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14:00 29/06/2026Armenian opposition candidate fired over political viewsHayastan Hakobyan, a candidate of the opposition Strong Armenia alliance in the June 7 parliamentary elections, says she has been dismissed from her post at Armavir Regional State College because of...
13:03 29/06/2026Lawyer questions Armenian election commission chief's impartialityLawyer Aram Vardevanyan, a member of the opposition Strong Armenia alliance, claims that Central Electoral Commission Chairman Vahagn Hovakimyan cannot serve as an independent and impartial arbiter...
11:10 29/06/2026Three charred bodies found inside burned SUV in Armenia's AraratThree partially charred bodies were found inside a burned sport utility vehicle in Armenia's Ararat Province early on Monday, authorities said, as investigators launched a criminal probe into the...
15:30 27/06/2026Armenian justice minister faulted for dismissing presumption of innocenceArmenia’s justice minister is facing sharp criticism from a political analyst who says he disregarded the presumption of innocence in comments made after the country’s June 7 parliamentary elections.
16:46 26/06/2026Lawyer claims misuse of administrative resources undermined Armenian election integrityThe misuse of administrative resources during Armenia's June 7 parliamentary elections fundamentally altered the electoral environment in ways that cannot always be measured, a lawyer representing...
16:34 26/06/2026Lawyer says Armenia's parliamentary elections violated Constitution, urges court to annul resultsA lawyer representing the opposition Strong Armenia alliance told the Constitutional Court that the June 7 parliamentary elections violated the country's Constitution and urged the court to...
16:02 26/06/2026Armenian cybersecurity expert warns proposed mobile phone registry could expand state surveillanceAn Armenian government proposal to establish a nationwide registry of mobile phone IMEI numbers has drawn criticism from cybersecurity expert Samvel Martirosyan, who warned that the initiative could...
14:15 26/06/2026Armenia's Constitutional Court allows two judges to hear election challenge caseArmenia's Constitutional Court on Friday ruled that justices Seda Safaryan and Davit Khachaturyan will participate in proceedings examining legal challenges to the results of the June 7 parliamentary...
13:02 26/06/2026Opposition lawyer claims ruling party lacks legitimate election victory, questions top court's impartialityOpposition lawyer Aram Vardevanyan on Friday argued that Armenia's ruling Civil Contract party cannot legitimately claim victory in the June 7 parliamentary elections, while casting doubt on the...
11:10 26/06/2026Armenia's Constitutional Court begins hearings on petitions challenging election resultsArmenia's Constitutional Court on Friday began hearings on petitions seeking to invalidate the results of the June 7 parliamentary elections, with seven political groups contesting the outcome in a...
16:55 25/06/2026Armenian opposition member's detention eased to house arrestArmenia’s Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday replaced the detention of opposition politician Artur Avanesyan with house arrest, amid ongoing proceedings over alleged vote-buying ahead of the June 7...
16:33 25/06/2026Armenian appellate court overturns archbishop's conviction, orders retrialArmenia’s Criminal Court of Appeals has overturned a lower-court ruling in the case of Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, head of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and remanded the...
16:00 25/06/2026Armenian court found political rhetoric incompatible with healthy electoral climate, lawyer saysAn Armenian court concluded that certain political rhetoric was incompatible with a free, peaceful and healthy electoral environment, according to lawyer Aram Vardevanyan, who said the findings...
14:30 25/06/2026Lawyer: Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan's case should have never reached courtDefense attorney Marine Farmanyan on Thursday argued that the criminal case against Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, head of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, is so fundamentally...
13:34 25/06/2026Armenian appellate court deliberates in archbishop's caseThe Armenian Criminal Court of Appeals has retired to chambers to deliberate in the case of Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, the leader of the Shirak Diocese, who was previously convicted under...
17:04 24/06/2026HayaKve member says Chalabyan's arrest aims to cripple opposition groupThe arrest of opposition activist Avetik Chalabyan early on Wednesday is part of a politically motivated effort to weaken and dismantle the HayaKve initiative, its member Davit Sargsyan claims.
16:10 24/06/2026Lawyer: Strasbourg court ruling against Azerbaijan a diplomatic leverageArmenian lawyer Haykuhi Harutyunyan says a landmark European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgment against Azerbaijan provides a rare chance to strengthen Armenia’s political agenda by spotlighting...
15:55 24/06/2026Seda Safaryan to join Constitutional Court review of election challengeConstitutional Court judge Seda Safaryan will take part in proceedings on challenges to the June 7 parliamentary election results, despite objections raised by the opposition Hayastan (Armenia)...
15:02 24/06/2026Armenian rights lawyer says lasting peace requires accountability for wartime abusesAn Armenian human rights lawyer has cautioned that efforts to advance peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan should not come at the expense of accountability for wartime abuses, arguing that justice...
14:32 24/06/2026Armenian activist Avetik Chalabyan faces charges over alleged electoral interferenceArmenian civic activist and HayaKve initiative coordinator Avetik Chalabyan has been charged with allegedly preparing to obstruct voters’ rights during the June 7 parliamentary elections, his...