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Suspected of Killing Soldier in Karabakh, Fellow Conscript Arrested
On suspicion of murdering 20-year-old military conscript Gevorg Avagyan at around 7 am on July 18 at the combat position of one of the military units of...Read More »
Police Officer Provoked Me, Calling Me ‘Turkish Agent’: Political Activist on Trial
The defense in the case of political activist Shant Harutyunyan and his friends said in court today that the testimony of police officer Gegham Khachatryan...Read More »
Friends of Karabakh War Veteran Convicted of Fraud Will Meet to Discuss Next Steps
"The criminal regime couldn't have let him go; they too know well — the judge, his head hung, was mumbling, he didn't know what to say...Read More »
Former Prosecutor General Appointed New Position
Former Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia (RA) Aghvan Hovsepyan today by a presidential decree was appointed head of the RA Investigative Committee.Read More »
Woman Describes How Nightclub Guards Killed Her Karabakh War Veteran Husband: Hraparak
On July 13, in the yard of no. 114 kindergarten school in the Yerevan district of Nor Nork, several men brutally beat Karabakh War veteran Vardan Tumanyan, 55.Read More »
20-Year-old Soldier Fatally Shot: Karabakh Defense Authorities
20-year-old military conscript Gevorg Avagyan was fatally shot at around 7 am today, reports the Ministry of Defense of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.Read More »
Karabakh War Veteran Volodya Avetisyan Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Fraud
A Yerevan courthouse recognized Karabakh War veteran Volodya Avetisyan as guilty of fraud and attempted fraud and sentenced him to 6 years in prison.Read More »
Man Arrested for Shooting Outside Yerevan Courthouse Recognized as Victim in Police Brutality Case
Hayk Kyureghyan, who opened fire outside a Yerevan courthouse on June 12, was recognized as a victim in the case of police use of violence against him...Read More »
Man Accused of Killing His Wife Asks for Lighter Sentence Because Claims Wife Cheated on Him
Trying to prove that he is worthy of a lighter sentence, the defendant in court today said that his wife was cheating on him and disgracing him.Read More »
Protesting Vardenis Farmers’ Property Frozen Because of Accumulated Debts
Several dozen farmers from Vardenis held a protest outside the Armenian government building today, demanding a meeting with RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. Read More »