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Azerbaijan Returns POW to Armenia: Nothing in Armenian Media
Several Azerbaijani websites today reported that with the assistance of representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) near Agdam...Read More »
Karabakh War Veteran’s Attorney Asks Judge to Recuse Himself: Motion Denied
Ara Zakaryan, the attorney of Karabakh War veteran Volodya Avetisyan, who is accused of taking bribes and has been in pre-trial detention since September 20, 2013,...Read More »
Activist Demands Public Accountability, Pickets Outside Opposition MPs’ Homes
Civic activist Vardges Gaspari picketed outside the homes of Armenian National Congress (HAK) MPs, demanding a report of the two years of their parliamentary activity...Read More »
New ID Cards and Electronic Reporting Present Problems for Armenian Taxi Drivers
A law was adopted this year, according to which tax returns could be submitted only by having an identification card, which has affected hundreds of taxi drivers. Read More »
California Adopts Resolution on Karabakh Independence: De Waal Says It is ‘Unhelpful’
The resolution by Assembly member Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) expressed support for Nagorno-Karabakh's independence — a departure from US foreign policy, which...Read More »
IMF, World Bank Disapprove of Finance Ministry, State Revenue Committee Consolidation: Paper
The Armenian representations of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank took the news of the uniting of the RA Ministry of Finance and...Read More »
Appeals Court Sustains Lower Court Ruling in Case of Nationalist Who Threatened MP Zaruhi Postanjyan
Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor Office President Artur Sakunts appeal against a lower court ruling in the case against Hayoc Artsivner NGO President Khachik Asryan...Read More »
Family Picked Up by Police on Day of Putin’s Visit to Armenia Submit 2 Lawsuits Against Police
Two lawsuits have been sent to the general jurisdiction and administrative courts on destruction of property and the use of force against the Khudoyan family... Read More »
Armenian Journalists Defend Colleagues Who Were Fired Over a Typo
A group of Armenian journalists intends to appeal to Armenia TV to ask the TV station to reinstate the reporter and editor who were dismissed for a typo...Read More »
Azerbaijani Radio Station Returns Karabakh by Broadcasting Armenian Songs
"[B]y broadcasting Armenian songs on air, a private Azerbaijani radio station debunks Armenia's long-standing policy on the people of Azerbaijan being wild, Armenophobic, and cruel...Read More »