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14:33 02/07/2025Opposition MP condemns raid at Tashir Group headquartersOpposition lawmaker Garnik Danielyan has strongly criticized the ongoing search at the Tashir Group headquarters in Yerevan, labeling it as part of a broader campaign of political repression.
13:35 02/07/2025Lawyer dismisses charges against Samvel Karapetyan as 'absurd'Lawyer Aram Vardevanyan has strongly criticized the charges against businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan as “baseless and absurd”.
16:10 01/07/2025Armenian opposition MP slams bill to seize electric utilityOpposition lawmaker Tigran Abrahamyan has lambasted a government-drafted bill to nationalize the Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA), labeling it as part of a campaign he dubbed “Seizure is Trendy” (a...
15:32 01/07/2025March in support of Samvel Karapetyan to be held in YerevanA march in defense of detained businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan will be held in Yerevan on July 4.
11:55 01/07/2025Armen Charchyan's travel ban issue resolved, lawyer saysRenowned Armenian physician Armen Charchyan was eventually permitted to leave the country after travel restrictions were removed from the Border Electronic Management Information System, his lawyer...
11:15 01/07/2025Famous doctor Armen Charchyan barred from leaving ArmeniaA National Security Service (NSS) border officer did not allow prominent doctor Armen Charchyan to exit Armenia at Yerevan’s Zvartnots Airport on Tuesday morning.
17:00 30/06/2025Arman Tatoyan: Armenia has become one-party autocracyFormer Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan claims that the Armenian government is effectively operating under a one-party rule and personalist authoritarianism.
16:01 30/06/2025Authorities move to remove Samvel Karapetyan's support banners from shopping centerYerevan Municipality employees, accompanied by police, have entered the premises of the Tashir Trade center to dismantle banners featuring detained businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan’s...
15:00 28/06/2025Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan could also face prosecutionAuthorities are considering launching criminal proceedings against Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan following the prosecution of two other senior clerics, Pastinfo reports, citing its sources.
11:45 28/06/2025Politicized justice threatens rule of law in Armenia, expert warnsLegal expert Gohar Meloyan, co-founder of the International Center on Development of Parliamentarism, has condemned Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan’s detention and communication restrictions imposed on...
11:15 28/06/2025Senior Armenian cleric detained for two monthsArchbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, head of the Shirak Diocese, has been detained for two months. Judge Masis Melkonyan of the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction granted a motion for his detention last...
16:12 27/06/2025Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan heads to Investigative Committee with legal teamArchbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan and a team of lawyers, led by attorney Ara Zohrabyan, headed to the Investigative Committee following a tense standoff at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin on Friday.
15:12 27/06/2025Samvel Karapetyan: Armenia has become a pawn in geopolitical gamesProminent Armenian businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan, currently in custody, issued a new statement via his legal team on Friday.
14:35 27/06/2025NSS agents leave Mother See amid tensionsOfficers from the Armenian National Security Service (NSS) have decided to withdraw from the premises of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, citing security concerns and a desire to prevent further...
12:12 27/06/2025Armenian archbishop's residence searched amid criminal investigationLaw enforcement authorities started a search at the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church early on Friday morning.
11:45 27/06/2025NSS officers raiding Mother See of Holy EtchmiadzinArmenian National Security Service (NSS) officers started searches at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin on Friday morning, the Holy Struggle movement reported.
11:21 27/06/2025Masked men storm Shirak Diocese headquarters amid criminal probe into archbishopAround 30 masked security officers stormed the headquarters of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church on Friday morning, lawyer Mihran Poghosyan reported.
16:33 26/06/2025Shirak diocese leader chargedCriminal proceedings have been launched against Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, the head of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
15:34 26/06/2025Activist holds silent protest outside U.S. Embassy in YerevanOpposition activist Samvel Vardanyan on Thursday staged a silent, hour-long solo protest outside the U.S.
14:08 26/06/202515 detained over alleged coup plot in ArmeniaThe Investigative Committee of Armenia has confirmed the detention of 15 people as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into an alleged terror and coup plot by leaders and activists of the Holy...