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13:12 16/10/2025Walnort deprived of right to acquire 75% stake in ZCMC due to unlawful conduct, lawyer saysWalnort Finance Ltd. (Walnort) has filed a complaint with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), accusing the Armenian government of unlawfully interfering in the...
12:31 16/10/2025Armenian cleric detained for one monthFr. Garegin Arsenyan, the chancellor of the Aragatsotn Diocese and a pastor of St. Gevorg Church in Mughni, has been detained for one month for allegedly assisting Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, the...
12:05 16/10/2025Yerevan court orders two-month detention for bishopBishop Mkrtich Proshyan, the head of the Aragatsotn Diocese, has been placed in pre-trial detention for two months on charges related to alleged election interference and coercion.
11:32 16/10/2025Samvel Karapetyan’s detention extendedArmenia’s Anti-Corruption Court has extended the pre-trial detention of businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan by 30 days.
16:30 15/10/2025Lawyer: Devices seized after searches at homes of Aragatsotn Diocese priests, lay employeesArmenia’s law enforcement authorities conducted searches at the homes of several clerics from the Aragatsotn Diocese, as well as at the diocesan offices and the residences of some lay employees,...
15:04 15/10/2025HRD team visits Armenian Investigative Committee after detention of clergymenThe rapid response team of the Armenian Human Rights Defender’s Office visited the Investigative Committee after reports that several clergymen were detained on Wednesday, it said.
14:35 15/10/2025Lawyers barred from entering Armenia's Investigative Committee in 'unprecedented' moveIn what attorneys are calling an unprecedented development in the past two decades, lawyers were barred from entering the headquarters of Armenia’s Investigative Committee on Wednesday as they...
14:00 15/10/2025Ex-ombudsman accuses Pashinyan of 'political vendetta' against churchFormer Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan has condemned the latest detention of senior Armenian clerics as part of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s campaign against the Armenian Apostolic Church.
13:30 15/10/2025Daniel Ioannisyan's report prompted investigation into Armenian clergy, lawyer saysClerics and employees of the Aragatsotn Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church have been taken to the country’s Investigative Committee for questioning following allegations of pressure to...
12:57 15/10/2025Armenian bishop reported missing after detentionThe whereabouts of Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, the leader of the Aragatsotn Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, are currently unknown following his detention by law enforcement officials,...
12:32 15/10/2025Five Armenian clergymen taken to Yerevan Investigative DepartmentFive Armenian clergymen have been taken to the Yerevan Investigative Department, according to lawyer Ara Zohrabyan and the National Front civic movement.
12:15 15/10/2025Senior Armenian clerics detainedSeveral senior clerics from Armenia’s Aragatsotn Diocese have been detained and taken to the Investigative Committee.
16:45 14/10/2025Georgia deports 26 foreign nationalsGeorgia’s Interior Ministry has deported 26 foreign citizens as part of recent measures against illegal migration, 1tv.ge reported on Tuesday, citing the ministry.
16:35 14/10/2025Human rights lawyer proposes opposition-led commission to address political prisoners in ArmeniaArmenian human rights lawyer Ruben Melikyan has proposed the setup of a commission to address the issue of political prisoners in the country, saying the matter should become part of opposition...
16:06 14/10/2025Protest held outside UN office in YerevanMembers of the Together (Miasin) socio-political movement on Tuesday held a protest outside the United Nations office in Yerevan, accusing UN agencies of bias and Azerbaijani influence.
15:34 13/10/2025Lawyer says missing soldier's uncle targeted for challenging officialsArsen Ghukasyan, the uncle of an Armenian soldier who went missing during the 2020 Artsakh war, has been detained on charges of “hooliganism” following a protest outside the Defense Ministry.
14:00 13/10/2025Samvel Karapetyan's legal team reiterates claims of persecutionThe legal team of detained businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan has condemned recent judicial actions against him, calling them “beyond legal reasoning”.
17:00 11/10/2025Authorities probing fire at Yerevan landfillA criminal investigation has been launched into the large fire at Yerevan’s Nubarashen landfill under Article 369 (Part 1) of Armenia’s Criminal Code, which pertains to the violation of safety rules...
13:35 11/10/2025One arrested over shooting in AbovyanArmenia’s Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case following a shooting in the town of Abovyan that left three people injured last night.
13:12 11/10/2025MP blasts detention of fallen Armenian soldiers' parentsArmenian opposition MP Tigran Abrahamyan highlights that five years after the 2020 war with Azerbaijan, none of the political leaders responsible for Armenia's war defeat and heavy casualties have...