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16:54 04/03/2025Yeghishe Kirakosyan: Armenia has serious concerns over rights of detainees in BakuArmenia last received updates on the health and detention conditions of Armenian prisoners of war and civilians held in Azerbaijan in early February, according to Yeghishe Kirakosyan, Armenia’s...
16:31 04/03/2025Armenian ombudsperson visits politician on hunger strike in central YerevanArmenian Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan on Tuesday visited politician Mane Tandilyan and two others on a hunger strike in Yerevan's central Liberty Square.
15:30 04/03/2025Another Yerevan official arrestedAnother official of Yerevan’s municipal administration was arrested on Tuesday as part of a corruption investigation conducted by Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee (ACC), Yerevan Municipality...
12:22 04/03/2025Ruben Vardanyan's lawyer urges Pashinyan to make public statements on prisoners held in BakuBusinessman and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan’s American lawyer, Jared Genser, has outlined the steps the Armenian leadership can take to help secure the release of Armenian political prisoners and...
11:25 04/03/2025Vardan Ghukasyan placed into custody in Las VegasThe founder of the DOK party, Vardan Ghukasyan, was arrested by ICE officers and placed into custody in Las Vegas, Nevada, Alethea Smock, Director of Communications for the Northwest Region of U.S.
16:35 03/03/2025Ex-Artsakh ombudsman urges Armenian leadership to secure release of prisoners held in BakuFormer Artsakh Human Rights Defender Artak Beglaryan expressed deep concern over the torture and degrading treatment of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan at a protest outside the ICRC office in...
14:05 03/03/2025Protest in support of Ruben Vardanyan and other Armenian prisoners held outside ICRC officeHuman rights activists, public figures and other people gathered outside the Yerevan office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday to demand efforts to save humanitarian...
17:03 01/03/2025Armenian prosecutors seek seizure of former chief tax inspector's assetsThe Armenian Prosecutor General's Office seeks to confiscate expensive property and other assets of former chief tax inspector Armand Abrahamyan.
17:03 28/02/2025Artsakh ombudsman criticizes Armenian leadership's silence on sham trials of prisoners in BakuThe key to resolving the issue of Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan lies with the Armenian authorities, Artsakh’s Human Rights Defender Gegham Stepanyan announced at a protest outside the UN...
12:13 28/02/2025Noubar Afeyan urges Pashinyan to address plight of Ruben Vardanyan in BakuArmenian-American businessman and philanthropist Noubar Afeyan has urged Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the Armenian people to raise their voice against the torture inflicted on his long time...
17:12 27/02/2025NGO head: Photos show Ruben Vardanyan endured severe torture in Baku jailHuman rights activist Larisa Alaverdyan, Armenia’s former ombudsperson, has raised concerns over severe torture inflicted on political prisoner Ruben Vardanyan in an Azerbaijani prison.
12:12 27/02/2025Ex-ombudsman: Ruben Vardanyan, other Armenian hostages brutally tortured in sham Azerbaijani trialsFormer Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan calls for the immediate release of Ruben Vardanyan and other former Artsakh leaders illegally imprisoned in Azerbaijan and subjected to brutal torture in...
11:14 27/02/2025Ruben Vardanyan faces urgent health threats in Azerbaijan, lawyer warnsBusinessman and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan, who is illegally imprisoned in Baku, is facing urgent health threats, his attorney Jared Genser has warned.
12:50 26/02/2025Erik Karapetyan takes legal action over song stolen by AzerbaijanisArmenian singer Erik Karapetyan has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit over his song Voch Avel, Voch Pakas, which was performed by Azerbaijani singers on the Russian state-owned TV channel...
17:08 25/02/2025Misappropriation at ANIF also uncovered by State Property Management CommitteeAt least three criminal cases have been initiated over corruption-related abuses at the Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF), two of which are linked to Tigran Avinyan’s tenure as Chairman of...
12:03 25/02/2025Hovhannes Ishkhanyan renounces his ECHR victoryWriter, journalist and film director Hovhannes Ishkhanyan has declined the €6,000 compensation awarded to him by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
11:36 24/02/2025Sham trial of Artsakh leaders postponed in AzerbaijanThe show trial of Artsakh's military and political leaders, along with other Armenian captives, has been postponed in Azerbaijan.
16:35 22/02/2025Avetik Chalabyan condemns 'disgraceful' prosecution of opposition figurePublic and political figure Avetik Chalabyan, coordinator of the HayaKve initiative, has denounced the "disgraceful" prosecution of opposition figure Edgar Ghazaryan.
14:35 22/02/2025Five lawyers to take on activist Edgar Ghazaryan's defenseThe Five Human Rights Defenders Initiative will provide legal defense for public and political activist Edgar Ghazaryan, who is facing charges for his critical remarks about judges.
13:15 22/02/2025Armenian activist denies charges, demands accountability for prosecutorsPublic and political activist Edgar Ghazaryan, former Armenian ambassador to Poland, has rejected the charges against him, demanding accountability for the prosecutors and investigators handling his...