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11:58 12/01/2026Armenian MP calls for release of detained opposition podcasters as hunger strike enters third dayOpposition MP Tigran Abrahamyan has called for the release of detained activists and podcasters Narek Samsonyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan, as Samsonyan’s hunger strike entered its third day on Monday.
11:33 12/01/2026Prosecutors seek re-arrest of Samvel Karapetyan, lawyer saysThe Armenian Prosecutor General’s Office and the Investigative Committee have asked a court to place prominent businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan in pre-trial detention again, his...
17:00 10/01/2026Extension of opposition podcasters' detention sparks protest in YerevanSupporters of two Armenian opposition podcasters held a protest in central Yerevan on Saturday against a court decision to extend the pre-trial detention of Vazgen Saghatelyan and Narek Samsonyan by...
16:33 10/01/2026Armenian court rejects Tigran Avinyan's lawsuit against PastinfoAn Armenian court has dismissed a civil lawsuit filed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan against Pastinfo media outlet, the website reported on Saturday.
15:34 10/01/2026Armenian expert says declaration signed by Pashinyan, bishops unconstitutionalArmenian constitutional law expert Gohar Meloyan has sharply criticized a declaration signed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and ten bishops, calling it “illegal, unconstitutional and...
14:02 10/01/2026Hunger strike, Day 1: Political prisoner Narek Samsonyan responds to reactionsDetained opposition podcaster Narek Samsonyan has responded to public reactions to his indefinite hunger strike on its first day.
13:00 10/01/2026Armenian rescuers freed 54 stuck vehicles in three daysArmenian rescuers freed 54 vehicles and assisted 84 people over three days after heavy snowfall caused widespread road blockages, the Interior Ministry’s Rescue Service reported on Saturday.
17:11 09/01/2026Opposition podcaster Narek Samsonyan declares indefinite hunger strikeOpposition podcaster Narek Samsonyan announced on Friday that he would begin an indefinite hunger strike in court, protesting the unlawful trial after a judge extended his and his colleague Vazgen...
17:00 09/01/2026MP decries court decision to extend detention of opposition activistsAn Armenian court on Friday extended the pretrial detention of opposition activists and podcasters Narek Samsonyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan by three months, a move condemned by an opposition lawmaker...
16:34 09/01/2026Court extends Armenian opposition podcasters' detentionA Yerevan court has extended the pretrial detention of opposition activists Narek Samsonyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan, co-hosts of the Imnemnimi podcast, by three months.
15:34 09/01/2026Armenian opposition podcasters' detention sparks protest ahead of court hearingSupporters of two Armenian opposition podcasters rallied outside a Yerevan court on Friday, denouncing the politically motivated prosecution against the men, who have been held in pre-trial detention...
15:04 09/01/2026'Hostages of Pashinyan regime': MP slams detention of opposition podcastersPublic, political figures and media workers gathered outside a Yerevan court on Friday as the first hearing opened in a criminal case against opposition podcasters Narek Samsonyan and Vazgen...
13:30 09/01/2026Prosecutor in case linked to Pashinyan motorcade fatal crash quitsThe prosecutor handling the case of a pregnant woman killed in a traffic accident involving a car of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s motorcade has submitted resignation, the Armenian Prosecutor...
12:36 09/01/2026Prosecutor involved in Armenian archbishops' cases resignsArman Baghdasaryan, a prosecutor involved in the criminal proceedings against Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan and his 17 supporters has resigned.
11:10 09/01/2026SOAR confirms receipt of letter from Vicken Euljekjian to his wifeThe Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief (Buenos Aires Chapter) confirms that the family of Vicken Euljekjian, an Armenian-Lebanese civilian detained in Azerbaijan, received a personal handwritten...
16:00 07/01/2026Ex-ombudsman says Pashinyan seeking role of church leader, not PMFormer Armenian Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan on Wednesday criticized Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s campaign against the Armenian Apostolic Church and said Pashinyan appeared more interested...
14:30 07/01/2026Armenia's Anti-Corruption Court assigns judge in ex-mayor graft caseArmenia’s Anti-Corruption Court has assigned judge Sargis Petrosyan to hear a criminal case against former Vagharshapat Mayor Diana Gasparyan, her husband, father-in-law and two other defendants,...
14:04 07/01/2026Samvel Karapetyan barred from visiting father’s grave, lawyer saysProminent Armenian businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan was denied permission to visit his father’s grave during a religious day of remembrance, his lawyer reported on Wednesday.
13:34 07/01/2026First hearing in Armenian opposition podcasters' case set for Jan. 9The first court hearing in the case against opposition activists and podcasters Narek Samsonyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan is scheduled for January 9.
16:32 06/01/2026Lawyer decries obstruction of Christmas liturgy in TalinArmenian lawyer Ara Zohrabyan has sharply criticized local authorities and police for preventing a priest of the Armenian Apostolic Church from celebrating a Christmas liturgy at a church in the town...