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15:02 04/07/2024Azeri expert lied about treatment of Ruben Vardanyan held in Baku prisonAt last week’s Atlantic Council event, Esmira Jafarova lied about the treatment of political prisoner Ruben Vardanyan who is currently detained in Azerbaijan, Free Armenian Prisoners reported.
16:46 03/07/2024German minister condemns Turkish player's 'wolf salute' goal celebrationEuropean soccer's governing body UEFA opened an investigation on Wednesday into a "wolf salute" goal celebration by Turkey centre back Merih Demiral which Germany condemned as racist due to its far...
16:33 03/07/2024Yerevan district head arrestedAround a dozen employees of Yerevan’s Arabkir administrative district administration were arrested following searches conducted by the Investigative Committee and the National Security Service as...
12:46 03/07/2024Armenian soldier dies of gunshot woundAn Armenian contract soldier has died of a gunshot wound at a military unit, the Defense Ministry reports.
16:28 02/07/2024Freedom House: Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh?Freedom House has released a special report documenting how ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) were intentionally subjected to regular attacks, intimidation, deprivation of basic rights...
15:11 02/07/2024Bomb threat at Gyumri airport turns out to be hoaxThe bomb threat at Shirak Airport in Armenia’s second largest city of Gyumri turned out to be a hoax, the police told Panorama.am on Tuesday.
13:30 02/07/2024US remains focused on release of political prisoners in Azerbaijan – State Dept.The United States continues engagements with Azerbaijan to secure the release of political prisoners, Department of State deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said at a press briefing on Monday.
12:53 01/07/2024Armenian hospital head arrested on bribery chargesThe head of the Ashtarak Medical Center in Armenia’s Aragatsotn Province has been arrested on bribery charges, the Anti-Corruption Committee reveals.
16:07 29/06/2024Human rights activist reflects on police crackdown on protesters in YerevanHuman rights activist Hovhannes Khudoyan has reflected on the June 12 violent police crackdown on demonstrators outside the Armenian parliament, highlighting its difference from the 1 March 2008...
16:45 28/06/2024Yeghishe Kirakosyan's spox denies reports of his possible resignationArmenia's representative on international legal matters, Yeghishe Kirakosyan, has no plans to step down, his spokesperson Hasmik Samvelyan told Aysor.am on Friday, refuting media reports.
15:36 27/06/2024Armenian court rejects request for renewed detention of opposition activistThe Armenian Criminal Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected the prosecutors’ request for the renewed detention of opposition activist Vazgen Saghatelyan, upholding a lower court ruling to release him...
13:36 27/06/2024MP calls attention to persecution of Armenian opposition activists in speech at PACEOpposition MP Hayk Mamijanyan, a member of the Armenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), called attention to persecution of opposition activists in Armenia in...
11:35 27/06/2024Walnort files arbitration against Armenia after its investment in ZCMC undermined by Pashinyan's governmentOn 21 June, the Secretary General of the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) registered Walnort Finance Ltd.’s (Walnort) Request for Arbitration against...
12:36 26/06/2024Julian Assange walks free from US courtWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has walked free from a US court after pleading guilty to one charge in a deal that resolves a long-running legal case over the publication of classified documents,...
11:35 26/06/2024Ombudswoman urges appropriate int'l response to torture of Armenian prisoners in BakuArmenian Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan calls on the international community to properly respond to the torture and inhumane treatment of Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan in a message on...
16:13 25/06/2024Vigen Kocharyan dismissed as SJC memberVigen Kocharyan was dismissed as a member of Armenia’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) following the expiration of his term in office, the judicial authorities reported on Tuesday.
14:36 25/06/2024Armenian authorities probing soldier's deathArmenian authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the death of a serviceman in Syunik Province.
12:35 25/06/2024Yerevan court upholds order to release popular singer's sonThe Armenian Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a lower court order to release Hrachya Ghevondyan, the son of popular Armenian singer Hayk Ghevondyan (better known as Spitaktsi Hayko).
11:46 25/06/2024Julian Assange leaves UK prison after plea dealWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released from prison and left the UK after reaching a plea deal with US authorities, The Independent reports.
16:06 24/06/2024Witnesses in Armen Ashotyan's case questioned in closed hearingA court in Yerevan on Monday started closed hearings to question witnesses in the criminal case against opposition politician Armen Ashotyan, granting the prosecutor’s request, his lawyer Ruben...