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Armenian Villager Captured Yesterday Died Today: Azerbaijan Defense Ministry
Resident of Chinari village in Armenia's Tavush marz (province) Karen Petrosyan died in Azerbaijan today, reported Azerbaijani news media, citing...Read More »
PHOTOS, VIDEO: Anti-War, Pro-Peace Activists March in Yerevan
"Peace to the people, war to the regimes," "Regimes are maintained by gunfire," and "People are dying, oligarchs are getting richer" were some of the slogans participants...Read More »
Shant Harutyunyan Trial Witnesses Claim Police Aggression Toward Citizens
During the trial of political activist Shant Harutyunyan and his friends, a number of witnesses claimed to have seen police officers use violence against rally participants...Read More »
Accused in Gang Case Claims Former Police Chief is Framing Him
Defendant Artush Hakobyan said he is well endowed and never had the need to resort to robbery, and that former police chief Alik Sargsyan is framing him with this case.Read More »
Armenia, Azerbaijan Gladiators for Russian Empire: Shant Harutyunyan
Commenting on the increased tension at the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, political activist Shant Harutyunyan opined that the Armenian and Azerbaijani peoples are...Read More »
New License Plates for Armenian Public Transport Vehicles
Starting today, traffic police will provide new license plates to all public transportation vehicles in Armenia.Read More »
Putin Has His Own Agenda at Meeting with Armenia, Azerbaijan Presidents: Tom de Waal
"[T]here have been many more casualties on the frontline in a week than in the whole of 2013," writes Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Senior Associate Thomas de Waal.Read More »
No Need for Peacekeeping Forces, Assures Armenian Defense Minister
"Until the Sochi meeting, the opponent's leadership will try to maintain the tense situation, but to expect complete peace, full maintenance of the...Read More »
Armenian Parties Urge International Community to Stop Arms Sale to Azerbaijan
"Stressing the paramount importance of the Armenian public's unity around Armenia's Armed Forces In the current situation, the factions of the National Assembly of...Read More »
Police Officer Suing Civil Society Activist Says in Court She is Unfamiliar with Case Materials
The lawsuit brought against civil society activist Vardges Gaspari (pictured) by three police officers requesting a total of 900,000 AMD in moral damages is...Read More »