a lower court...
17:55 03/04/2019PM questioned as a witness at the court hearing of the 2017 parliamentary election incidentPrime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today called at Shengavit branch of the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction.
15:10 03/04/2019U.S. Justice Department warns film academy to preserve Netflix’s Oscar eligibilityThe U.S. Justice Department has warned the motion picture academy to chill when it comes to Netflix and any new Oscar eligibility rules, Los Angeles Times reports. Makan Delrahim, the assistant...
15:00 03/04/2019Armenia’s deputy health minister facing bribery charges arrestedDeputy Health Minister of Armenia Arsen Davtyan, charged with receiving large bribes from the director of a medical facility, has been placed under arrest, the press service of the National Security...
12:51 03/04/2019Maduro loyalists strip Venezuela’s Juan Guaido of immunityMaduro loyalists stripped Venezuela’s Juan Guaidó of immunity Tuesday, paving the way for the opposition leader’s prosecution and potential arrest for supposedly violating the constitution when he...
10:32 03/04/2019Malaysia to sell 1MDB-linked superyacht for $126 mlnMalaysia will sell a superyacht allegedly bought with stolen funds from state fund 1MDB to casino operator Genting Malaysia Bhd for $126 million, in the first major asset sale by Kuala Lumpur to...
17:11 02/04/2019Yerevan court to hear Kocharyan’s appeal on April 4The Yerevan Criminal Court of Appeals, under presiding judge Mnatsakan Harutyunyan, is set to hear the appeal of second President Robert Kocharyan against the ruling of a lower court on April 4, at...
14:32 02/04/2019Three charged with drug trafficking in ArmeniaThree people have charged with drug trafficking in Armenia, the Investigative Committee’s press service said.